Holland Taylor
Born January 14, 1943 (Age: 83)
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Holland Virginia Taylor (born January 14, 1943) is an American actress. She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on ABC's The Practice (1998–2003). For her portrayal of Evelyn Harper on the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men (2003–15), she received a total of four Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Taylor's other notable television credits include starring roles on the sitcoms Bosom Buddies (1980–82), The Powers That Be (1992–93) and The Naked Truth (1995–98). She also appeared as Jill Ollinger on the soap opera All My Children (1981–83), as Peggy Peabody on The L Word (2004–08), and as Ida Silver on Mr. Mercedes (2017–19). In 2020, she received critical praise and her eighth Primetime Emmy Award nomination for portraying Ellen Kincaid in the Netflix miniseries Hollywood. Taylor's feature film credits include Romancing the Stone (1984) and its sequel (1985), Alice (1990), To Die For (1995), One Fine Day (1996), George of the Jungle (1997), The Truman Show (1998), Happy Accidents (2000), Keeping the Faith (2000), Legally Blonde (2001), The Wedding Date (2005), Baby Mama (2008), Gloria Bell (2018), Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), and The Stand In (2020). Taylor wrote and starred in the one-woman play, Ann, based on the life and work of Ann Richards. For this, she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Holland Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Holland Virginia Taylor (born January 14, 1943) is an American actress. She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on ABC's The Practice (1998–2003). For her portrayal of Evelyn Harper on the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men (2003–15), she received a total of four Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Taylor's other notable television credits include starring roles on the sitcoms Bosom Buddies (1980–82), The Powers That Be (1992–93) and The Naked Truth (1995–98). She also appeared as Jill Ollinger on the soap opera All My Children (1981–83), as Peggy Peabody on The L Word (2004–08), and as Ida Silver on Mr. Mercedes (2017–19). In 2020, she received critical praise and her eighth Primetime Emmy Award nomination for portraying Ellen Kincaid in the Netflix miniseries Hollywood.
Taylor's feature film credits include Romancing the Stone (1984) and its sequel (1985), Alice (1990), To Die For (1995), One Fine Day (1996), George of the Jungle (1997), The Truman Show (1998), Happy Accidents (2000), Keeping the Faith (2000), Legally Blonde (2001), The Wedding Date (2005), Baby Mama (2008), Gloria Bell (2018), Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), and The Stand In (2020).
Taylor wrote and starred in the one-woman play, Ann, based on the life and work of Ann Richards. For this, she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Holland Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020
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as The Great Leader
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Age: 77
Bombshell
2019
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as Faye (uncredited)
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Age: 76
Gloria Bell
2019
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as Hillary Bell
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Age: 76
No Image
Divorce: The Greatest Hits
2016
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as
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Age: 73
Baby Mama
2008
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as Rose
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Age: 65
D.E.B.S.
2005
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as Ms. Petrie
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Age: 62
The Wedding Date
2005
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as Bunny
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Age: 62
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
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as Grandmother
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Age: 60
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
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as Grandmother
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Age: 59
Home Room
2002
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as Dr. Hollander
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Age: 59
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
2002
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as Prudence (voice)
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Age: 59
No Image
Fits and Starts
2002
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as
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Age: 58
Legally Blonde
2001
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as Professor Stromwell
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Age: 58
Town & Country
2001
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as Mistress of Ceremonies
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Age: 58
The Deadly Look of Love
2000
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as Evelyn McGinnis
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Age: 57
Keeping the Faith
2000
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as Bonnie Rose
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Age: 57
The Spiral Staircase
2000
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as Emma
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Age: 57
Mail to the Chief
2000
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as Katherine Horner
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Age: 57
Happy Accidents
2000
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as Therapist
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Age: 57
The Unknown Cyclist
1998
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as Celia (uncredited)
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Age: 55
Next Stop Wonderland
1998
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as Piper Castleton
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Age: 55
The Truman Show
1998
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as Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair
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Age: 55
No Image
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
1998
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as Alanis Montclair
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Age: 54
George of the Jungle
1997
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as Beatrice Stanhope
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Age: 54
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
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as Self
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Age: 54
Just Write
1997
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as Emma Jeffreys
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Age: 54
Betty
1997
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as Crystal Ball
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Age: 53
One Fine Day
1996
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as Rita
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Age: 53
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
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as Mrs. Rubens
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Age: 52
Steal Big Steal Little
1995
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as Mona Rowland-Downey
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Age: 52
To Die For
1995
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as Carol Stone
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Age: 52
The Favor
1994
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as Maggie Sand
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Age: 51
No Image
With Hostile Intent
1993
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as Lois Baxter
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Age: 50
Cop & ½
1993
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as Captain Rubio
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Age: 50
The Rape of Doctor Willis
1991
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as Dr. Greenway
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Age: 48
Alice
1990
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as Helen
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Age: 47
People Like Us
1990
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as Dolly
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Age: 47
She's Having a Baby
1988
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as Sarah Briggs
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Age: 45
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
1987
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as Ernestine King
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Age: 44
The Saint in Manhattan
1987
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as Fran Grogan
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Age: 44
Perry Mason Returns
1985
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as Paula Gordon
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Age: 42
Key Exchange
1985
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as Mrs. Fanshaw
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Age: 42
The Jewel of the Nile
1985
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as Gloria
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Age: 42
Romancing the Stone
1984
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as Gloria
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Age: 41
My Mother Was Never a Kid
1981
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as Felicia Martin
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Age: 38
Fame
1980
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as Claudia van Doren (uncredited)
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Age: 37