Elizabeth Taylor
Known For
Acting
Born
1932-02-27 in Hampstead, London, England, UK
Died
2011-03-23
Biography
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a European British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. As one of the world's most famous film stars, Taylor was recognized for her acting ability and for her glamorous lifestyle, beauty and distinctive violet eyes. National Velvet (1944) was Taylor's first success, and she starred in Father of the Bride (1950), A Place in the Sun (1951), Giant (1956), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for BUtterfield 8 (1960), played the title role in Cleopatra (1963), and married her co-star Richard Burton. They appeared together in 11 films, including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), for which Taylor won a second Academy Award. From the mid-1970s, she appeared less frequently in film, and made occasional appearances in television and theatre. Her much publicized personal life included eight marriages and several life-threatening illnesses. From the mid-1980s, Taylor championed HIV and AIDS programs; she co-founded the American Foundation for AIDS Research in 1985, and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1993. She received the Presidential Citizens Medal, the Legion of Honour, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and a Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, who named her seventh on their list of the "Greatest American Screen Legends". Taylor died of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Maggie Simpson (voice)
The Simpsons
as Elizabeth Taylor (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Nanny
as Herself
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
Bambi
as Self
Hotel
North and South
as Madam Conti
North and South
as Madame Conti
The Oscars
as Self
Intimate Portrait
as Self
Murphy Brown
as Elizabeth Taylor
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Mrs. Andrews
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Here's Lucy
as Elizabeth Taylor
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
Giant
as Leslie Lynnton Benedict
The Flintstones
as Pearl Slaghoople
Little Women
as Amy
Cleopatra
as Cleopatra