Elizabeth Taylor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

157

Gender

Female

Birthday

1932-02-27

Day of death

2011-03-23 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Hampstead, London, England, UK

Elizabeth Taylor

Biography

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a 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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • North and South

    North and South

  • North and South

    North and South

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers

    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Rhapsody

    Rhapsody

  • Quo Vadis

    Quo Vadis

  • Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

    Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

  • Lassie Come Home

    Lassie Come Home

  • In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

    In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

  • Reflections in a Golden Eye

    Reflections in a Golden Eye

  • The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

  • The Flintstones

    The Flintstones

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • Giant

    Giant

  • Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

  • The White Cliffs of Dover

    The White Cliffs of Dover

  • Ash Wednesday

    Ash Wednesday

  • Between Friends

    Between Friends

  • Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

    Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

  • Suddenly, Last Summer

    Suddenly, Last Summer

  • The Big Hangover

    The Big Hangover

  • Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

    Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

  • The Only Game in Town

    The Only Game in Town

  • A Place in the Sun

    A Place in the Sun

  • James Dean: A Portrait

    James Dean: A Portrait

  • Father's Little Dividend

    Father's Little Dividend

  • Can't Hurry Love

    Can't Hurry Love

  • Genocide

    Genocide

  • The Sandpiper

    The Sandpiper

  • National Velvet

    National Velvet

  • Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • Cynthia

    Cynthia

  • Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

    Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

  • The End of a Beautiful Epoch

    The End of a Beautiful Epoch

  • On Location: Where Eagles Dare

    On Location: Where Eagles Dare

  • Hammersmith Is Out

    Hammersmith Is Out

  • BUtterfield 8

    BUtterfield 8

  • Little Women

    Little Women

  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

  • Ivanhoe

    Ivanhoe

  • Victory at Entebbe

    Victory at Entebbe

  • George Stevens and His Place In The Sun

    George Stevens and His Place In The Sun

  • Callaway Went Thataway

    Callaway Went Thataway

  • Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

    Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

  • Winter Kills

    Winter Kills

  • Becket

    Becket

  • High Society

    High Society

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

  • Life with Father

    Life with Father

  • Marilyn: Something's Got to Give

    Marilyn: Something's Got to Give

  • Julia Misbehaves

    Julia Misbehaves

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Mirror Crack'd

    The Mirror Crack'd

  • Children of 'Giant'

    Children of 'Giant'

  • Love Is Better Than Ever

    Love Is Better Than Ever

  • Boom!

    Boom!

  • The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

  • God, the Devil and Bob

    God, the Devil and Bob

  • The Last Time I Saw Paris

    The Last Time I Saw Paris

  • Scent of Mystery

    Scent of Mystery

  • Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

    Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

  • The Comedians

    The Comedians

  • A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

  • Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

  • Identikit

    Identikit

  • Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

    Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

  • How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

    How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Doctor Faustus

    Doctor Faustus

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Bride of Trailer Camp

    Bride of Trailer Camp

  • Beau Brummell

    Beau Brummell

  • Night Watch

    Night Watch

  • Raintree County

    Raintree County

  • Judy Garland: By Myself

    Judy Garland: By Myself

  • Secret Ceremony

    Secret Ceremony

  • Father of the Bride

    Father of the Bride

  • Return Engagement

    Return Engagement

  • Superstar

    Superstar

  • Divorce His, Divorce Hers

    Divorce His, Divorce Hers

  • TVTV Looks at the Oscars

    TVTV Looks at the Oscars

  • Malice in Wonderland

    Malice in Wonderland

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Anne of the Thousand Days

    Anne of the Thousand Days

  • Memories of Giant

    Memories of Giant

  • Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

    Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

  • There's One Born Every Minute

    There's One Born Every Minute

  • These Old Broads

    These Old Broads

  • The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

    The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

  • Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

    Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

  • Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

    Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

  • Twenty Years After

    Twenty Years After

  • Under Milk Wood

    Under Milk Wood

  • I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

    I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

  • The V.I.P.s

    The V.I.P.s

  • Elizabeth Taylor - Rebel Superstar

    Elizabeth Taylor - Rebel Superstar

  • Conspirator

    Conspirator

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

    New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

  • Young Toscanini

    Young Toscanini

  • A Date with Judy

    A Date with Judy

  • Zee and Co.

    Zee and Co.

  • The Battle of Amfar

    The Battle of Amfar

  • Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

    Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

  • A Life in Ten Pictures

    A Life in Ten Pictures

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • The Blue Bird

    The Blue Bird

  • Chavela

    Chavela

  • Around the World of Mike Todd

    Around the World of Mike Todd

  • On the Trail of the Iguana

    On the Trail of the Iguana

  • The Girl Who Had Everything

    The Girl Who Had Everything

  • Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

    Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

  • Return to 'Giant'

    Return to 'Giant'

  • Edith Head: The Paramount Years

    Edith Head: The Paramount Years

  • John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star

    Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star

  • Searching for Debra Winger

    Searching for Debra Winger

  • Poker Alice

    Poker Alice

  • Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah

    Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah

  • Courage of Lassie

    Courage of Lassie

  • A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

    A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

  • Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

  • Freddie Mercury: The Final Act

    Freddie Mercury: The Final Act

  • Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration

    Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration

  • The Big Sur

    The Big Sur

  • Elephant Walk

    Elephant Walk

  • Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

    Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

  • A Little Night Music

    A Little Night Music

  • Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored

    Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored

  • Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies

    Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies

  • The Comedians in Africa

    The Comedians in Africa

  • Sweet Bird of Youth

    Sweet Bird of Youth

  • Super Duper Bloopers

    Super Duper Bloopers

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?

    Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?

  • A Death in Canaan

    A Death in Canaan

  • There Must Be a Pony

    There Must Be a Pony

  • A Letter to True

    A Letter to True

  • Notre Dame de la Croisette

    Notre Dame de la Croisette

  • The Jackson Family Honors

    The Jackson Family Honors

  • Elizabeth Taylor in London

    Elizabeth Taylor in London

  • Operation Raintree

    Operation Raintree