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Elizabeth Taylor

Born February 27, 1932 in Hampstead, London, England, UKDied March 23, 201165 films

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.

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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.

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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? posterFirst watchWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?19667.7as MarthaA history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto their…View film

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Filmography

65 films as actor
  1. 2001These Old BroadsBeryl Mason
  2. 1994The FlintstonesPearl Slaghoople
  3. 1989Sweet Bird of YouthAlexandra Del Lago
  4. 1988Young ToscaniniNadina Bulichoff
  5. 1987Poker AliceAlice Moffit
  6. 1986There Must Be a PonyMarguerite Sydney
  7. 1985Malice in WonderlandLouella Parsons
  8. 1983Between FriendsDeborah Shapiro
  9. 1980The Mirror Crack'dMarina Rudd
  10. 1979Winter KillsLola Comante (uncredited)
  11. 1978Return EngagementDr. Emily Loomis
  12. 1977A Little Night MusicDesiree Armfeldt
  13. 1976Victory at EntebbeEdra Vilnofsky
  14. 1976The Blue BirdQueen of Light/Mother/Witch/Maternal Love
  15. 1974IdentikitLise
  16. 1973Night WatchEllen Wheeler
  17. 1973Ash WednesdayBarbara Sawyer
  18. 1973Divorce His - Divorce HersJane Reynolds
  19. 1972Hammersmith Is OutJimmie Jean Jackson
  20. 1972Under Milk WoodRosie Probert
  21. 1972Zee and Co.Zee Blakeley
  22. 1970The Only Game in TownFran Walker
  23. 1969Anne of the Thousand DaysMasked Courtesan (uncredited)
  24. 1968Secret CeremonyLeonora
  25. 1968Boom!Flora 'Sissy' Goforth
  26. 1967The ComediansMartha Pineda
  27. 1967Reflections in a Golden EyeLeonora Penderton
  28. 1967Doctor FaustusHelen of Troy
  29. 1967The Taming of the ShrewKatharina
  30. 1966Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Martha
  31. 1965The SandpiperLaura Reynolds
  32. 1964BecketBlonde Village Woman (uncredited)
  33. 1963The V.I.P.sFrances Andros
  34. 1963CleopatraCleopatra
  35. 1960BUtterfield 8Gloria Wandrous
  36. 1960Scent of MysteryWoman of Mystery
  37. 1959Suddenly, Last SummerCatherine Holly
  38. 1958Cat on a Hot Tin RoofMaggie Pollitt
  39. 1957Raintree CountySusanna Drake Shawnessy
  40. 1956GiantLeslie Lynnton Benedict
  41. 1954The Last Time I Saw ParisHelen Ellswirth
  42. 1954Beau BrummellLady Patricia
  43. 1954Elephant WalkRuth Wiley
  44. 1954RhapsodyLouise Durant
  45. 1953The Girl Who Had EverythingJean Latimer
  46. 1952IvanhoeRebecca
  47. 1952Love Is Better Than EverAnastacia (Stacie) Macaboy
  48. 1951Callaway Went ThatawayElizabeth Taylor (uncredited)
  49. 1951Quo VadisChristian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)
  50. 1951A Place in the SunAngela Vickers
  51. 1951Father's Little DividendKay Dunstan
  52. 1950The Big HangoverMary Belney
  53. 1950Father of the BrideKay Banks
  54. 1949ConspiratorMelinda Greyton
  55. 1949Little WomenAmy
  56. 1948Julia MisbehavesSusan Packett
  57. 1948A Date with JudyCarol Pringle
  58. 1947Life with FatherMary Skinner
  59. 1947CynthiaCynthia Bishop
  60. 1946Courage of LassieKathie Eleanor Merrick
  61. 1945National VelvetVelvet Brown
  62. 1944The White Cliffs of DoverBetsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited)
  63. 1943Jane EyreHelen Burns
  64. 1943Lassie Come HomePriscilla
  65. 1942There's One Born Every MinuteGloria Twine