Elizabeth Taylor
ActingDame 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.
Known For
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
The Flintstones
Pearl Slaghoople
Giant
Leslie Lynnton Benedict
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Martha
Quo Vadis
Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)
Little Women
Amy
Searching for Debra Winger
Self (uncredited)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Maggie
Ivanhoe
Rebecca
Night Watch
Ellen Wheeler
Filmography — Acting
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
The Flintstones
Pearl Slaghoople
Giant
Leslie Lynnton Benedict
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Martha
Quo Vadis
Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)
Little Women
Amy
Searching for Debra Winger
Self (uncredited)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Maggie
Ivanhoe
Rebecca
Night Watch
Ellen Wheeler
The Taming of the Shrew
Katharina
Jane Eyre
Helen Burns
A Place in the Sun
Angela Vickers
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Becket
Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)
Anne of the Thousand Days
Masked Courtesan (uncredited)
The Mirror Crack'd
Marina Rudd
Suddenly, Last Summer
Catherine Holly
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Lassie Come Home
Priscilla
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
National Velvet
Velvet Brown
BUtterfield 8
Gloria Wandrous
Father of the Bride
Kay Banks
Julia Misbehaves
Susan Packett
Winter Kills
Lola Comante (uncredited)
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Helen Ellswirth
Victory at Entebbe
Edra Vilnofsky
Father's Little Dividend
Kay Dunstan
The V.I.P.s
Frances Andros
Courage of Lassie
Kathie Eleanor Merrick
Identikit
Lise
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Life with Father
Mary Skinner
Boom!
Flora 'Sissy' Goforth
The White Cliffs of Dover
Betsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited)
Sweet Bird of Youth
Alexandra Del Lago
Elephant Walk
Ruth Wiley
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Self (archive footage)
These Old Broads
Beryl Mason
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
Rhapsody
Louise Durant
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Leonora Penderton
Mondo Hollywood
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Blue Bird
Queen of Light/Mother/Witch/Maternal Love
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
Self (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
Raintree County
Susanna Drake Shawnessy
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
The Sandpiper
Laura Reynolds
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
Beau Brummell
Lady Patricia
Malice in Wonderland
Louella Parsons
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
Chavela
Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Self
There Must Be a Pony
Marguerite Sydney
A Little Night Music
Desiree Armfeldt
Under Milk Wood
Rosie Probert
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Self (archive footage)
Love Is Better Than Ever
Anastacia (Stacie) Macaboy
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Self
Callaway Went Thataway
Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Self - Introduction Speaker
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Secret Ceremony
Leonora
Scent of Mystery
Woman of Mystery
A Death in Canaan
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
The Comedians
Martha Pineda
Between Friends
Deborah Shapiro
Ash Wednesday
Barbara Sawyer
Cynthia
Cynthia Bishop
There's One Born Every Minute
Gloria Twine
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
Zee and Co.
Zee Blakeley
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
Hammersmith Is Out
Jimmie Jean Jackson
A Date with Judy
Carol Pringle
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
(archive footage)
Return to 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
The Only Game in Town
Fran Walker
Young Toscanini
Nadina Bulichoff
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
Return Engagement
Dr. Emily Loomis
The Big Hangover
Mary Belney
Poker Alice
Alice Moffit
The Comedians in Africa
Self (uncredited)
The Big Sur
Self
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
Around the World of Mike Todd
Self
The Battle of Amfar
self
Genocide
Narrator (voice)
Conspirator
Melinda Greyton
The Girl Who Had Everything
Jean Latimer
On the Trail of the Iguana
Self
James Dean: A Portrait
Self (Archive footage)
Doctor Faustus
Helen of Troy
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Self
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
Self (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Self (archive footage)
On Location: Where Eagles Dare
Self (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
Self
Bride of Trailer Camp
(archive footage)
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Self (Archive Footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Self
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
(archive footage)
Memories of Giant
Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Self
Elizabeth Taylor in London
Herself
Lykke og krone
Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
Self (archive footage)
Children of 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah
Self
Discovering Bedrock
Self
Marilyn: Something's Got to Give
Self (archive footage)
Super Duper Bloopers
Self
Operation Raintree
Self
A Letter to True
Self (archive footage)
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
The Jackson Family Honors
Self
A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'
Self
George Stevens and His Place In The Sun
Self
Brasiliana: The Black Musical That Introduced Brazil to the World
Herself (archive footage)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
self