Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 27, 1932
Died
Mar 23, 2011
Place of Birth
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Credits
176 titles
Elizabeth Taylor
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.
Known For
Filmography
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
Self (archive footage)
Brasiliana: The Black Musical That Introduced Brazil to the World
Herself (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor - Rebel Superstar
Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless
Self
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
Superstar
Self (archive footage)
A Life in Ten Pictures
Self (archive footage)
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Chavela
Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Children of 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
The Battle of Amfar
self
Hollywood Invasion
archive footage
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
(archive footage)
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
A Letter to True
Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
(archive footage)
Searching for Debra Winger
Self (uncredited)
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
George Stevens and His Place In The Sun
Self
Bride of Trailer Camp
(archive footage)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
self
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
These Old Broads
Beryl Mason
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
Self
God, the Devil and Bob
Sarah (voice)
Discovering Bedrock
Self
Memories of Giant
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
Return to 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
E! True Hollywood Story
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Self (archive footage)
High Society
Elizabeth Taylor (voice)
James Dean: A Portrait
Self (Archive footage)
Can't Hurry Love
Elizabeth Taylor