Elizabeth Taylor
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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
Credits
The Flintstones (1994)
as Pearl Slaghoople
Cleopatra (1963)
as Cleopatra
Jane Eyre (1943)
as Helen Burns
Giant (1956)
as Leslie Lynnton Benedict
Little Women (1949)
as Amy
Quo Vadis (1951)
as Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
as Martha
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
as Maggie
Ivanhoe (1952)
as Rebecca
Father of the Bride (1950)
as Kay Banks
A Place in the Sun (1951)
as Angela Vickers
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
as Katharina
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
as Marina Rudd
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Elephant Walk (1954)
as Ruth Wiley
Becket (1964)
as Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
as Catherine Holly
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001)
as Self
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
as Masked Courtesan (uncredited)
Heart of the Festival (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Lassie Come Home (1943)
as Priscilla
Winter Kills (1979)
as Lola Comante (uncredited)
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
as Helen Ellswirth
Boom! (1968)
as Flora 'Sissy' Goforth
Raintree County (1957)
as Susanna Drake Shawnessy
Zee and Co. (1972)
as Zee Blakeley
Rat Pack (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Sandpiper (1965)
as Laura Reynolds
The V.I.P.s (1963)
as Frances Andros
National Velvet (1945)
as Velvet Brown
Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
as Self (uncredited)
Richard Burton: Wild Genius (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Night Watch (1973)
as Ellen Wheeler
Life with Father (1947)
as Mary Skinner
The Blue Bird (1976)
as Queen of Light/Mother/Witch/Maternal Love
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992)
as Self
Hollywood Invasion (2011)
as archive footage
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as Self - Host / Narrator
These Old Broads (2001)
as Beryl Mason
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Secret Ceremony (1968)
as Leonora
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
as Leonora Penderton
Under Milk Wood (1972)
as Rosie Probert
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
as Kay Dunstan
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (1988)
as Self
BUtterfield 8 (1960)
as Gloria Wandrous
Commitment to Life (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
The Comedians (1967)
as Martha Pineda
Victory at Entebbe (1976)
as Edra Vilnofsky
Conspirator (1949)
as Melinda Greyton
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
as Self (archive)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage)
Poker Alice (1987)
as Alice Moffit
Ash Wednesday (1973)
as Barbara Sawyer
Doctor Faustus (1967)
as Helen of Troy
Rhapsody (1954)
as Louise Durant
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993)
as Self
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
A Date with Judy (1948)
as Carol Pringle
Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
as Self - Introduction Speaker
Identikit (1974)
as Lise
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1989)
as Alexandra Del Lago
Courage of Lassie (1946)
as Kathie Eleanor Merrick
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
as Self
The End of a Beautiful Epoch (2015)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Hammersmith Is Out (1972)
as Jimmie Jean Jackson
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (2011)
as (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
as Betsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited)
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019)
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Malice in Wonderland (1985)
as Louella Parsons
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2017)
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic (2019)
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)
as Self
Lykke og krone (1962)
Actor
Beau Brummell (1954)
as Lady Patricia
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002)
as (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Genocide (1982)
as Narrator (voice)
A Little Night Music (1977)
as Desiree Armfeldt
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
as Susan Packett
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Sur (1965)
as Self
Mondo Hollywood (1967)
Actor
The Comedians in Africa (1967)
as Self (uncredited)
A Death in Canaan (1978)
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
TVTV Looks at the Oscars (1976)
as Self
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' (1956)
as Self
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988)
as Self (Archive Footage)
Operation Raintree (1957)
as Self
A Letter to True (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration (2000)
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Newman: The Restless (2023)
as Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
as Self (archive footage)
There Must Be a Pony (1986)
as Marguerite Sydney
The Big Hangover (1950)
as Mary Belney
There's One Born Every Minute (1942)
as Gloria Twine
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait (1975)
as Self
Cynthia (1947)
as Cynthia Bishop
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop? (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Young Toscanini (1988)
as Nadina Bulichoff
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Chavela (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Between Friends (1983)
as Deborah Shapiro
Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Discovering Bedrock (1999)
as Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997)
as Self
Memories of Giant (1998)
as Self (archive footage)
The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)
as Jean Latimer
Gloss and Grit: The Man Who Made Art Pop (—)
as Self (archive footage)
Return Engagement (1978)
as Dr. Emily Loomis
Super Duper Bloopers (1986)
as Self
Children of 'Giant' (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
The Battle of Amfar (2013)
as self
Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
as Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)
Hooray for Hollywood (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
Around the World of Mike Todd (1968)
as Self
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous (1995)
as Self
Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
as Anastacia (Stacie) Macaboy
The Only Game in Town (1970)
as Fran Walker
On Location: Where Eagles Dare (1968)
as Self (uncredited)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand (2001)
as self
James Dean: A Portrait (1995)
as Self (Archive footage)
Marilyn: Something's Got to Give (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Scent of Mystery (1960)
as Woman of Mystery
Return to 'Giant' (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
The Jackson Family Honors (1994)
as Self
Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star (1987)
as Self (archive footage)
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft (2021)
Actor
Elizabeth Taylor in London (1963)
as Herself
George Stevens and His Place In The Sun (2001)
as Self
A Statue for "The Sandpiper" (1965)
as Self
Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah (1993)
as Self
Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn… (2015)
Actor
On the Trail of the Iguana (1964)
as Self
Bride of Trailer Camp (2001)
as (archive footage)
Brasiliana: The Black Musical That Introduced Brazil to the World (2024)
as Herself (archive footage)