Elizabeth Taylor
Acting
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
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movieRichard Burton: Wild Genius
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieBrasiliana: The Black Musical That Introduced Brazil to the World
2024
Herself (archive footage)
tvElizabeth Taylor - Rebel Superstar
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieI Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieElizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieRock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieCommitment to Life
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieFreddie Mercury: The Final Act
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieRat Pack
2022
Self (archive footage)
tvSuperstar
2021
Self (archive footage)
tvA Life in Ten Pictures
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieSword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019
Self - Actress (archive footage)
movieNice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019
Self - Actress (archive footage)
movieChavela
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Self (archive)
movieBright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
2017
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
movieThe End of a Beautiful Epoch
2015
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieChildren of 'Giant'
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Invasion
2011
archive footage
movieClassic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
(archive footage)
movieMichael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
2010
Self (archive footage)
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Self (archive footage)
movieMoonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored
2009
Self (archive footage)
movieJudy Garland: By Myself
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieA Letter to True
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieMichael Jackson's Private Home Movies
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieEdith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
(archive footage) / Self (archive footage)
movieSearching for Debra Winger
2002
Self (uncredited)
movieHeart of the Festival
2002
Self (archive footage)
Bride of Trailer Camp
2001
(archive footage)
movieCleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieThese Old Broads
2001
Beryl Mason
tvGod, the Devil and Bob
2000
Sarah (voice)
movieMemories of Giant
1998
Self (archive footage)
movieReturn to 'Giant'
1996
Self (archive footage)
movieRoger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
Self (archive footage)
tvHigh Society
1995
Elizabeth Taylor (voice)
movieJames Dean: A Portrait
1995
Self (Archive footage)
tvCan't Hurry Love
1995
Elizabeth Taylor
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
(archive footage)
movieThe Flintstones
1994
Pearl Slaghoople
tvThe Nanny
1993
Elizabeth Taylor
movieMarilyn: Something's Got to Give
1990
Self (archive footage)
tvCaptain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
Mrs. Andrews
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Maggie Simpson (voice) / Elizabeth Taylor (voice)
movieCommon Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989
Self - Introduction Speaker
movieSweet Bird of Youth
1989
Alexandra Del Lago
tvMurphy Brown
1988
Elizabeth Taylor
movieJohn Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
Self (archive footage)
movieYoung Toscanini
1988
Nadina Bulichoff
movieIn from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988
Self (Archive Footage)
movieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieMontgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
1987
Self (archive footage)
moviePoker Alice
1987
Alice Moffit
movieThere Must Be a Pony
1986
Marguerite Sydney
tvNorth and South
1985
Madam Conti / Madame Conti
movieHollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
Self (archive footage)
movieMalice in Wonderland
1985
Louella Parsons
movieBetween Friends
1983
Deborah Shapiro
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieGenocide
1982
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Mirror Crack'd
1980
Marina Rudd
movieWinter Kills
1979
Lola Comante (uncredited)
movieReturn Engagement
1978
Dr. Emily Loomis
movieA Death in Canaan
1978
Self (voice) (uncredited)
movieA Little Night Music
1977
Desiree Armfeldt
movieVictory at Entebbe
1976
Edra Vilnofsky
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
movieThe Blue Bird
1976
Queen of Light/Mother/Witch/Maternal Love
movieHooray for Hollywood
1976
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment!
1974
Self - Host / Narrator
movieNight Watch
1973
Ellen Wheeler
movieAsh Wednesday
1973
Barbara Sawyer
tvDivorce His, Divorce Hers
1973
Jane Reynolds
movieHammersmith Is Out
1972
Jimmie Jean Jackson
movieUnder Milk Wood
1972
Rosie Probert
movieZee and Co.
1972
Zee Blakeley
movieHollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Only Game in Town
1970
Fran Walker
movieAnne of the Thousand Days
1969
Masked Courtesan (uncredited)
movieOn Location: Where Eagles Dare
1968
Self (uncredited)
movieSecret Ceremony
1968
Leonora
tvHere's Lucy
1968
Elizabeth Taylor
movieBoom!
1968
Flora 'Sissy' Goforth
movieThe Comedians
1967
Martha Pineda
movieReflections in a Golden Eye
1967
Leonora Penderton
movieDoctor Faustus
1967
Helen of Troy
movieThe Comedians in Africa
1967
Self (uncredited)
movieThe Taming of the Shrew
1967
Katharina
movieThe Sandpiper
1965
Laura Reynolds
movieBecket
1964
Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)
movieThe V.I.P.s
1963
Frances Andros
movieCleopatra
1963
Cleopatra
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self / Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieBUtterfield 8
1960
Gloria Wandrous
movieScent of Mystery
1960
Woman of Mystery
movieSuddenly, Last Summer
1959
Catherine Holly
movieRaintree County
1957
Susanna Drake Shawnessy
movieGiant
1956
Leslie Lynnton Benedict
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Nominee / Presenter
movieThe Last Time I Saw Paris
1954
Helen Ellswirth
movieBeau Brummell
1954
Lady Patricia
movieElephant Walk
1954
Ruth Wiley
movieRhapsody
1954
Louise Durant
movieThe Girl Who Had Everything
1953
Jean Latimer
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieIvanhoe
1952
Rebecca
movieLove Is Better Than Ever
1952
Anastacia (Stacie) Macaboy
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Dr. Emily Loomis
movieCallaway Went Thataway
1951
Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)
movieQuo Vadis
1951
Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)
movieA Place in the Sun
1951
Angela Vickers
movieFather's Little Dividend
1951
Kay Dunstan
movieThe Big Hangover
1950
Mary Belney
movieFather of the Bride
1950
Kay Banks
movieConspirator
1949
Melinda Greyton
movieJulia Misbehaves
1948
Susan Packett
movieA Date with Judy
1948
Carol Pringle
tvBambi
1948
Self
movieLife with Father
1947
Mary Skinner
movieCynthia
1947
Cynthia Bishop
movieCourage of Lassie
1946
Kathie Eleanor Merrick
movieNational Velvet
1945
Velvet Brown
movieThe White Cliffs of Dover
1944
Betsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited)
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter / Winner
movieTwenty Years After
1944
(archive footage)
movieJane Eyre
1943
Helen Burns
movieLassie Come Home
1943
Priscilla
movieThere's One Born Every Minute
1942
Gloria Twine
Gloss and Grit: The Man Who Made Art Pop
Self (archive footage)
Production1
movieThe Caretaker
1964
Associate Producer