Holland Taylor
Acting
Holland Virginia Taylor (born January 14, 1943) is an American actress. She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on ABC's The Practice (1998–2003). For her portrayal of Evelyn Harper on the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men (2003–15), she received a total of four Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Taylor's other notable television credits include starring roles on the sitcoms Bosom Buddies (1980–82), The Powers That Be (1992–93) and The Naked Truth (1995–98). She also appeared as Jill Ollinger on the soap opera All My Children (1981–83), as Peggy Peabody on The L Word (2004–08), and as Ida Silver on Mr. Mercedes (2017–19). In 2020, she received critical praise and her eighth Primetime Emmy Award nomination for portraying Ellen Kincaid in the Netflix miniseries Hollywood. Taylor's feature film credits include Romancing the Stone (1984) and its sequel (1985), Alice (1990), To Die For (1995), One Fine Day (1996), George of the Jungle (1997), The Truman Show (1998), Happy Accidents (2000), Keeping the Faith (2000), Legally Blonde (2001), The Wedding Date (2005), Baby Mama (2008), Gloria Bell (2018), Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), and The Stand In (2020). Taylor wrote and starred in the one-woman play, Ann, based on the life and work of Ann Richards. For this, she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Holland Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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tvBrothers
2026
Ma Mac
movieFantasy Life
2026
Dr. Greene
movieThe Little Pageant That Could
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieQuiz Lady
2023
Francine
tvThe Chair
2021
Joan Hambling
tvThe Great North
2021
Goldie (voice)
movieThe Stand In
2020
Barbara Cox
movieBill & Ted Face the Music
2020
The Great Leader
tvHollywood
2020
Ellen Kincaid
movieBombshell
2019
Faye (uncredited)
tvThe Morning Show
2019
Cybil Richards
movieGloria Bell
2019
Hillary Bell
movieAnn
2018
Ann Richards
tvThe Orville
2017
Jeannie Mercer
tvMr. Mercedes
2017
Ida Silver
movieKepler's Dream
2016
Violet von Stern
tvSpeechless
2016
Andrea
tvThe New Yorker Presents
2016
Truman's Moher
tvBillions
2016
Dr. Eleanor Mayer
movieTwinkle Toes
2011
Principal Garfield (voice)
movieCinderella III: A Twist in Time
2007
Prudence (voice)
movieD.E.B.S.
2005
Ms. Petrie
tvAmerican Dad!
2005
Mrs. Dawson (voice)
tvThe L Word
2004
Peggy Peabody
tvTwo and a Half Men
2003
Evelyn Harper
movieSpy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
Grandmother
tvFillmore!
2002
Mrs. Cornwall (voice)
tvMonk
2002
Peggy Davenport
movieHome Room
2002
Dr. Hollander
tvBaby Bob
2002
Madeline Collins
movieCinderella II: Dreams Come True
2002
Prudence (voice)
movieThe Day Reagan Was Shot
2001
Nancy Reagan
tvStrange Frequency
2001
Marge Crowley
movieLegally Blonde
2001
Professor Stromwell
movieTown & Country
2001
Mistress of Ceremonies
tvDAG
2000
Kathering Twigg
tvStrong Medicine
2000
Lillian Pynchon
movieThe Deadly Look of Love
2000
Evelyn McGinnis
tvBig Brother
2000
Self - Actress, 'Two & a ½ Men'
movieKeeping the Faith
2000
Bonnie Rose
movieMail to the Chief
2000
Katherine Horner
movieHappy Accidents
2000
Therapist
tvThe Lot
1999
Letitia DeVine
movieThe Sex Monster
1999
Muriel
movieThe Unknown Cyclist
1998
Celia (uncredited)
tvHercules
1998
Queen Myrrha (voice)
movieNext Stop Wonderland
1998
Piper Castleton
movieTru-Talk
1998
Alanis Montclair
movieThe Truman Show
1998
Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair
tvVeronica's Closet
1997
Millicent
tvAlly McBeal
1997
Judge Roberta Kittleson
movieGeorge of the Jungle
1997
Beatrice Stanhope
tvThe Practice
1997
Judge Roberta Kittleson
movieJust Write
1997
Emma Jeffreys
movieBetty
1997
Crystal Ball
movieLast Summer in the Hamptons
1995
Davis Mora Axelrod
movieHow to Make an American Quilt
1995
Mrs. Rubens
movieSteal Big Steal Little
1995
Mona Rowland-Downey
movieTo Die For
1995
Carol Stone
tvThe Naked Truth
1995
Camilla Dane
movieAwake to Danger
1995
Dr. Joyce Lindley
movieA Walton Wedding
1995
Aunt Flo
tvER
1994
Phyllis Farr
movieThe Favor
1994
Maggie Sand
movieThe Counterfeit Contessa
1994
Wallace Everett
movieIn the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
1994
Florence Newsom
movieBetrayal of Trust
1994
Mary Shelton
tvDiagnosis: Murder
1993
Agent Gretchen McCord
tvSaved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
Dean Susan McMann
movieCop & ½
1993
Captain Rubio
tvThe Powers That Be
1992
Margaret Powers
movieThe Rape of Doctor Willis
1991
Dr. Greenway
movieAlice
1990
Helen
movieShe's Having a Baby
1988
Sarah Briggs
movieTales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
1987
Ernestine King
movieThe Saint in Manhattan
1987
Fran Grogan
tvCBS Summer Playhouse
1987
Fran Grogan
moviePerry Mason Returns
1985
Paula Gordon
movieKey Exchange
1985
Mrs. Fanshaw
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Winifred Thayer
movieI Was a Mail Order Bride
1982
Dottie Birmingham
movieThe Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
1982
Frances Shand Kydd
movieMy Mother Was Never a Kid
1981
Felicia Martin
tvBosom Buddies
1980
Ruth Dunbar
movieFame
1980
Claudia van Doren (uncredited)
movieO Youth and Beauty!
1979
Beverly Trencher
movieThe Sorrows of Gin
1979
Beverly Trencher
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Kathy Brighton
movieThe Next Man
1976
TV Interviewer
tvBeacon Hill
1975
Marilyn Gardiner
tvKojak
1973
Elizabeth
tvABC Afterschool Special
1972
Felicia Martin
movieJ.T.
1971
Mrs. Arnold
tvGreat Performances
1971
Ernestine King
Crew1
Writing1
movieAnn
2018
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