Elizabeth Taylor

Birth Name: Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor

Birthdate: Feb. 27, 1932

Birthplace: Hampstead, London, England

Although Taylor was born and raised in England until the age of seven, her parents were American, both originally from Kansas. When the family relocated to Los Angeles, she went for a screen test and Universal Pictures quickly signed her to a contract, releasing her first film, There's One Born Every Minute in 1942 when she was just 10 years old. She was soon put under contract by MGM where she made Lassie Come Home (1943) and the movie that made her a true star, National Velvet (1944). Known as one of the last great celebrities of the "studio system," Taylor has worked with a veritable who's who of Hollywood screen legends and is best known for her work in A Place in the Sun (1951), Giant (1956), Raintree County (1957), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) and earning Oscars for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and Butterfield 8 (1960).


1. Upon the death of her friend Rock Hudson in 1985, she began her crusade on the behalf of AIDS sufferers and her organization, AMFAR, has raised over $250 million since its creation.
2. She was a frequent guest at the infamous Studio 54.
3. At one point during a life-threatening illness while filming Butterfield 8 (1960), she was actually pronounced dead.
4. She was the first actress to earn $1,000,000 for a movie role. The movie was Cleopatra and was released in 1963.
5. Along with actress Julie Andrews, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II on New Year's Eve of 1999.


"Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses."


Husband: Larry Fortensky, married October 6, 1991, divorced October 31, 1996
Husband: John Warner, married December 4, 1976, divorced November 7, 1982
Husband: Richard Burton, remarried October 10, 1975, divorced August 1, 1976
Husband: Richard Burton, married March 15, 1964, divorced June 26, 1974
Husband: Eddie Fisher, married May 12, 1959, divorced March 6, 1964
Husband: Michael Todd, married February 2, 1957, widowed March 22, 1958
Husband: Michael Wilding, married February 21, 1952, divorced January 30, 1957
Husband: Conrad Hilton Jr., married May 6, 1950, divorced February 1, 1951
Daughter: (adopted with Burton) Maria Burton, born August 1, 1961
Daughter: (with Todd) Elizabeth Frances Todd, born August 6, 1957
Son: (with Wilding) Christopher Edward Wilding, born February 27, 1955
Son: (with Wilding) Michael Howard Wilding, born January 6, 1953

1993: Academy Award: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

1985: Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award

1974: Golden Globe: Henrietta Award for World Film Favorite (Female)

1974: Golden Globe nomination: Best Motion Picture Actress (Drama), Ash Wednesday

1967: Academy Award: Best Actress, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; Golden Globe nomination: Best Motion Picture Actress (Drama), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1961: Academy Award: Best Actress, Butterfield 8; Golden Globe nomination: Best Motion Picture Actress (Drama), Butterfield 8

1960: Academy Award nomination: Best Actress, Suddenly, Last Summer; Golden Globe: Best Motion Picture Actress (Drama), Suddenly, Last Summer

1959: Academy Award nomination: Best Actress, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958: Academy Award nomination: Best Actress, Raintree County

1957: Golden Globe: Special Achievement Award

 

FILMS

These Old Broads - (2001) - Actor
The Flintstones - (1994) - Actor
Elizabeth Taylor - The Last Time I Saw Paris/Life With Father - (1994) - Actor
The Simpsons Go Hollywood Vol. 3 - (1993) - Featured
Sweet Bird of Youth - (1989) - Actor
Poker Alice - (1987) - Actor
The Rumor Mill - (1985) - Actor
North and South - (1985) - Actor
The Mirror Crack'd - (1980) - Actor
A Little Night Music - (1978) - Actor
Return Engagement - (1978) - Actor
Victory at Entebbe - (1976) - Actor
The Driver's Seat - (1975) - Actor
That's Entertainment! - (1974) - Actor
That's Entertainment! - Pt. 1 Special LV Edition - (1974) - Actor
Divorce His, Divorce Hers - (1973) - Actor
Night Watch - (1973) - Actor
Under Milk Wood - (1973) - Actor
Ash Wednesday - (1973) - Actor
Hammersmith Is Out - (1972) - Actor
X, Y and Zee - (1972) - Actor
Doctor Faustus - (1968) - Actor
Secret Ceremony - (1968) - Actor
Boom! - (1968) - Actor
The Taming of the Shrew - (1967) - Actor, Producer
The Comedians - (1967) - Actor
Reflections in a Golden Eye - (1967) - Actor
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - (1966) - Actor
The Sandpiper - (1965) - Actor
Cleopatra - (1963) - Actor
The V.I.P.'s - (1963) - Actor
Butterfield 8 - (1960) - Actor
Suddenly, Last Summer - (1959) - Actor
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - (1958) - Actor
Raintree County - (1957) - Actor
Giant - (1956) - Actor
The Last Time I Saw Paris - (1954) - Actor
Elephant Walk - (1954) - Actor
Beau Brummel - (1954) - Actor
Rhapsody - (1954) - Actor
The Girl Who Had Everything - (1953) - Actor
Love Is Better Than Ever - (1952) - Actor
Ivanhoe - (1952) - Actor
Father's Little Dividend - (1951) - Actor
A Place in the Sun - (1951) - Actor
Father of the Bride - (1950) - Actor
The Big Hangover - (1950) - Actor
Little Women - (1949) - Actor
Conspirator - (1949) - Actor
A Date With Judy - (1948) - Actor
Julia Misbehaves - (1948) - Actor
Life With Father - (1947) - Actor
Courage of Lassie - (1946) - Actor
National Velvet - (1944) - Actor
Jane Eyre - (1944) - Actor
Lassie Come Home - (1943) - Actor