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.
TV Shows(25)
Elizabeth Taylor - Rebel Superstar
Self (archive footage)
2024
Superstar
Self (archive footage)
2021
A Life in Ten Pictures
Self (archive footage)
2021
God, the Devil and Bob
Sarah (voice)
2000
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
High Society
Elizabeth Taylor (voice)
1995
Can't Hurry Love
Elizabeth Taylor
1995
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
The Nanny
Elizabeth Taylor
1993
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Mrs. Andrews
1990
The Simpsons
Maggie Simpson (voice)
1989
Murphy Brown
Elizabeth Taylor
1988
North and South
Madam Conti
1985
Hotel
1982
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Jane Reynolds
1973
Here's Lucy
Elizabeth Taylor
1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1956
The Oscars
Self
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Emily Loomis
1951
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Bambi
Self
1948
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter / Winner
1944
Movies(143)
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
Self (archive footage)
2025
Brasiliana: The Black Musical That Introduced Brazil to the World
Herself (archive footage)
2024
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
2024
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
2024
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
2023
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Self (archive footage)
2022
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2022
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2019
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2019
Chavela
Self (archive footage)
2017
Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…
2015
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Children of 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
2015
The Battle of Amfar
self
2013
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
(archive footage)
2011
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
Self (archive footage)
2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009
Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
2009
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
2004
A Letter to True
Self (archive footage)
2004
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
Self (archive footage)
2003
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
(archive footage)
2002
Searching for Debra Winger
Self (uncredited)
2002
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
2002
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2001
George Stevens and His Place In The Sun
Self
2001
Bride of Trailer Camp
(archive footage)
2001
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
self
2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2001
These Old Broads
Beryl Mason
2001
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
Self
2000
Discovering Bedrock
Self
1999
Memories of Giant
Self (archive footage)
1998
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
1997
Return to 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
1996
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Self (archive footage)
1995
James Dean: A Portrait
Self (Archive footage)
1995
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Self
1995
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994
The Flintstones
Pearl Slaghoople
1994
The Jackson Family Honors
Self
1994
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Self
1993
Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah
Self
1993
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self
1992
Marilyn: Something's Got to Give
Self (archive footage)
1990
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Self - Introduction Speaker
1989
Sweet Bird of Youth
Alexandra Del Lago
1989
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Self (archive footage)
1988
Young Toscanini
Nadina Bulichoff
1988
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Self (Archive Footage)
1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
1988
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Self
1988
Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
Self (archive footage)
1987
Poker Alice
Alice Moffit
1987
There Must Be a Pony
Marguerite Sydney
1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
1986
Super Duper Bloopers
Self
1986
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
1985
Malice in Wonderland
Louella Parsons
1985
Between Friends
Deborah Shapiro
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Genocide
Narrator (voice)
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
The Mirror Crack'd
Marina Rudd
1980
Winter Kills
Lola Comante (uncredited)
1979
Return Engagement
Dr. Emily Loomis
1978
A Death in Canaan
Self (voice) (uncredited)
1978
A Little Night Music
Desiree Armfeldt
1977
Victory at Entebbe
Edra Vilnofsky
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
The Blue Bird
Queen of Light/Mother/Witch/Maternal Love
1976
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1976
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Self
1975
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
1974
Identikit
Lise
1974
Night Watch
Ellen Wheeler
1973
Ash Wednesday
Barbara Sawyer
1973
Hammersmith Is Out
Jimmie Jean Jackson
1972
Under Milk Wood
Rosie Probert
1972
Zee and Co.
Zee Blakeley
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
The Only Game in Town
Fran Walker
1970
Anne of the Thousand Days
Masked Courtesan (uncredited)
1969
On Location: Where Eagles Dare
Self (uncredited)
1968
Secret Ceremony
Leonora
1968
Around the World of Mike Todd
Self
1968
Boom!
Flora 'Sissy' Goforth
1968
The Comedians
Martha Pineda
1967
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Leonora Penderton
1967
Doctor Faustus
Helen of Troy
1967
The Comedians in Africa
Self (uncredited)
1967
Mondo Hollywood
1967
The Taming of the Shrew
Katharina
1967
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Martha
1966
The Sandpiper
Laura Reynolds
1965
The Big Sur
Self
1965
A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'
Self
1965
On the Trail of the Iguana
Self
1964
Becket
Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)
1964
Elizabeth Taylor in London
Herself
1963
The V.I.P.s
Frances Andros
1963
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
1963
Lykke og krone
1962
BUtterfield 8
Gloria Wandrous
1960
Scent of Mystery
Woman of Mystery
1960
Suddenly, Last Summer
Catherine Holly
1959
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Maggie
1958
Raintree County
Susanna Drake Shawnessy
1957
Operation Raintree
Self
1957
Giant
Leslie Lynnton Benedict
1956
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Self
1956
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Helen Ellswirth
1954
Beau Brummell
Lady Patricia
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
1954
Elephant Walk
Ruth Wiley
1954
Rhapsody
Louise Durant
1954
The Girl Who Had Everything
Jean Latimer
1953
Ivanhoe
Rebecca
1952
Love Is Better Than Ever
Anastacia (Stacie) Macaboy
1952
Callaway Went Thataway
Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)
1951
Quo Vadis
Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)
1951
A Place in the Sun
Angela Vickers
1951
Father's Little Dividend
Kay Dunstan
1951
The Big Hangover
Mary Belney
1950
Father of the Bride
Kay Banks
1950
Conspirator
Melinda Greyton
1949
Little Women
Amy
1949
Julia Misbehaves
Susan Packett
1948
A Date with Judy
Carol Pringle
1948
Life with Father
Mary Skinner
1947
Cynthia
Cynthia Bishop
1947
Courage of Lassie
Kathie Eleanor Merrick
1946
National Velvet
Velvet Brown
1945
The White Cliffs of Dover
Betsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited)
1944
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
1944
Jane Eyre
Helen Burns
1943
Lassie Come Home
Priscilla
1943
There's One Born Every Minute
Gloria Twine
1942
Gloss and Grit: The Man Who Made Art Pop
Self (archive footage)