Elizabeth Taylor emCleopatra, 1963Daughter of Americans, Leen Francis Taylor (1897-1968) and Sara Viola Warmbrodt Rosemond (1895-1994), moved to the United States in 1939. Film career began as a child, when she was discovered at age ten. Contracted by Universal Pictures filmed There's One Born Every Minute, but was renewed. Just as the personal friend Mickey Rooney, showed talent participating films for young people, as in the premiere in 1943 in a small role in the series Lassie. Since then, fell in love for the profession and stay in the studio became the biggest dream.
Evolving as a talented actress and respected by critics in the 1950 video tape dramas such as A Place in the Sun (br: A Place in the Sun), with actor Montgomery Clift; Giant (br: Human Behaviour), with Rock HudsonIn that decade would still The Last Time I Saw Paris (br: The Last Time I Saw Paris), alongside Van Johnson and Donna Reed.
Liz, it was better known, was revered as one of the most beautiful woman of all time, the trademark are the delicate features and eyes of blue-violet color, framed by thick eyebrows black. Intensoglamour and surrounded by celebrity diva of eternal golden years of American cinema, is a compulsive collector of jewels. Once, his friend, the magician David Copperfield invited her to one of the presentations and made to disappear from the hands of a favorite rings. Liz, sympathetically, and the screams, amused the audience by expressing a moment of desperation to see the ring disappear.
Taylor in 1981, an event in his honorHe was also famous for the many marriages (eight in all). Her first marriage was in 1950, but lasted only one year.
The most famous marriage was to British actor Richard Burton, notorious for alcoholism, he married twice and made several films in the doubles in 60 years, the anthology as Cleopatra, the drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Br: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), An adaptation of playwright Edward Albee's text for which she won her second Oscar, The Comedians (br: The fakes) and The Taming of the Shrew (br: Taming of the Shrew), version film of the famous Shakespeare play. Twice winner of the Oscar for best actress, the first in 1960 for the role of call-girl in Butterfield 8 (br: Butterfield 8 / ie: The number of Love). In this decade, recognizing the ultimate prize in world cinema, was acclaimed as the highest paid actress in the world.
Had two children with Michael Wilding Michael Wilding Howard Taylor, born 1953, and Christopher Edward Wilding Taylor, born in 1955. Michael Todd had a daughter in 1957, named Elizabeth Frances Todd Taylor. In 1975 Germany adopted a baby girl with her husband, Richard Burton, Maria Burton Taylor.
She was a friend of pop singer Michael Jackson, who dedicated to him several of his works, including the song "Liberian Girl".
In 1997 the actress went through a delicate surgery to remove a brain tumor. In the past, the star also had problems with addiction to alcohol and drugs.
Pioneered the development of philanthropy, raising money for campaigns against AIDS from the 1980s, shortly after the death of Rock Hudson. Despite having been born outside the U.S., in 2001 he received the American president Bill Clinton's second most important medal of recognition to an American citizen, the Presidential Citizens Medal, offered by his many philanthropic works. At this time worsened the health problems, gaining weight and being taken to hospital admissions applicants.
[Edit] Health problems and deathTaylor has dealt with several health problems over the years, including issues related to chronic heart failure. In 2009, she underwent a surgery to replace a faulty valve in his heart. She used a wheelchair was no more than five years to cope with her chronic pain.
In February 2011, new symptoms appeared related to their heart failure, which led to her being hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for treatment, where he died on the morning of March 23 after surgery, aged 79 old. His fortune, estimated at U.S. $ 600 million, was left to fight AIDS foundations. For this to succeed, your collection of jewelry will be sold at a charity auction.
FilmographyTaylor appeared in several films and television programs from 1942 to 2003.
Year
Title
Paper
Remarks
1942
There's One Born Every Minute
Gloria Twine
1943
Lassie Come Home
Priscilla
1944
Jane Eyre
Helen Burns
uncredited
The White Cliffs of Dover
Betsy
uncredited
National Velvet
Velvet Brown
1946
Courage of Lassie
Katherine Eleanor Merrick
1947
Life with Father
Mary Skinner
Cynthia
Cynthia Bishop
1948
A Date with Judy
Carol Pringle
Julia Misbehaves
Susan Packett
1949
Little Women
Amy
Conspirator
Melinda Greyton
1950
The Big Hangover
Mary Belney
Father of the Bride
Kay Banks
1951
Father's Little Dividend
Kay Dunstan
A Place in the Sun
Angela Vickers
Quo Vadis
Christian prisoner in arena
uncredited
1952
Love Is Better Than Ever
Anastacia "Stacie" Macaboy
Ivanhoe
Rebecca
1953
The Girl Who Had Everything
Jean Latimer
1954
Rhapsody
Louise Durant
Elephant Walk
Ruth Wiley
Beau Brummell
Lady Patricia Belham
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Helen Ellswirth / Willis
1956
Giant
Leslie Benedict Lynnton
1957
Raintree County
Susanna Drake
Oscar nominated for best actress
1958
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Maggie the Cat
Oscar nominated for best actress
1959
Suddenly, Last Summer
Catherine Holly
Oscar nominated for best actress
1960
Scent of Mystery
The Real Sally
uncredited
Butterfield 8
Gloria Wandrous
Oscar winner for best actress
1963
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
The V.I.P.s
Frances Andros
1965
The Sandpiper
Laura Reynolds
1966
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Martha
Oscar winner for best actress
1967
The Taming of the Shrew
Katharina
producer (uncredited)
Doctor Faustus
Helen of Troy
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Lenora Penderton
The Comedians
Martha Pineda
The Comedians in Africa
herself
documentary short film
1968
Boom!
Flora 'Sissy' Goforth
Secret Ceremony
Lenora
1969
Anne of the Thousand Days
courtesan
uncredited
1970
The Only Game in Town
Fran Walker
Here's Lucy
herself
1 episode
1972
X, Y and Zee
Zee Blakely
Under Milk Wood
Rosie Probert
Hammersmith Is Out
Jimmie Jean Jackson
Silver Bear for best actress
1973
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Jane Reynolds
film for TV
Night Watch
Ellen Wheeler
Ash Wednesday
Barbara Sawyer
1974
Identikit
Lise
Also known as The Driver's Seat
That's Entertainment!
Herself
Co Host
1976
The Blue Bird
Queen of Light / Mother / Witch / Maternal Love
Victory at Entebbe
Edra Vilonfsky
film for TV
1977
A Little Night Music
Desiree Armfeldt
1978
Return Engagement
Dr. Emily Loomis
1979
Winter Kills
Lola Comante
uncredited
1980
The Mirror Crack'd
Marina Rudd
1981
General Hospital
Helena Cassadine # 1
3 episodes
1983
Between Friends
Deborah Shapiro
film for TV
1984
Hotel (TV series)
Katherine Cole
1 episode
All My Children
Boardmember at the Chateau
1985
Malice in Wonderland
Louella Parsons
film for TV
North and South
Madame Conti
TV miniseries
1986
There Must Be a Pony
Marguerite Sydney
film for TV
1987
Poke Alice
Alice Moffit
film for TV
1988
Young Toscanini
Nadina Bulichoff
1989
Sweet Bird of Youth
Alexandra Del Lago
film for TV
1992
The Simpsons
Maggie Simpson
voice
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Mrs Andrews
voice
1993
The Simpsons
herself
voice
1994
The Flintstones
Pearl Slaghoople
1996
The Nanny
Herself
1 episodes
2000
God, the Devil and Bob
Sarah
voice
2001
These Old Broads
Beryl Mason
film for TV
Evolving as a talented actress and respected by critics in the 1950 video tape dramas such as A Place in the Sun (br: A Place in the Sun), with actor Montgomery Clift; Giant (br: Human Behaviour), with Rock HudsonIn that decade would still The Last Time I Saw Paris (br: The Last Time I Saw Paris), alongside Van Johnson and Donna Reed.
Liz, it was better known, was revered as one of the most beautiful woman of all time, the trademark are the delicate features and eyes of blue-violet color, framed by thick eyebrows black. Intensoglamour and surrounded by celebrity diva of eternal golden years of American cinema, is a compulsive collector of jewels. Once, his friend, the magician David Copperfield invited her to one of the presentations and made to disappear from the hands of a favorite rings. Liz, sympathetically, and the screams, amused the audience by expressing a moment of desperation to see the ring disappear.
Taylor in 1981, an event in his honorHe was also famous for the many marriages (eight in all). Her first marriage was in 1950, but lasted only one year.
The most famous marriage was to British actor Richard Burton, notorious for alcoholism, he married twice and made several films in the doubles in 60 years, the anthology as Cleopatra, the drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Br: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), An adaptation of playwright Edward Albee's text for which she won her second Oscar, The Comedians (br: The fakes) and The Taming of the Shrew (br: Taming of the Shrew), version film of the famous Shakespeare play. Twice winner of the Oscar for best actress, the first in 1960 for the role of call-girl in Butterfield 8 (br: Butterfield 8 / ie: The number of Love). In this decade, recognizing the ultimate prize in world cinema, was acclaimed as the highest paid actress in the world.
Had two children with Michael Wilding Michael Wilding Howard Taylor, born 1953, and Christopher Edward Wilding Taylor, born in 1955. Michael Todd had a daughter in 1957, named Elizabeth Frances Todd Taylor. In 1975 Germany adopted a baby girl with her husband, Richard Burton, Maria Burton Taylor.
She was a friend of pop singer Michael Jackson, who dedicated to him several of his works, including the song "Liberian Girl".
In 1997 the actress went through a delicate surgery to remove a brain tumor. In the past, the star also had problems with addiction to alcohol and drugs.
Pioneered the development of philanthropy, raising money for campaigns against AIDS from the 1980s, shortly after the death of Rock Hudson. Despite having been born outside the U.S., in 2001 he received the American president Bill Clinton's second most important medal of recognition to an American citizen, the Presidential Citizens Medal, offered by his many philanthropic works. At this time worsened the health problems, gaining weight and being taken to hospital admissions applicants.
[Edit] Health problems and deathTaylor has dealt with several health problems over the years, including issues related to chronic heart failure. In 2009, she underwent a surgery to replace a faulty valve in his heart. She used a wheelchair was no more than five years to cope with her chronic pain.
In February 2011, new symptoms appeared related to their heart failure, which led to her being hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for treatment, where he died on the morning of March 23 after surgery, aged 79 old. His fortune, estimated at U.S. $ 600 million, was left to fight AIDS foundations. For this to succeed, your collection of jewelry will be sold at a charity auction.
FilmographyTaylor appeared in several films and television programs from 1942 to 2003.
Year
Title
Paper
Remarks
1942
There's One Born Every Minute
Gloria Twine
1943
Lassie Come Home
Priscilla
1944
Jane Eyre
Helen Burns
uncredited
The White Cliffs of Dover
Betsy
uncredited
National Velvet
Velvet Brown
1946
Courage of Lassie
Katherine Eleanor Merrick
1947
Life with Father
Mary Skinner
Cynthia
Cynthia Bishop
1948
A Date with Judy
Carol Pringle
Julia Misbehaves
Susan Packett
1949
Little Women
Amy
Conspirator
Melinda Greyton
1950
The Big Hangover
Mary Belney
Father of the Bride
Kay Banks
1951
Father's Little Dividend
Kay Dunstan
A Place in the Sun
Angela Vickers
Quo Vadis
Christian prisoner in arena
uncredited
1952
Love Is Better Than Ever
Anastacia "Stacie" Macaboy
Ivanhoe
Rebecca
1953
The Girl Who Had Everything
Jean Latimer
1954
Rhapsody
Louise Durant
Elephant Walk
Ruth Wiley
Beau Brummell
Lady Patricia Belham
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Helen Ellswirth / Willis
1956
Giant
Leslie Benedict Lynnton
1957
Raintree County
Susanna Drake
Oscar nominated for best actress
1958
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Maggie the Cat
Oscar nominated for best actress
1959
Suddenly, Last Summer
Catherine Holly
Oscar nominated for best actress
1960
Scent of Mystery
The Real Sally
uncredited
Butterfield 8
Gloria Wandrous
Oscar winner for best actress
1963
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
The V.I.P.s
Frances Andros
1965
The Sandpiper
Laura Reynolds
1966
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Martha
Oscar winner for best actress
1967
The Taming of the Shrew
Katharina
producer (uncredited)
Doctor Faustus
Helen of Troy
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Lenora Penderton
The Comedians
Martha Pineda
The Comedians in Africa
herself
documentary short film
1968
Boom!
Flora 'Sissy' Goforth
Secret Ceremony
Lenora
1969
Anne of the Thousand Days
courtesan
uncredited
1970
The Only Game in Town
Fran Walker
Here's Lucy
herself
1 episode
1972
X, Y and Zee
Zee Blakely
Under Milk Wood
Rosie Probert
Hammersmith Is Out
Jimmie Jean Jackson
Silver Bear for best actress
1973
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Jane Reynolds
film for TV
Night Watch
Ellen Wheeler
Ash Wednesday
Barbara Sawyer
1974
Identikit
Lise
Also known as The Driver's Seat
That's Entertainment!
Herself
Co Host
1976
The Blue Bird
Queen of Light / Mother / Witch / Maternal Love
Victory at Entebbe
Edra Vilonfsky
film for TV
1977
A Little Night Music
Desiree Armfeldt
1978
Return Engagement
Dr. Emily Loomis
1979
Winter Kills
Lola Comante
uncredited
1980
The Mirror Crack'd
Marina Rudd
1981
General Hospital
Helena Cassadine # 1
3 episodes
1983
Between Friends
Deborah Shapiro
film for TV
1984
Hotel (TV series)
Katherine Cole
1 episode
All My Children
Boardmember at the Chateau
1985
Malice in Wonderland
Louella Parsons
film for TV
North and South
Madame Conti
TV miniseries
1986
There Must Be a Pony
Marguerite Sydney
film for TV
1987
Poke Alice
Alice Moffit
film for TV
1988
Young Toscanini
Nadina Bulichoff
1989
Sweet Bird of Youth
Alexandra Del Lago
film for TV
1992
The Simpsons
Maggie Simpson
voice
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Mrs Andrews
voice
1993
The Simpsons
herself
voice
1994
The Flintstones
Pearl Slaghoople
1996
The Nanny
Herself
1 episodes
2000
God, the Devil and Bob
Sarah
voice
2001
These Old Broads
Beryl Mason
film for TV