Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor is an iconic Academy Award winning British-American actress. Taylor first caught America's attention in the 1944 film National Velvet. She continued her big screen appearances, starring in more than fifty films. In 1963, Taylor became the first actress to earn $1 million for a film.¹ On July 31, 2008, Taylor was put on life support for congestive heart failure.

Fast Facts

Birth name: Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
Born: February 27, 1932
Birth place: England
Years Active in films: 1941-2001
Won Academy Awards for Butterfield 8 and Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf
Trademark: "violet eyes"
Made honorary dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000
Has four children

Career

Elizabeth Taylor's film career has spanned decades. From her film debut in 1942 in There's One Born Every Minute, to being signed for an eighteen year contract with MGM producer Sam Marx. During that time, Taylor starred in the 1944 film National Velvet alongside Angela Lansbury, and garnered herself national attention. Soon after she starred alongside Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun and in the 1957 film Raintree Country. It was her roles as Gloria Wandrous in Butterfield 8 and Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? that would garner Taylor Best Actress Oscars. Along with Oscars, Taylor has received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her commitment to fighting the AIDS epidemic.¹

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Entertainment | Actresses | Film Actresses | Television Actresses

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Elizabeth Taylor Professional Timeline

Note:A few of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
February 27, 1932: Born London, England
1942: There's One Born Every Minute
1944: National Velvet
1947: Life with Father
1949: Little Women
1950: Father of the Bride
1951: A Place in the Sun
1958: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1960: Academy Award for BUtterfield 8
1963: Cleopatra
1966: Academy Award for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1973: Divorce His - Divorce Hers
1992: The Simpsons
1993: The American Film Institute honors the star with its Lifetime Achievement Award
2000: Britain's Queen Elizabeth pronounces Taylor Dame Commander of British Empire, the female equivalent of Knighthood
2006: Introduces jewelry line "House of Taylor"

Elizabeth Taylor Marriage Timeline

1950-1951: Conrad Hilton
1952-1957: Michael Wilding
1957-1958: Michael Todd
1959-1964: Eddie Fisher
1964-1974: Richard Burton
1975-1976: Richard Burton (again)
1976-1982: John Warner
1991-1996: Larry Fortensky

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