Holland Taylor
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
American Dad!
Mrs. Dawson (voice)
2005
Series
Two and a Half Men
Evelyn Harper
2003
Series
Big Brother
Self - Actress, 'Two & a ½ Men'
2000
Series
Monk
Peggy Davenport
2002
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Winifred Thayer
1984
Series
The Love Boat
Kathy Brighton
1977
Series
Billions
Dr. Eleanor Mayer
2016
Series
ER
Phyllis Farr
1994
Series
Great Performances
Ernestine King
1971
Series
Diagnosis: Murder
Agent Gretchen McCord
1993
Series
The Practice
Judge Roberta Kittleson
1997
Series
Strong Medicine
Lillian Pynchon
2000
Series
The Morning Show
Cybil Richards
2019
Series
The Orville
Jeannie Mercer
2017
Film
The Truman Show
Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair
1998
Series
Hercules
Queen Myrrha (voice)
1998
Series
The Great North
Goldie (voice)
2021
Series
The L Word
Peggy Peabody
2004
Series
Mr. Mercedes
Ida Silver
2017
Series
ABC Afterschool Special
Felicia Martin
1972
Series
Kate & Allie
1984
Series
Wiseguy
1987
Series
Stars in the House
Self
2020
Series
Kojak
Elizabeth
1973
Series
Ally McBeal
Judge Roberta Kittleson
1997
Film
Legally Blonde
Professor Stromwell
2001
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Series
Speechless
Andrea
2016
Series
Veronica's Closet
Millicent
1997
Series
The Naked Truth
Camilla Dane
1995
Film
Romancing the Stone
Gloria
1984
Series
Fillmore!
Mrs. Cornwall (voice)
2002
Series
Hollywood
Ellen Kincaid
2020
Film
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
Prudence (voice)
2002
Film
George of the Jungle
Beatrice Stanhope
1997
Film
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Grandmother
2002
Series
The Chair
Joan Hambling
2021
Series
Bosom Buddies
Ruth Dunbar
1980
Film
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Grandmother
2003
Film
Bombshell
Faye (uncredited)
2019
Series
CBS Summer Playhouse
Fran Grogan
1987
Film
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
Prudence (voice)
2007
E!'s 101
Self
2003
Film
The Jewel of the Nile
Gloria
1985
Series
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Dean Susan McMann
1993
Series
Strange Frequency
Marge Crowley
2001
Series
Brothers
Ma Mac
2026
Film
Bill & Ted Face the Music
The Great Leader
2020
Film
The Wedding Date
Bunny
2005
Film
Fame
Claudia van Doren (uncredited)
1980
Film
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
Stormy
2020
Film
To Die For
Carol Stone
1995
Film
Keeping the Faith
Bonnie Rose
2000
Film
D.E.B.S.
Ms. Petrie
2005
Series
DAG
Kathering Twigg
2000
Series
Baby Bob
Madeline Collins
2002
Film
Twinkle Toes
Principal Garfield (voice)
2011
Series
The Lot
Letitia DeVine
1999
Series
The Powers That Be
Margaret Powers
1992
Series
The Edge of Night
1956
Film
One Fine Day
Rita
1996
Film
Quiz Lady
Francine
2023
Film
Baby Mama
Rose
2008
Film
She's Having a Baby
Sarah Briggs
1988
Film
How to Make an American Quilt
Mrs. Rubens
1995
Film
The Stand In
Barbara Cox
2020
Film
Happy Accidents
Therapist
2000
Series
The New Yorker Presents
Truman's Moher
2016
Series
Going Places
1990
Series
Beacon Hill
Marilyn Gardiner
1975
Film
Gloria Bell
Hillary Bell
2019
Film
Fantasy Life
Dr. Greene
2026
Film
Town & Country
Mistress of Ceremonies
2001
Film
Alice
Helen
1990
Film
The Sex Monster
Muriel
1999
Film
Cop & ½
Captain Rubio
1993
Harry
1987
Film
Perry Mason Returns
Paula Gordon
1985
Film
The Little Pageant That Could
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
The Deadly Look of Love
Evelyn McGinnis
2000
Film
The Favor
Maggie Sand
1994
Film
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
Alanis Montclair
1998
Film
N/A
N
2026
Film
Motherland
Toni
2025
Film
J.T.
Mrs. Arnold
1971
Film
The Chosen One
Ruth
2010
Film
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self
1997
Film
People Like Us
Dolly
1990
Film
Steal Big Steal Little
Mona Rowland-Downey
1995
Film
Home Room
Dr. Hollander
2002
Film
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
Frances Shand Kydd
1982
Me & Mom
1985
Film
Last Summer in the Hamptons
Davis Mora Axelrod
1995
Film
The Next Man
TV Interviewer
1976
Film
Mail to the Chief
Katherine Horner
2000
Film
Next Stop Wonderland
Piper Castleton
1998
Film
I Was a Mail Order Bride
Dottie Birmingham
1982
Film
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
Florence Newsom
1994
Film
Betrayal of Trust
Mary Shelton
1994
Film
The Unknown Cyclist
Celia (uncredited)
1998
Film
A Walton Wedding
Aunt Flo
1995
Film
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Ernestine King
1987
With Hostile Intent
Lois Baxter
1993
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Janice
1995
Film
The Rape of Doctor Willis
Dr. Greenway
1991
Film
Just Write
Emma Jeffreys
1997
Film
The Counterfeit Contessa
Wallace Everett
1994
Film
Awake to Danger
Dr. Joyce Lindley
1995
Film
Kepler's Dream
Violet von Stern
2016
Divorce: The Greatest Hits
2016
Film
The Spiral Staircase
Emma
2000
Film
Betty
Crystal Ball
1997
Film
The Day Reagan Was Shot
Nancy Reagan
2001
Film
The Saint in Manhattan
Fran Grogan
1987
Film
Key Exchange
Mrs. Fanshaw
1985
Film
O Youth and Beauty!
Beverly Trencher
1979
Fits and Starts
2002
Film
The Sorrows of Gin
Beverly Trencher
1979
Film
My Mother Was Never a Kid
Felicia Martin
1981
Film
Ann
Ann Richards
2018