Elizabeth Taylor
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
Maggie Simpson (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Elizabeth Taylor (voice)
1989
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Nanny
Elizabeth Taylor
1993
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter / Winner
1944
Series
The South Bank Show
1978
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1956
Series
Hotel
1982
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Series
Murphy Brown
Elizabeth Taylor
1988
Series
Bambi
Self
1948
Series
Omnibus
1967
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Mrs. Andrews
1990
Series
Here's Lucy
Elizabeth Taylor
1968
Series
North and South
Madam Conti
1985
Series
North and South
Madame Conti
1985
Film
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
1963
Series
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978
Film
Giant
Leslie Lynnton Benedict
1956
Film
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Martha
1966
Film
National Velvet
Velvet Brown
1945
Film
The Flintstones
Pearl Slaghoople
1994
Film
The Sandpiper
Laura Reynolds
1965
Series
God, the Devil and Bob
Sarah (voice)
2000
Film
Quo Vadis
Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)
1951
Series
Can't Hurry Love
Elizabeth Taylor
1995
Film
James Dean: Forever Young
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
Becket
Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)
1964
Film
A Place in the Sun
Angela Vickers
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Emily Loomis
1951
Film
Father's Little Dividend
Kay Dunstan
1951
Film
Life with Father
Mary Skinner
1947
Film
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2010
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Little Women
Amy
1949
Series
High Society
Elizabeth Taylor (voice)
1995
Film
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Film
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2019
Film
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Maggie Pollitt
1958
Film
These Old Broads
Beryl Mason
2001
Film
Sweet Bird of Youth
Alexandra Del Lago
1989
Film
A Death in Canaan
Self (voice) (uncredited)
1978
Film
Ivanhoe
Rebecca
1952
Film
Suddenly, Last Summer
Catherine Holly
1959
Film
The Mirror Crack'd
Marina Rudd
1980
Film
Winter Kills
Lola Comante (uncredited)
1979
Film
Night Watch
Ellen Wheeler
1973
Film
Jane Eyre
Helen Burns
1943
Series
Superstar
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
The Taming of the Shrew
Katharina
1967
Film
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
BUtterfield 8
Gloria Wandrous
1960
Series
A Life in Ten Pictures
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Helen Ellswirth
1954
Film
Anne of the Thousand Days
Masked Courtesan (uncredited)
1969
Film
The White Cliffs of Dover
Betsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited)
1944
Film
Father of the Bride
Kay Banks
1950
Film
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Leonora Penderton
1967
Film
Beau Brummell
Lady Patricia
1954
Film
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1976
Film
Lassie Come Home
Priscilla
1943
Film
The Blue Bird
Queen of Light/Mother/Witch/Maternal Love
1976
Film
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
Series
Elizabeth Taylor - Rebel Superstar
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
The Girl Who Had Everything
Jean Latimer
1953
Film
Courage of Lassie
Kathie Eleanor Merrick
1946
Film
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self
1992
Film
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
1944
Film
Ash Wednesday
Barbara Sawyer
1973
Film
Chavela
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2001
Film
Julia Misbehaves
Susan Packett
1948
Film
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
1974
Film
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive footage)
2017
Series
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Jane Reynolds
1973
Film
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2019
Film
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
The Battle of Amfar
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
Paul Newman: The Restless
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Elephant Walk
Ruth Wiley
1954
Film
Raintree County
Susanna Drake Shawnessy
1957
Film
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Self
1988
Film
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
Self
2000
Film
The Only Game in Town
Fran Walker
1970
Film
The V.I.P.s
Frances Andros
1963
Film
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Film
James Dean Remembered
Self (archive footage)
1974
Film
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
(archive footage)
1985
Film
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Self
1993
Film
Searching for Debra Winger
Self (uncredited)
2002
Film
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1975
Film
Love Is Better Than Ever
Anastacia (Stacie) Macaboy
1952
Film
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Self (archive footage)
1995
Film
Boom!
Flora 'Sissy' Goforth
1968
Film
Victory at Entebbe
Edra Vilnofsky
1976
Film
Poker Alice
Alice Moffit
1987
Film
There's One Born Every Minute
Gloria Twine
1942
Film
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
1954
Film
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Self
1956
Film
Bert Stern - Original Madman
2011
Film
Secret Ceremony
Leonora
1968
Film
A Date with Judy
Carol Pringle
1948
Film
Malice in Wonderland
Louella Parsons
1985
Film
Children of 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Discovering Bedrock
Self
1999
Film
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Film
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
1986
Film
Zee and Co.
Zee Blakeley
1972
Film
Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…
2015
Film
Hammersmith Is Out
Jimmie Jean Jackson
1972
Film
Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
Self (archive footage)
1987
Film
Return to 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
1996
Film
George Stevens and His Place In The Sun
Self
2001
Film
Cynthia
Cynthia Bishop
1947
Film
Operation Raintree
Self
1957
Film
Scent of Mystery
Woman of Mystery
1960
Film
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
self
2001
Film
Identikit
Lise
1974
Film
A Little Night Music
Desiree Armfeldt
1977
Film
Rhapsody
Louise Durant
1954
Film
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
(archive footage)
2011
Film
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
Film
Around the World of Mike Todd
Self
1968
Film
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Genocide
Narrator (voice)
1982
Film
A Letter to True
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Under Milk Wood
Rosie Probert
1972
Film
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Self (archive footage)
1988
Film
There Must Be a Pony
Marguerite Sydney
1986
Film
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Film
The Happy Ending
Kay Banks (archive footage) (uncredited)
1969
Film
Conspirator
Melinda Greyton
1949
Film
Elizabeth Taylor in London
Herself
1963
Film
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Self
1995
Film
Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Self - Introduction Speaker
1989
Film
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
Film
The Comedians
Martha Pineda
1967
Film
Doctor Faustus
Helen of Troy
1967
Film
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
1985
Film
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Film
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
1976
Film
Young Toscanini
Nadina Bulichoff
1988
Film
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
(archive footage)
2002
Film
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Self (archive footage)
2002
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
Self (archive footage)
1995
Film
Lykke og krone
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962
Film
Callaway Went Thataway
Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)
1951
Film
On the Trail of the Iguana
Self
1964
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986
Film
The Big Hangover
Mary Belney
1950
Film
James Dean: A Portrait
Self (Archive footage)
1995
Film
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
Self (archive footage)
2010
Film
Brasiliana: The Black Musical That Introduced Brazil to the World
Herself (archive footage)
2024
Film
Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah
Self
1993
Film
On Location: Where Eagles Dare
Self (uncredited)
1968
Film
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Self
1975
Film
Return Engagement
Dr. Emily Loomis
1978
Film
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
(archive footage)
2016
Film
The Big Sur
Self
1965
Film
Memories of Giant
Self (archive footage)
1998
Film
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2001
Film
A Statue for "The Sandpiper"
Self
1965
The Jackson Family Honors
Self
1994
Film
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Self (Archive Footage)
1988
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
1997
Film
Marilyn: Something's Got to Give
Self (archive footage)
1990
Film
The Comedians in Africa
Self (uncredited)
1967
Film
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Film
Between Friends
Deborah Shapiro
1983
Film
Super Duper Bloopers
Self
1986
Bride of Trailer Camp
(archive footage)
2001