Elizabeth Taylor
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Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011), also known as Liz Taylor, was an English-American actress.
Beginning as a child star, as an adult she came to be known for her acting talent and beauty, and had a much publicised private life, including eight marriages and several near death experiences. Taylor was considered one of the great actresses of Hollywood's golden age. The American Film Institute named Taylor seventh on its Female Legends list.
Filmography and various appearances
Taylor appeared in numerous movies and television shows from 1942 through 2003.
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Lynnton Benedict | |
| 1957 | Raintree County | Susanna Drake | Academy Award nomination–Best Actress |
| 1958 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Maggie the Cat | Academy Award nomination–Best Actress |
| 1959 | Suddenly, Last Summer | Catherine Holly | Academy Award nomination–Best Actress |
| 1960 | Scent of Mystery | The Real Sally | uncredited |
| Butterfield 8 | Gloria Wandrous | Academy Award–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 | Academy Award–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 | |
| 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 at Berlin | |
| 1973 | Divorce His, Divorce Hers | Jane Reynolds | TV Movie |
| 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 | TV Movie | |
| 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 | TV Movie |
| 1984 | Hotel (TV series) | Katherine Cole | 1 episode |
| All My Children | Boardmember at the Chateau | ||
| 1985 | Malice in Wonderland | Louella Parsons | TV Movie |
| North and South | Madame Conti | TV Miniseries | |
| 1986 | There Must Be a Pony | Marguerite Sydney | TV Movie |
| 1987 | Poke Alice | Alice Moffit | TV Movie |
| 1988 | Young Toscanini | Nadina Bulichoff | |
| 1989 | Sweet Bird of Youth | Alexandra Del Lago | TV Movie |
| 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 episode |
| 2000 | God, the Devil and Bob | Sarah | voice |
| 2001 | These Old Broads | Beryl Mason | TV Movie |
Other appearances
Other appearances have included: Elizabeth Taylor in London in 1963, Around the World of Mike Todd in 1968, plus interviews with David Frost, Barbara Walters, Phil Donahue and Larry King, various profiles of Michael Jackson, The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert and Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth in 2000.
Her General Hospital cameo appearance coincided with the wedding of Luke and Laura. She did the voice of Maggie Simpson in Lisa's First Word, and also appeared as herself in the episode Krusty Gets Kancelled.
