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Elizabeth Taylor
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Died aged 79
Also known asElizabeth Rosemond Taylor, Liz Taylor, La Liz, Kitten, Dame Elizabeth Rosemond TaylorGenderFemaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn27/02/1932Born inHampstead, London, England, UKDied23/03/2011 (aged 79)Died inLos AngelesCausecongestive heart failureWikidataQ34851 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#3635 ↗

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was a British and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She then became the world's highest-paid movie star in the 1960s, remaining a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her seventh on its list of the greatest female screen legends.

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Filmography144 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2024Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost TapesMovieSelf (archive footage)92
2024I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh StoryMovieSelf (archive footage)92
2023Rock Hudson: All That Heaven AllowedMovieSelf (archive footage)91
2023Paul Newman: The RestlessMovieSelf91
2023Commitment to LifeMovieSelf (archive footage)91
2022Freddie Mercury: The Final ActMovieSelf (archive footage)90
2022Rat PackMovieSelf (archive footage)90
2021Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, LeidenschaftMovie—89
2021A Life in Ten PicturesSeriesSelf (archive footage)89
2019Nice Girls Don't Stay for BreakfastMovieSelf - Actress (archive footage)87
2017Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie ReynoldsMovieSelf (archive footage, uncredited)85
2017The Fabulous Allan CarrMovieSelf (archive)85
2017ChavelaMovieSelf (archive footage)85
2015Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…Movie—83
2015The End of a Beautiful EpochMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)83
2015Children of 'Giant'MovieSelf (archive footage)83
2011Classic TV Bloopers UncensoredMovie(archive footage)79
2011Hollywood InvasionMoviearchive footage79
2010Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?MovieSelf (archive footage)78
2009Waking Sleeping BeautyMovieSelf (archive footage)77
2005James Dean: Forever YoungMovieSelf (archive footage)73
2004Judy Garland: By MyselfMovieSelf (archive footage)72
2004A Letter to TrueMovieSelf (archive footage)72
2002Searching for Debra WingerMovieSelf (uncredited)70
2002Heart of the FestivalMovieSelf (archive footage)70
2002Edith Head: The Paramount YearsMovie(archive footage)70
2002Edith Head: The Paramount YearsMovieSelf (archive footage)70
2001Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary CelebrationMovieSelf69
2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodMovieSelf (archive footage)69
2001These Old BroadsMovieBeryl Mason69
2001George Stevens and His Place In The SunMovieSelf69
2000God, the Devil and BobSeriesSarah (voice)68
1999Discovering BedrockMovieSelf67
1998Memories of GiantMovieSelf (archive footage)66
1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of LifeMovieSelf65
1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries—64
1996Return to 'Giant'MovieSelf (archive footage)64
1995Can't Hurry LoveSeriesElizabeth Taylor63
1995High SocietySeriesElizabeth Taylor (voice)63
1995Legends in Light: The Photography of George HurrellMovieSelf (archive footage)63
1995James Dean: A PortraitMovieSelf (Archive footage)63
1995How to Be Absolutely FabulousMovieSelf63
1994That's Entertainment! IIIMovie(archive footage)62
1994The FlintstonesMoviePearl Slaghoople62
1994The Jackson Family HonorsMovieSelf62
1993The NannySeriesElizabeth Taylor61
1993Intimate PortraitSeriesSelf61
1993Audrey Hepburn: RememberedMovieSelf61
1993Michael Jackson Talks... to OprahMovieSelf61
1992The Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertMovieSelf60
1990Captain Planet and the PlaneteersSeriesMrs. Andrews58
1990Marilyn: Something's Got to GiveMovieSelf (archive footage)58
1989The SimpsonsSeriesElizabeth Taylor (voice)57
1989Sweet Bird of YouthMovieAlexandra Del Lago57
1989Common Threads: Stories from the QuiltMovieSelf - Introduction Speaker57
1988Murphy BrownSeriesElizabeth Taylor56
1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBCMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)56
1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the MaverickMovieSelf (archive footage)56
1988Michael Jackson: The Legend ContinuesMovieSelf56
1988Young ToscaniniMovieNadina Bulichoff56
1987Poker AliceMovieAlice Moffit55
1986The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine HepburnMovieSelf54
1986There Must Be a PonyMovieMarguerite Sydney54
1986An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.Movie—54
1985North and SouthSeriesMadame Conti53
1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star BloopersMovieSelf (archive footage)53
1985Malice in WonderlandMovieLouella Parsons53
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)51
1983Between FriendsMovieDeborah Shapiro51
1982HotelSeries—50
1982Night of 100 StarsMovieSelf50
1980The Mirror Crack'dMovieMarina Rudd48
1979Winter KillsMovieLola Comante (uncredited)47
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSeriesSelf46
1978Return EngagementMovieDr. Emily Loomis46
1977A Little Night MusicMovieDesiree Armfeldt45
1976That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie(archive footage)44
1976Victory at EntebbeMovieEdra Vilnofsky44
1975Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate PortraitMovieSelf43
1974That's Entertainment!MovieSelf - Host / Narrator42
1974IdentikitMovieLise42
1973Ash WednesdayMovieBarbara Sawyer41
1973Night WatchMovieEllen Wheeler41
1973Divorce His, Divorce HersSeriesJane Reynolds41
1973Divorce His - Divorce HersMovieJane Reynolds41
1972Hammersmith Is OutMovieJimmie Jean Jackson40
1972Hollywood: The Dream FactoryMovieSelf (archive footage)40
1972Under Milk WoodMovieRosie Probert40
1972Zee and Co.MovieZee Blakeley40
1971Film '72SeriesSelf39
1970The Only Game in TownMovieFran Walker38
1969Anne of the Thousand DaysMovieMasked Courtesan (uncredited)37
1969The Happy EndingMovieKay Banks (archive footage) (uncredited)37
1968Here's LucySeriesElizabeth Taylor36
1968Secret CeremonyMovieLeonora36
1968On Location: Where Eagles DareMovieSelf (uncredited)36
1968Around the World of Mike ToddMovieSelf36
1968Boom!MovieFlora 'Sissy' Goforth36
1967OmnibusSeries—35
1967Reflections in a Golden EyeMovieLeonora Penderton35
1967The ComediansMovieMartha Pineda35
1967The Comedians in AfricaMovieSelf (uncredited)35
1967Mondo HollywoodMovie—35
1967The Taming of the ShrewMovieKatharina35
1966Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?MovieMartha34
1965The SandpiperMovieLaura Reynolds33
1965The Big SurMovieSelf33
1964BecketMovieBlonde Village Woman (uncredited)32
1964On the Trail of the IguanaMovieSelf32
1963CleopatraMovieCleopatra31
1962Lykke og kroneMovie—30
1959Suddenly, Last SummerMovieCatherine Holly27
1958Cat on a Hot Tin RoofMovieMaggie26
1957Raintree CountyMovieSusanna Drake Shawnessy25
1956GiantMovieLeslie Lynnton Benedict24
1954Beau BrummellMovieLady Patricia22
1954A Star Is Born World PremiereMovieSelf22
1954The Last Time I Saw ParisMovieHelen Ellswirth22
1953The OscarsSeriesSelf21
1953The Girl Who Had EverythingMovieJean Latimer21
1952Love Is Better Than EverMovieAnastacia (Stacie) Macaboy20
1951Quo VadisMovieChristian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)19
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesDr. Emily Loomis19
1951Callaway Went ThatawayMovieElizabeth Taylor (uncredited)19
1951Father's Little DividendMovieKay Dunstan19
1951A Place in the SunMovieAngela Vickers19
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf - Mystery Guest18
1950Father of the BrideMovieKay Banks18
1950The Big HangoverMovieMary Belney18
1949ConspiratorMovieMelinda Greyton17
1949Little WomenMovieAmy17
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf16
1948Julia MisbehavesMovieSusan Packett16
1948BambiSeriesSelf16
1948A Date with JudyMovieCarol Pringle16
1947CynthiaMovieCynthia Bishop15
1947Life with FatherMovieMary Skinner15
1946Courage of LassieMovieKathie Eleanor Merrick14
1945National VelvetMovieVelvet Brown13
1944Twenty Years AfterMovie(archive footage)12
1944The White Cliffs of DoverMovieBetsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited)12
1943Lassie Come HomeMoviePriscilla11
1943Jane EyreMovieHelen Burns11
1942There's One Born Every MinuteMovieGloria Twine10