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Also known as Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, Liz Taylor, Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, Dame Elizabeth Taylor

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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Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was a British-American actress, philanthropist, and autobiographer. Born in Hampstead Garden Suburb in 1932, she began her work period in 1942. Her career included roles as a stage and television actor. She was married to Conrad Hilton, Jr., Michael Wilding, Mike Todd, and Eddie Fisher. Her mother was Sara Sothern.

Taylor received the Presidential Citizens Medal, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the BAFTA Fellowship, and the Academy Award for Best Actress. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She was recognized in the Academy Award Best Actress, Hollywood Walk of Fame, and Kennedy Center Honors collections. A member of the Republican Party, she practiced Judaism and Christianity. She died of natural causes in Los Angeles in 2011 and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

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Hampstead, London, England, UK

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.…

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  • Richard Burton: Wild Genius — Self (archive footage)2025
  • I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Brasiliana: The Black Musical That Introduced Brazil to the World — Herself (archive footage)2024
  • Elizabeth Taylor - Rebel Superstar — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Commitment to Life — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Paul Newman: The Restless — Self2023
  • Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Freddie Mercury: The Final Act — Self (archive footage)2022

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Instance of
human
Family name
Taylor
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Christianity
Hair colour
brown hair
Official website
elizabethtaylor.com
Image
Elizabeth Taylor with Kennedy award.jpg
Height
160
Number of children
4
Work location
United Kingdom
Residence
Bel Air
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Elizabeth Taylor
date of birth
1932-02-27
date of death
2011-03-23
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1942-00-00
birth name
Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
name in native language
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor DBE
end of work period
2003-00-00
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Marianne Williamson
honorific prefix
Dame
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social media followers
266549
different from
Betty Taylor
medical condition
benign neoplasm
short name
Elizabeth Taylor
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