Actor
Elizabeth Taylor
Born 27 February 1932 · Hampstead, London, England, UK — died 23 March 2011
Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011) was a British-American actress who rose from MGM child star to one of Hollywood's biggest screen icons. She was known for dramatic roles in the 1950s and 60s, her celebrated partnership with Richard Burton, and her later AIDS activism.
Key films
National Velvet (1945)
Her first major success, made her a star as a young girl at MGM.
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Marked her transition from child star to serious adult dramatic actress.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Acclaimed Tennessee Williams adaptation that showcased her as a leading dramatic star.
BUtterfield 8 (1960)
Earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress.
Cleopatra (1963)On Cinespective
Epic title role that made her the highest-profile star of the era and began her pairing with Richard Burton.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Won her second Best Actress Oscar in a celebrated performance opposite Richard Burton.
Key awards
- 1960 Academy Award for Best Actress (BUtterfield 8)
- 1966 Academy Award for Best Actress (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)
- 1993 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (Academy Awards)
- 1993 AFI Life Achievement Award
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 154
- 1942There's One Born Every Minute · as Gloria TwineActor
- 1943Jane Eyre · as Helen BurnsActor
- 1943Lassie Come Home · as PriscillaActor
- 1944The White Cliffs of Dover · as Betsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited)Actor
- 1944Twenty Years After · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1945National Velvet · as Velvet BrownActor
- 1946Courage of Lassie · as Kathie Eleanor MerrickActor
- 1947Life with Father · as Mary SkinnerActor
- 1947Cynthia · as Cynthia BishopActor
- 1948A Date with Judy · as Carol PringleActor
- 1948Julia Misbehaves · as Susan PackettActor
- 1949Little Women · as AmyActor
- 1949Conspirator · as Melinda GreytonActor
- 1950Father of the Bride · as Kay BanksActor
- 1950The Big Hangover · as Mary BelneyActor
- 1951Quo Vadis · as Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)Actor
- 1951A Place in the Sun · as Angela VickersActor
- 1951Father's Little Dividend · as Kay DunstanActor
- 1951Callaway Went Thataway · as Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)Actor
- 1952Ivanhoe · as RebeccaActor
- 1952Love Is Better Than Ever · as Anastacia (Stacie) MacaboyActor
- 1953The Girl Who Had Everything · as Jean LatimerActor
- 1954The Last Time I Saw Paris · as Helen EllswirthActor
- 1954Elephant Walk · as Ruth WileyActor
- 1954Beau Brummell · as Lady PatriciaActor
- 1954Rhapsody · as Louise DurantActor
- 1954A Star Is Born World Premiere · as SelfActor
- 1956Giant · as Leslie Lynnton BenedictActor
- 1956New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' · as SelfActor
- 1957Raintree County · as Susanna Drake ShawnessyActor
- 1957Operation Raintree · as SelfActor
- 1958Cat on a Hot Tin Roof · as Maggie PollittActor
- 1959Suddenly, Last Summer · as Catherine HollyActor
- 1960BUtterfield 8 · as Gloria WandrousActor
- 1960Scent of Mystery · as Woman of MysteryActor
- 1962Lykke og krone · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1963Cleopatra · as CleopatraActor
- 1963The V.I.P.s · as Frances AndrosActor
- 1963Elizabeth Taylor in London · as HerselfActor
- 1964Becket · as Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)Actor
- 1964On the Trail of the Iguana · as SelfActor
- 1965The Sandpiper · as Laura ReynoldsActor
- 1965The Big Sur · as SelfActor
- 1965A Statue for "The Sandpiper" · as SelfActor
- 1966Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? · as MarthaActor
- 1967The Taming of the Shrew · as KatharinaActor
- 1967Reflections in a Golden Eye · as Leonora PendertonActor
- 1967The Comedians · as Martha PinedaActor
- 1967Doctor Faustus · as Helen of TroyActor
- 1967Mondo HollywoodActor
- 1967The Comedians in Africa · as Self (uncredited)Actor
- 1968Secret Ceremony · as LeonoraActor
- 1968Boom! · as Flora 'Sissy' GoforthActor
- 1968On Location: Where Eagles Dare · as Self (uncredited)Actor
- 1968Around the World of Mike Todd · as SelfActor
- 1969Anne of the Thousand Days · as Masked Courtesan (uncredited)Actor
- 1969The Happy Ending · as Kay Banks (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1970The Only Game in Town · as Fran WalkerActor
- 1972Zee and Co. · as Zee BlakeleyActor
- 1972Under Milk Wood · as Rosie ProbertActor
- 1972Hammersmith Is Out · as Jimmie Jean JacksonActor
- 1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1973Night Watch · as Ellen WheelerActor
- 1973Ash Wednesday · as Barbara SawyerActor
- 1973Divorce His - Divorce Hers · as Jane ReynoldsActor
- 1974That's Entertainment! · as Self - Host / NarratorActor
- 1974Identikit · as LiseActor
- 1974James Dean Remembered · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1975Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait · as SelfActor
- 1975James Dean: The First American Teenager · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1976The Blue Bird · as Queen of Light/Mother/Witch/Maternal LoveActor
- 1976Victory at Entebbe · as Edra VilnofskyActor
- 1976TVTV Looks at the Oscars · as SelfActor
- 1976Hooray for Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1977A Little Night Music · as Desiree ArmfeldtActor
- 1978A Death in Canaan · as Self (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 1978Return Engagement · as Dr. Emily LoomisActor
- 1979Winter Kills · as Lola Comante (uncredited)Actor
- 1980The Mirror Crack'd · as Marina RuddActor
- 1982Genocide · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1982Night of 100 Stars · as SelfActor
- 1983Between Friends · as Deborah ShapiroActor
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1985Malice in Wonderland · as Louella ParsonsActor
- 1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1986The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn · as SelfActor
- 1986There Must Be a Pony · as Marguerite SydneyActor
- 1986Super Duper Bloopers · as SelfActor
- 1986An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.Actor
- 1987Poker Alice · as Alice MoffitActor
- 1987Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1988Young Toscanini · as Nadina BulichoffActor
- 1988Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues · as SelfActor
- 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1988In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton · as Self (Archive Footage)Actor
- 1989Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt · as Self - Introduction SpeakerActor
- 1989Sweet Bird of Youth · as Alexandra Del LagoActor
- 1989Michael Jackson: Leave Me Alone · as SelfActor
- 1990Marilyn: Something's Got to Give · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1992The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert · as SelfActor
- 1993Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah · as SelfActor
- 1993Audrey Hepburn: Remembered · as SelfActor
- 1994The Flintstones · as Pearl SlaghoopleActor
- 1994That's Entertainment! III · as (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1994The Jackson Family Honors · as SelfActor
- 1995Roger Moore: A Matter of Class · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1995How to Be Absolutely Fabulous · as SelfActor
- 1995James Dean: A Portrait · as Self (Archive footage)Actor
- 1995Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1996Return to 'Giant' · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life · as SelfActor
- 1998Memories of Giant · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1999Discovering Bedrock · as SelfActor
- 2000Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration · as SelfActor
- 2001Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration · as SelfActor
- 2001These Old Broads · as Beryl MasonActor
- 2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2001George Stevens and His Place In The Sun · as SelfActor
- 2001AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand · as selfActor
- 2001Bride of Trailer Camp · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2002Searching for Debra Winger · as Self (uncredited)Actor
- 2002Edith Head: The Paramount Years · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2002Heart of the Festival · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2004A Letter to True · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2004Judy Garland: By Myself · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2005James Dean: Forever Young · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2009Waking Sleeping Beauty · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2009Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2010Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop? · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2011Bert Stern - Original MadmanActor
- 2011Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2013The Battle of Amfar · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2015The End of a Beautiful Epoch · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2015Children of 'Giant' · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2015Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…Actor
- 2016Andy Warhol, Fluorescent · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2017Chavela · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2017The Fabulous Allan Carr · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2019Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic · as Self - Actress (archive footage)Actor
- 2019Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast · as Self - Actress (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, LeidenschaftActor
- 2022Freddie Mercury: The Final Act · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Rat Pack · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2023Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2023Paul Newman: The Restless · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2023Commitment to Life · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2024Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2024Brasiliana: The Black Musical That Introduced Brazil to the World · as Herself (archive footage)Actor
- 2024I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2025Richard Burton: Wild Genius · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.