Holland Taylor

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthday: January 14, 1943

After an impressive start on the Broadway stage in the 1960s and 1970s, actress Holland Taylor made a mark for herself in film and television as memorable “spitfires” who were often authoritative professionals possessing a brazen attitude and bawdy wit. Her big breakout came with just such a characterization of an ad agency boss in the historic TV favorite “Bosom Buddies” (ABC, 1980-82). With her patrician air, dry quips and impeccable comic timing, Taylor brought a delightful old-Hollywood sensibility to her best-known roles as a tablo…more

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Mail to the Chief
Katherine Horner
The Rape of Dr. Willis
Dr Carol Greenway
Me and Mom
Zena Hunnicutt
Harry
Nurse Duckett
The Powers That Be
Margaret Powers

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Career Milestones

2008
Featured in the comedy "Baby Mama" starring Tina Fey
2005
Cast in the romantic comedy "The Wedding Date" starring Debra Messing
2004 to 2008
Had a recurring role as billionaire Peggy Peabody on Showtime's "The L Word"
2003
Again starred as Grandma in "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over"
2003 to 0000
Cast as the snobbish, overbearing mother of Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer in the CBS comedy "Two and a Half Men"; earned Emmy (2005, 2007, 2008) nominations for Supporting Actress in a Comedy