Biography
For nearly 70 years, the press chronicled every element of Taylor's very public private life, which was fraught with more melodrama, romantic intrigue, and scandal than the collected works of Jacqueline Susann and Harold Robbins combined. The eight marriages, medical crises, and headline-grabbing meltdowns all but eclipsed the fact that Taylor twice won the Best Actress Academy Award, for "Butterfield 8" (1960) and "Who's Afraid of Virginia …
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Career Milestones
2001 | Last major acting performance, the ABC TV-movie "These Old Broads" with Shirley MacLaine, Debbie Reynolds, and Joan Collins |
1994 | Returned to features for the live-action film "The Flintstones" |
1992 | Lent her voice for baby Maggie's first word on Fox animated series "The Simpsons" |
1991 | Launched second fragrance "White Diamonds" |
1988 | Hosted syndicated TV documentary special "AIDS: The Global Explosion" |
1987 | Launched first fragrance "Passion" |
1985 | Played movie gossip columnist Louella Parsons in the TV-movie "Malice in Wonderland" |
1983 | Produced a Broadway revival of Noel Coward's "Private Lives" starring herself and Richard Burton; produced through a company she formed titled the Elizabeth Theater Group |
1981 | Co-narrated (with Orson Welles) the Holocaust compilation documentary "Genocide" |
1981 | Made Broadway debut in a revival of Lillian Hellman's "The Little Foxes"; earned a Tony nomination for Best Actress |
1980 | Last feature film role for 14 years, "The Mirror Crack'd"; also co-starred Rock Hudson |
1973 | Co-starred with Henry Fonda in "Ash Wednesday" |
1973 | Made TV-movie debut in the two-part "Divorce His, Divorce Hers"; again collaborating with Richard Burton |
1972 | Cast opposite Burton and Peter O'Toole in "Under Milk Wood" |
1970 | Re-teamed with director George Stevens to star in "The Only Game in Town" |
1967 | Again collaborated with Burton for "The Comedians" |
1967 | Co-starred with Marlon Brando in the John Hudson-directed "Reflections in a Golden Eye" |
1966 | Played Martha opposite Burton's George in Mike Nichols' adaptation of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" |
1965 | Re-teamed with then husband Richard Burton in "The Sandpiper" |
1963 | Hosted the CBS TV variety special "Elizabeth Taylor in London" |
1963 | Portrayed the title role of the big-budget feature "Cleopatra"; directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz; Burton, who played Mark Antony, and Taylor began a much publicized off-screen affair during production |
1960 | Awarded a record setting contract of $1 million to portray the title role in "Cleopatra" |
1960 | Won first Academy Award for playing the lead role in "BUtterfield 8"; co-starred then husband Eddie Fisher |
1959 | Again co-starred with Clift in "Suddenly, Last Summer"; first collaboration with future husband, Eddie Fisher |
1958 | Co-starred with Paul Newman in Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"; earned a Best Actress Academy Award nomination |
1957 | Re-teamed with Montgomery Clift for "Raintree County"; earned a Best Actress Academy Award nomination |
1956 | Achieved critical acclaim playing the female lead in George Stevens's "Giant"; co-starred with Rock Hudson and James Dean |
1954 | Played the lead role in "Elephant Walk" |
1951 | Played a beautiful socialite opposite Montgomery Clift in George Stevens' "A Place In The Sun" |
1951 | Reprised role opposite Spencer Tracy in the sequel "Father's Little Dividend" |
1950 | Co-starred with Spencer Tracy in the romantic comedy "Father of the Bride" |
1950 | First adult leading role, playing debutante Melinda Grayton in "Conspirator" |
1949 | Final adolescent role, playing Amy in the American classic "Little Women" |
1944 | Achieved child star status playing the leading role in Clarence Brown's "National Velvet" |
1944 | Appeared again opposite Roddy McDowall in "The White Cliffs of Dover" |
1943 | First film for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, "Lassie Come Home"; also first film opposite Roddy McDowall |
1942 | Signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer eight months after Universal cancelled her contract |
1942 | Made screen debut at the age of nine in "There's One Born Every Minute" |
1941 | Signed a contract with Universal Pictures |
1939 | Family left London at the start of WWII and moved to Los Angeles, CA |
Awards
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Life Achievement |
1984 | Golden Globe Award for Cecil B. DeMille Award |
1973 | Golden Globe Award for Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) |
1973 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Ash Wednesday |
1972 | Berlin International Film Festival for Silver Bear for Best Actress in Hammersmith Is Out |
1968 | Golden Globe Award for Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) |
1967 | Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in The Taming of the Shrew |
1967 | BAFTA Award for British Actress in The Taming of the Shrew |
1966 | Academy Award for Actress in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? |
1966 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? |
1966 | National Board of Review Award for Best Actress in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? |
1966 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? |
1966 | BAFTA Award for British Actress in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? |
1965 | Golden Globe Award for Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) |
1960 | Academy Award for Actress in Butterfield 8 |
1960 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Butterfield 8 |
1959 | Academy Award for Actress in Suddenly, Last Summer |
1959 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Suddenly, Last Summer |
1958 | Academy Award for Actress in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
1958 | BAFTA Award for Foreign Actress in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
1957 | Academy Award for Actress in Raintree County |
1956 | Golden Globe Award for Special Achievement Award |