Biography
After an impressive start on the Broadway stage in the 1960s and 1970s, actress Holland Taylor made a mark for herself in film and on 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 on the historic TV favorite, "Bosom Buddies" (ABC, 1980-82). With her patrician air, dry quips and impeccable comic timing, Taylor …
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Career Milestones
| Nominated for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series | ||
2008 | Featured in the comedy "Baby Mama" starring Tina Fey | |
2005 | Cast in the romantic comedy "The Wedding Date" starring Debra Messing | |
2004 | Had a recurring role as billionaire Peggy Peabody on Showtime's "The L Word" | |
2003 | 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, 2010) nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | |
2003 | Again starred as Grandma in "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over" | |
2002 | Cast as Grandma in "Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams" | |
2001 | Portrayed US First Lady Nancy Reagan in "The Day Reagan Was Shot" (Showtime) | |
2001 | Appeared as a tough Harvard law professor, opposite Reese Witherspoon, in the comedy, "Legally Blonde" | |
2000 | Cast as Marisa Tomei's unpredictable shrink in Brad Anderson's "Happy Accidents" | |
2000 | Portrayed an elegant temple member in Edward Norton's feature directing debut, "Keeping the Faith" | |
1999 | Cast as a gossip columnist on the AMC original series "The Lot" | |
1998 | Played a recurring role of a judge on the ABC drama "The Practice" | |
1998 | Acted in "Next Stop, Wonderland"; directed by nephew Brad Anderson | |
1998 | Portrayed Truman's (Jim Carrey) Mother in "The Truman Show" | |
1997 | Appeared in the live-action comedy "George of the Jungle" | |
1995 | Cast as tabloid editor Camilla Dane on the sitcom "The Naked Truth" (ABC 1995-96; NBC 1996-98) | |
1995 | Cast in small role in the feature "How to Make an American Quilt" | |
1993 | Had recurring role of Susan McCann on the Saturday morning sitcom "Saved by the Bell: The College Years" (NBC) | |
1992 | Played the tart-tongued wife of a US Senator (John Forsythe) in the NBC political sitcom "The Powers That Be" | |
1990 | Cast as series regular Dawn St. Clare, a lusty TV producer, in the comedy "Going Places" (ABC) | |
1988 | Appeared opposite Gurney in the first public performances of his "Love Letters" | |
1988 | Co-starred as the daughter in a WASP family headed by Nancy Marchand in Gurney's play "The Cocktail Hour" | |
1987 | Played Nurse Duckett on the ABC sitcom "Harry" | |
1986 | Returned to the stage in Gurney's "The Perfect Party" | |
1985 | Co-starred on the short-lived sitcom "Me and Mom" (ABC) | |
1984 | Appeared as Kathleen Turner's publisher friend Gloria in "Romancing the Stone"; reprised role in 1985 sequel "The Jewel of the Nile" | |
1983 | Survived the Broadway bomb "Moose Murders"; replaced Eve Arden in the legendary flop one week before opening | |
1983 | Starred as half of a radio talk show team in the stage comedy "Breakfast with Les and Bess" | |
1980 | Played Ruth Dunbar, the flamboyant boss of Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari, on the ABC sitcom "Bosom Buddies" | |
1977 | Returned to daytime drama as the villainous Denise Cavanaugh on "The Edge of Night" (ABC) | |
1976 | Acted in Gurney's award-winning play "Children" | |
1976 | Feature film debut, "The Next Man" | |
1975 | Primetime TV series debut as regular on the short-lived CBS drama series "Beacon Hill" | |
1973 | Made TV debut on the NBC daytime soap "Somerset" | |
1972 | Played wife to Alan Bates' "Butley" on Broadway | |
1968 | First collaboration with playwright A R Gurney, "The David Show" | |
1967 | Appeared in the Off-Broadway production of "The Poker Sessions" | |
1965 | Made Broadway debut in "The Devils" opposite Anne Bancroft | |
| Moved to New York City after college to become an actress | ||
Awards
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Two and a Half Men |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Two and a Half Men |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Two and a Half Men |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Two and a Half Men |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Comedy Series in The Lot |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in The Practice |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in The Practice |