Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor DBE (February , â€" March , ) was an
English-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian. She began
her career as a child actress in the early s, and was one of the most
popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the s. She continued
her career successfully into the s, and remained a well-known public
figure for the rest of her life. In , the American Film Institute
named her the seventh-greatest female screen legend.Born in London to
socially prominent American parents, Taylor moved with her family to
Los Angeles in . She made her acting debut in a minor role in the
Universal Pictures film There's One Born Every Minute () but the
studio ended her contract after a year. She was then signed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and became a popular teen star after appearing in
National Velvet (). She transitioned to more mature roles in the s,
when she starred in the comedy Father of the Bride () and received
critical acclaim for her performance in the drama A Place in the Sun
().Despite being one of MGM's most bankable stars, Taylor wished to
end her career in the early s. She resented the studio's control and
disliked many of the films to which she was assigned. She began
receiving roles she enjoyed more in the mid-s, beginning with the epic
drama Giant (), and starred in several critically and commercially
successful films in the following years. These included two film
adaptations of plays by Tennessee Williams: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (),
and Suddenly, Last Summer (); Taylor won a Golden Globe for Best
Actress for the latter. Although she disliked her role as a call girl
in BUtterfield (), her last film for MGM, she won the Academy Award
for Best Actress for her performance.
English-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian. She began
her career as a child actress in the early s, and was one of the most
popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the s. She continued
her career successfully into the s, and remained a well-known public
figure for the rest of her life. In , the American Film Institute
named her the seventh-greatest female screen legend.Born in London to
socially prominent American parents, Taylor moved with her family to
Los Angeles in . She made her acting debut in a minor role in the
Universal Pictures film There's One Born Every Minute () but the
studio ended her contract after a year. She was then signed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and became a popular teen star after appearing in
National Velvet (). She transitioned to more mature roles in the s,
when she starred in the comedy Father of the Bride () and received
critical acclaim for her performance in the drama A Place in the Sun
().Despite being one of MGM's most bankable stars, Taylor wished to
end her career in the early s. She resented the studio's control and
disliked many of the films to which she was assigned. She began
receiving roles she enjoyed more in the mid-s, beginning with the epic
drama Giant (), and starred in several critically and commercially
successful films in the following years. These included two film
adaptations of plays by Tennessee Williams: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (),
and Suddenly, Last Summer (); Taylor won a Golden Globe for Best
Actress for the latter. Although she disliked her role as a call girl
in BUtterfield (), her last film for MGM, she won the Academy Award
for Best Actress for her performance.
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