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| Birth Name(s) : Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor |
Date of Birth: February 27, 1932 |
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The life of Elizabeth Taylor is the stuff legends and fairy tales are made of. A career spanning nearly 100 feature films, 8 marriages, countless awards and numerous perfume lines made her episode of "Biography" on A&E the highest-rated in 1995. She has appeared on the cover of People magazine 14 times, second only to Princess Diana.
At a young age she was surprising critics with brilliant performances in "Giant" (1956) and "Butterfield 8" (1960). Fans and family alike were scared when it was revealed in February of 1997 that she had a benign brain tumor. Her current acting career has been relegated to the occasional television appearance and she continues her crusade on the behalf of AIDS sufferers. |
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Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born February 27, 1932) is a two-time Academy Award-winning British-American actress.
Taylor was born in Hampstead, an affluent district of north-west London, the second child of Francis Lenn Taylor (1897 – 1968) and Sara Viola Warmbrodt (1896 – 1994), who were Americans residing in England. Taylor's older brother, Howard Taylor, was born in 1929.
At the age of three, Elizabeth began taking ballet lessons. Shortly after the beginning of World War II, her parents decided to return to the United States to avoid hostilities. Her mother took the children first, while her father remained in London to wrap up matters in the art business. They settled in Los Angeles, California, where Sara's family, the Warmbrodts, were then living.
She attended school on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot and received a diploma from University High School in Los Angeles on January 26, 1950, the same year she was first married at age 18.
Elizabeth Taylor won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performances in BUtterfield 8 (1960), which co-starred then husband Eddie Fisher, and again for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film) (1966), which co-starred then-husband Richard Burton and the Supporting Actress Oscar-winner, Sandy Dennis.
Taylor has been married eight times to seven husbands:
- Conrad "Nicky" Hilton (May 6, 1950 - January 29, 1951) (divorced)
- Michael Wilding (February 21, 1952 - January 26, 1957) (divorced)
- Michael Todd (February 2, 1957 - March 22, 1958) (widowed)
- Eddie Fisher (May 12, 1959 - March 6, 1964) (divorced)
- Richard Burton (March 15, 1964 - June 26, 1974) (divorced)
- Richard Burton (again) (October 10, 1975 - July 29, 1976) (divorced)
- John Warner (December 4, 1976 - November 7, 1982) (divorced)
- Larry Fortensky (October 6, 1991 - October 31, 1996) (divorced)
Taylor's mother Sara was a very strong-willed woman who had her own opinions about Elizabeth's life. She had similarly exerted her influence on her husband Francis, a shy and retiring man whom she attempted to mold into a confident, outgoing man. Taylor was never truly allowed to bond with her father, who was by and large a peripheral figure in a life dominated by her mother and her mother's obsession with public image. Even in 1968 when her father died and Taylor began crying at the funeral, her mother intervened. 'But I'm not crying dear. If a man's widow isn't crying it isn't good for others to do so. It makes me seem unfeeling.'
Finally she turned to her daughter and enquired 'How about you dear?' There was an uncomfortable pause before Taylor replied 'My moment is yet to come, Mother.' Sara Taylor raised her glass and said 'I knew it! You'll be beautiful again! Prove them all fools.' She continued 'And if you avoid letting it slip in the first place you'll save us both a lot of trouble.'
Taylor has a passion for jewelry. Over the years she has owned a number of well known pieces, two of the most talked about being the 33.19 carat (6.638 g) Krupp Diamond and the 69.42 carat (13.884 g) pear-shaped Taylor-Burton Diamond, which were among many gifts from husband Richard Burton. Taylor also owns the 50 carat La Peregrina Pearl, purchased by Burton as a Valentine's day present in 1969. The pearl was formerly owned by Mary I of England, and Burton sought a portrait of Queen Mary wearing the pearl. Upon the purchase of the painting, the Burtons discovered that the British National Portrait Gallery did not have an original painting of Mary, so they donated the painting to the Gallery . Her enduring collection of jewelry has been eternalized with her book My Love Affair with Jewelry (2002).
Taylor has devoted much time and energy to AIDS-related charities and fundraising. She helped start the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) after the death of her former co-star and friend, Rock Hudson. She also created her own AIDS foundation, Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation (ETAF). By 1999, she had helped to raise an estimated US$50 million to fight the disease.
Taylor was also a fan of the soap opera General Hospital. In fact, she was cast as the first Helena Cassadine, matriarch of the Cassadine family.
1967
- BAFTA Award, Best British Actress: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (UK)
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award, Best Actress: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- Golden Laurel Award, Female Dramatic Performance: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- National Board of Review, Best Actress: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (USA)
1999
- declared a Dame Commander of the British Empire (UK)
- awarded Academy Fellowship, British Academy of Film and Television Arts
In 2005 she was a vocal supporter of her friend,Michael Jackson, in his trial in California on charges of sexually abusing a child. He was acquitted.
She was in news once more recently for a rumored 9th marriage to her constant companion Jason Winters. This has been dismissed as a rumour. However she is quoted as saying, "Jason Winters is one of the most wonderful men I've ever known and that's why I love him. He bought us the most beautiful house in Hawaii and we visit it as often as possible," to celebrated gossip columnist Liz Smith. Jason Winters also accompanied her to Macy's Passport 2007 where she was honored with the Humanitarian Award. |
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| My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw was an engagement ring. I was hooked. |
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