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Elizabeth Taylor
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Also known as Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, Liz Taylor, Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, Dame Elizabeth Taylor

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was a British and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She then became the world's highest-paid movie star in the 1960s, remaining a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her seventh on its list of the greatest female screen legends.

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Elizabeth Taylor was a British-American philanthropist, autobiographer, and actor who worked in stage and television. Born in Hampstead Garden Suburb in 1932, she began her work period in 1942. She was a member of the Republican Party and held citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States. Her religious worldview included Judaism and Christianity. She was married to Conrad Hilton, Jr., Michael Wilding, Mike Todd, and Eddie Fisher.

Taylor received several awards, including the Presidential Citizens Medal, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the BAFTA Fellowship, and the Academy Award for Best Actress. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She is recognized in the Academy Award Best Actress collection and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. She died of natural causes in Los Angeles in 2011 and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Her mother was Sara Sothern.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1912
Died
1975
Works
126

Top works

  • Stories from the New Yorker, 1950-1960
  • Soul of Kindness
  • The Sleeping Beauty
  • A Wreath of Roses
  • Mossy Trotter

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Country
United States
Active from
1932
Active to
2011

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Instance of
human
Family name
Taylor
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Hampstead Garden Suburb
Place of death
Los Angeles
Mother
Sara Sothern
Occupation
actor
Political party
Republican Party (United States)
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Christianity
Hair colour
brown hair
Official website
elizabethtaylor.com
Image
Elizabeth Taylor with Kennedy award.jpg
Height
160
Number of children
4
Work location
United Kingdom
Residence
Bel Air
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Commons category
Elizabeth Taylor
place of burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
date of birth
1932-02-27
date of death
2011-03-23
topic's main category
Category:Elizabeth Taylor
Commons gallery
Elizabeth Taylor
nominated for
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1942-00-00
birth name
Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
filmography
Elizabeth Taylor filmography
name in native language
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor DBE
end of work period
2003-00-00
influenced by
Marianne Williamson
honorific prefix
Dame
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
social media followers
266549
different from
Betty Taylor
medical condition
benign neoplasm
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Per Petterson
short name
Elizabeth Taylor
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