Elizabeth Taylor was a famous British-American actress who was born in London, England on February 27, 1932. She was well-known for her extraordinary beauty, skill, and turbulent personal life. She was one of the most famous actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age after starting her acting career as a little child in the early 1940s.
Early Life and Career
American parents residing in London gave birth to Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor. When World War II broke out, her family relocated to the US, where she started her acting career at a young age. In the 1944 movie “National Velvet,” Taylor played a young girl who trains a horse to win the Grand National, marking her breakout performance. She became a kid star when this performance shot her to fame.
Transition to Adult Roles
As Taylor grew older, she made the move from child star to leading lady quite well. She starred in several popular movies in the 1950s, such as “Giant” (1956), “A Place in the Sun” (1951), and “Cat in a Hot Tin Roof” (1958). Her first of two Academy Awards for Best Actress came from her performance in “Butterfield 8” (1960).
Cleopatra and International Stardom
Playing Cleopatra in the 1963 movie “Cleopatra” was one of Taylor’s most well-known and contentious roles. Despite being a production nightmare, the movie was among the most costly ever filmed at the time. Taylor divorced her then-husband Eddie Fisher as a result of the widely publicized romance she started with co-star Richard Burton during production. Two marriages and two divorces later, Taylor and Burton’s romance enthralled the globe.
Later Career and Philanthropy
Taylor kept starring in movies throughout the 1960s and 1970s, but as her reputation for her personal life grew, so did her career. She gained notoriety for her eight marriages to seven different men, two of which were to Richard Burton.
Taylor became an advocate for HIV/AIDS education and research in the 1980s and 1990s, helping to form the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and co-founding the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR). She received numerous honors and notable recognition for her efforts in this field.
| Elizabeth Taylor | Date Of Birth |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | Feb 27th, 1932 – in Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom |
| Date of death | Mar 23rd, 2011 (aged 79) – in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Chinese year | Monkey (猴) |
| Star sign | Pisces (♓) |
Personal Life
Taylor’s acting career brought her fame, but so did her personal life. Conrad Hilton Jr., Michael Wilding, Mike Todd, Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton (twice), John Warner, and Larry Fortensky were among the seven men she wed eight times. Liza Todd, Maria Burton, Michael, and Christopher Wilding were her four children.
Legacy and Death
Elizabeth Taylor was a genuine Hollywood icon, renowned for her striking good looks, superb acting, and exuberant demeanor. Throughout her career, she won multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards for Best Actress. In 2000, she was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE).
Taylor suffered from congestive heart failure and died on March 23, 2011, at the age of 79. She is still regarded as a symbol of Hollywood glitz and tenacity, and her legacy continues to have an impact on the film and charitable industries.