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Elizabeth Taylor

Dame Elizabeth Taylor was a celebrated British-American actress and Hollywood legend.

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Known for: Iconic British-American actress known for her roles in classic Hollywood films and as one of the highest-paid movie stars of the 1960s.
Listed under: Classic Hollywood Stars

About Elizabeth Taylor

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. She was then signed by MGM and became a popular teen star after appearing in National Velvet (1944). She transitioned to mature roles in the 1950s, starring in the comedy Father of the Bride (1950) and receiving critical acclaim for her performance in the drama A Place in the Sun (1951). One of MGM's most bankable stars, she starred in the historical adventure epic Ivanhoe (1952) with Robert Taylor and Joan Fontaine. Taylor resented the studio's control and many casting choices. Taylor wished to end her career in the early 1950s but began receiving more enjoyable roles. The epic drama Giant (1956) followed. She also 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 (1958) and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959); Taylor won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for the latter.

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