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Elizabeth Taylor: Biography, Latest News & Videos

  • Birth Name: Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
  • Birth Place: Hampstead, London, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/27/1932, Pisces
  • Profession: Actor
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Posted: 1/18/2010

Trailer for the 1945 classic National Velvet. National Velvet is the poignant family story that made a young Elizabeth Taylor a star. Taylor excels as Velvet Brown, a 1920s working-class girl whose dreams of owning her own horse become a reality when she wins Pie, a wild and unruly horse, in a raffle. With the help of Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney), a skittish, gun-shy ex-jockey, Velvet trains Pie to be a race champion despite the wishes of her loving but cautious parents (Donald Crisp and Ann Revere). Velvet's determination pays off, and the Brown family (including Angela Lansbury as Edwina, Velvet's sophisticated older sister) pools its money and enters the family pride and joy in the prestigious Grand National race, only to have its hopes dashed when the rider renegs--leading Velvet to do something extraordinary. This uplifting adaptation of Enid Bagnold's novel features stunning photography of coastal England and acclaimed crosscut editing that heightens the tension in the famous race s watch

VIDEO: Raintree County -- (Movie Clip) Better Put My Pants On

The 4th of July footrace, with the professor (Nigel Patrick) backing John (Montgomery Clift) who is drunk for the first time, against "Flash" Perkins (Lee Marvin), Nell (Eva Marie Saint) and Susanna (Elizabeth Taylor) spectating, in Raintree County, 1957. watch

VIDEO: Raintree County -- (Movie Clip) Opening Credits

After the Overture, with Nat "King" Cole singing the theme, the opening credits for director Edward Dmytryk's sprawling Civil War epic Raintree County, 1957, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift and Eva Marie Saint. watch


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Posted: 9/30/2008
Michael Jackson's outdoor funeral service began at Forest Lawn Glendale Thursday after a more than hour delay, keeping Elizabeth Taylor and other celebs waiting in the stubborn L.A. heat. (Sept. 4)
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Posted: 9/11/2009
A TCM Original Featurette in which Paul Newman pays tribute to Liz's talent and their working relationship on Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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Posted: 8/1/2008
Celebrate one of the screen's greatest stars as we present clips from key films in the movie career of Elizabeth Taylor including Butterfield 8, Cleopatra and Father of the Bride.
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Posted: 8/1/2008
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Year Title Description
2005 Mrs. Palfrey At The Claremont Movie, Source
2004 A Letter To True Movie, Actor
2001 These Old Broads Movie, Actor - Beryl Mason
2000 God, the Devil and Bob TV Show Series, Voice - Sarah
1999 Get Bruce! Movie, Actor

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Elizabeth Taylor: Michael Jackson Film the "Most Brilliant Piece of Filmmaking"

Elizabeth Taylor says the upcoming Michael Jackson film This Is It is "the single most brilliant piece of filmmaking" she has ever seen.

In a series of 19 tweets, the two-time Oscar winner, who saw the movie last week, lavished unbridled praise on the documentary, director Kenny Ortega and her late friend.

LaToya and Katherine Jackson: We won't watch Jackson film

"[The film] cements forever Michael's genius in every aspect of creativity," she wrote. "To say the man ...
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Elizabeth Taylor on Twitter: 'Ticker' Surgery Went 'Perfectly'

Elizabeth Taylor is recovering after successful heart surgery, she tweeted Thursday.

"Dear Friends, My heart procedure went off... read more

Elizabeth Taylor Undergoing Heart Procedure

Dame Elizabeth Taylor is undergoing a heart procedure to repair a leaky valve, she announced on Twitter.

"Dear Friends, I would like to let you know before it gets in the papers that I am going into the hospital to have a procedure on my heart," she wrote. "It's very new and involves repairing my leaky valve using ...
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Elizabeth Taylor Ends the Writers' Strike

At least for a couple of hours. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Elizabeth Taylor asked the Writers Guild to give up picketing at Paramount Pictures on Dec. 1 — World AIDS Day — when she gives a benefit performance of Love Letters opposite James Earl Jones, so that she and her guests could come in without feeling guilty. "[The Guild has] shown great humanity, empathy and courage by allowing our little evening to move forward," the Butterfield 8 knockout/original Mama Cassadine said in a statement. And I'm inclined to agree. Well, maybe not about the "courage" so much. But it was still a nice thing to do. — Ben Katner read more

Short Cuts: Smallville, Liz Loves Hillary, and More!

Last call for your burning questions for Smallville exec Al Gough. Post 'em here, by noon/ET.... Elizabeth Taylor was among the first to contribute to Hillary Clinton's presidential run, chipping in the maximum allowed.... Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson plays himself on an upcoming episode of Disney Channel's Cory in the House.... Toon Disney premieres its "Great Toon Weekend Getaway" programming block Saturday at noon.... If you're in the vicinity of Grand Central Station on Monday morning, Bravo's Top Designer Jonathan Adler will be there at 10:30 am to unveil a transformed 42nd Street shuttle platform. Do bamboo shades go with hobos, though? read more

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