Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was considered one of the last if not the last big stars to come out of the old Hollywood studio system. She was known all over the world for her beauty, especially her purple eyes. She has been attracting public attention since her childhood and has been informed the world ever since.
Taylor was born on February 27, 1932 in London, England. Although she was born British, her parents Sarah Sautern (née Sarah Viola Warmbrodt) and Frances Lenn Taylor were American art dealers from St. Louis, Missouri (her father went to London to open a gallery). Her mother was an actress on stage, but she abandoned this vocation when she got married. Elizabeth lived in London until she was seven years old. Then her family left for the United States, and in 1939 the clouds of war began to lift over Europe. They sailed without her father left to do the art business.

The family moved to Los Angeles, and Mrs. Taylor's family also moved there. Mr. Taylor followed shortly thereafter. A family friend saw the amazingly beautiful little Elizabeth and offered her a screen test. Her tests impressed the executives of her Universal Pictures, which signed her with her. Her first screening was One Born Every Minute (1942), released when she was 10 years old. Universal canceled her contract after one of those films, but Elizabeth soon took over MGM. Her first film she shot at this studio was Lassie Come Home (1943), and it was thanks to this film that MGM signed a one-year contract with her. She had small roles in two films, White Cliffs of Dover (1944) and Jane Eyre (1943) (the first was filmed while rented to 20th Century Fox). Then came the picture that made Elizabeth her star: MGM's National Velvet (1944). She played Velvet Brown opposite Mickey Rooney. The film was a hit, grossing over $4 million. Elizabeth now has a long-term contract with MGM and was her primary child star. In 1945, she did not appear in a film, but returned to the 1946 film "The Courage of Lash" (1946) with another success. In 1947, when she was 15, she starred in Life with Father (1947) with heavyweights such as William Powell, Irene Dunn, and Zasu Pitts, which was one of the highest-grossing hits of the year. She also starred in the film ensemble Little Women (1949), which was also a huge box office success.

Born: February 27, 1932 in Hampstead, London, England, UK
Died: March 23, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA (congestive heart failure)
Birth Name: Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
Nicknames:

• Liz
  
• Kitten
  
• La Liz

Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 5
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 3
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 4