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A star is born
Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was born in London. -
She was given a debut :)
her film debut in One Born Every Minute and played on the role as Gloria Twine. -
She's going somewhere - she's on her way
After the movie "There's One Born Every Minute" she was soon picked up by MGM and played the role Priscilla in the movie Lasie Come Home. -
Stardom
National Velvet is when she really started kicking it off with her actressing carrer. She took on the role as Velvet Brown. -
Busy as a Bee
Her busiest year was 1954, with roles in Rhapsody, Beau Brummell, The Last Time I Saw Paris and Elephant Walk. She was 22 now, and even at that young age was considered one of the world's great beauties. -
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Elizabeth starred as Maggie Pollitt in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
The film received rave reviews from the critics and Elizabeth was nominated again for an Academy Award for best actress, but this time she lost to Susan Hayward in "I Want to Live!" She was still a hot commodity in the film world, though -
Cleopatra
Liz (As her friends called her) picked up the role of Cleopatra in 1963. Where she earned $1,000,000 for that role. This is just one of the movies she is known for doing. -
Barbara!
Liz admitted in an interview with Barbara Walters in the late 1990s that she would still like to act but, because of her medical problems, no movie company will insure her. In addition to many other medical problems, including a benign brain tumor she had removed, she has broken her back four times. This causes her severe pain when walking or standing for long amounts of time -
#16
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#16). -
Oh dear
She nnounced that she has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure, but vowed to continue raising funds for AIDS charities and to build a Richard Burton Memorial Theatre in Cardiff, Wales.
(imdb.com and www.biography.com)
