Biography
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE was a British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. As one of the world's most famous film stars, Taylor was recognized for her acting ability and for her glamorous lifestyle, beauty and distinctive violet eyes. National Velvet (1944) was Taylor's first success, and she starred in Father of the Bride (1950), A Place in the Sun (1951), Giant (1956), Cat on ...
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Complete Filmography

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
An aspiring singer is tasked with promoting the music catalogue of his great-grandfather, the famous songwriter Jimmy McHugh, recorded by everyone fro...

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerabil...

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
as Self (archive footage)
This timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity examines the life of legendary actor Rock Hudson, from his public "ladies' man" persona to hi...

Paul Newman: The Restless
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Multi-talented, Paul Newman is one of the greatest American actors of all time. With his silhouette of a Greek statue and his unreal blue eyes, he emb...

Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bish...

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
2020
as Self (archive footage)
With his grizzled moustache and chiselled features, Charles Bronson is the embodiment of a slightly archaic, brooding and almost reactionary virility....

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
The history of the peplum genre, known as sword-and-sandal cinema, set in Antiquity, from the silent film era to the present day.

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert Mitchum (1917-97) to let himself be filmed simply...

Chavela
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided by her unique voice, the film weaves an arresting...

The End of a Beautiful Epoch
2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Drama based on life and stories of one of the most popular Soviet/Russian writers - Sergei Dovlatov.

Children of 'Giant'
2015
as Self (archive footage)
"Children of 'Giant'" is a documentary film that unearths deeply wrought emotions in the small West Texas town of Marfa, before, during and after the ...

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

The Battle of Amfar
2013
as self
When AIDS struck in the early 1980s, a scientist and a movie star did not have to respond - but they did. Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor joine...

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
as (archive footage)
A compilation of television's biggest and best stars as they are caught in hilarious moments while filming. See stars and blooper moments from such hi...

Smash His Camera
2010
as Self (archive footage)
A film centering on the life and work of Ron Galella that examines the nature and effect of paparazzi.

Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary that traces the last months of Michael Jackson's life, examines the circumstances that led to his untimely passing, and explores the contr...

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovat...

Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored
2009
as Self (archive footage)

Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
as Self (archive footage)
As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life pre...

A Letter to True
2004
as Self (archive footage)
A collection of Bruce Weber's favorite images of his dogs, friends, and historical world events.

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
From Disturbing Discoveries to Astonishing Arressts, and Tragic Endings. In this tv-special, E! countdowns the greatest moments in the entertainment i...

Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson shows you his home videos.

Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
as (archive footage)
A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for the films of Paramount studio which includes Sunset Bou...

Searching for Debra Winger
2002
as Self (uncredited)
Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001
as Self
The Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special was a 2001 New York City revue show by Michael Jackson. It took place on September 7, 2001 and September...

George Stevens and His Place In The Sun
2001
as Self
This short documentary takes a look at director George Stevens' making of the classic 1951 film A Place in the Sun.

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive film of all time.

These Old Broads
2001
as Beryl Mason
Network television executive Gavin hopes to reunite celebrated Hollywood stars Piper Grayson, Kate Westbourne, and Addie Holden in a TV special after ...
Bride of Trailer Camp
2001
as (Archival)
A compilation of "coming attractions" from bad '50s melodrama through the greatest disaster movies of the '70s. Features a chain of your divas includi...

Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
2000
as Self
A celebration of the life and work of Dame Elizabeth Taylor interspersed with clips from some of her finest films. Highlights from the musical gala he...
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
A special celebrating Elizabeth Taylor's 65th birthday featuring never-before-seen footage of her life and career.

Return to 'Giant'
1996
as Self (archive footage)
In the summer of 1955, an army of cameramen, lighting techs and movie stars descended on the small, west Texas town of Marfa to film what has become, ...

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
as Self (archive footage)
The story of actor Roger Moore, including clips from his movies, television shows and interviews with the actor, his family and acquaintances.

James Dean: A Portrait
1995
as Self (Archive footage)
A look at the legacy of icon actor James Dean on the 40th anniversary of his tragic death. The special follows his life and career, with obvious atten...

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
1995
as Self
Jennifer Saunders hosts a party of AbFab outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage.

That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to G...

The Flintstones
1994
as Pearl Slaghoople
Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney...
The Jackson Family Honors
1994
as Self
Billed as a humanitarian event, the "Jackson Family Honors" taped in Las Vegas. The event was to salute outstanding humanitarians and to raise money f...

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993
as Self
Audrey Hepburn was one of the movies' best-loved stars, blessed with beauty, talent, an elegant sophistication and an enduring aura of youthful innoce...

Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah
1993
as Self
Oprah interviews Michael Jackson, broadcast live around the world from his home, Neverland Valley Ranch.

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992
as Self
A live concert in tribute to Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen. Mercury died of AIDS and so some of the proceeds of this concert went to AI...

Marilyn: Something's Got to Give
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary on Marilyn Monroe's final days and the production of "Something Got to Give."

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989
as Self - Introduction Speaker
On the eve of 1987's Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving families and friends of people who have died of AIDS pr...

Sweet Bird of Youth
1989
as Alexandra Del Lago
Tennessee William’s masterful melodrama about an aging movie star who, appalled by her own image on the screen, flees from her movie premiere and goes...

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world.

Young Toscanini
1988
as Nadina Bulichoff
A fanciful biopic of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini as a very young man.

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988
as Self (Archive Footage)
Tony Palmer's award-winning feature-length documentary profile of Richard Burton.

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988
as Self
Music documentary directed by Patrick T. Kelly.

Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
1987
as Self (archive footage)
One of Hollywood's brightest stars is eclipsed by drink, drugs and self-doubt.

Poker Alice
1987
as Alice Moffit
She's a New Orleans gambler with a poker face no man can resist. And when she unwittingly wins a "house of ill repute" in a high-stakes card game, thi...

There Must Be a Pony
1986
as Marguerite Sydney
Marguerite Sydney is a celebrated Hollywood star attempting a comeback after a stay in a mental hospital, as well as trying to re-establish a relation...

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
as Self
In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a behind-the-scenes look at Spencer Tracy's personal and profession...

Super Duper Bloopers
1986
as Self
This compilation of flubs and bloopers features TV goofs from Star Trek, M*A*S*H, sports games, newscasts, and more, plus classic film outtakes with m...

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this hilarious collection of movie and TV bloopers.

Malice in Wonderland
1985
as Louella Parsons
Struggling actress Hedda Hopper can't get a break in Hollywood, even though an acquaintence of hers is the extremely powerful gossip monger Louella Pa...

Between Friends
1983
as Deborah Shapiro
Two middle-aged women with nothing in common meet by accident and develop a close friendship while continuing to deal with their own lives.

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival fo...

Notre Dame de la Croisette
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A woman goes to Cannes and, lost in its chaos and unable to obtain tickets, ends up watching it on television from her hotel room.

Genocide
1982
as Narrator (voice)
The mass murder of Jewish people by the Nazi regime is chronicled, with a warning that anti-Semitism is on the rise and the events of the Holocaust co...

Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ...

The Mirror Crack'd
1980
as Marina Rudd
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

Winter Kills
1979
as Lola Comante (uncredited)
The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the...

Return Engagement
1978
as Dr. Emily Loomis
A live-theater production in which Elizabeth Taylor stars as Emily Loomis, a professor of ancient history at a small California college, who reluctant...

A Death in Canaan
1978
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
When a teenager is accused of his mother's murder, the community of Canaan rallies to his defense.

A Little Night Music
1977
as Desiree Armfeldt
A tangled web of affairs is weaved around actress, Desirée Armfeldt, and the men who love her: a lawyer by the name of Fredrik Egerman and the Count C...

Victory at Entebbe
1976
as Edra Vilnofsky
The film is based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport (now Entebbe International Airport) in ...

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical num...

The Blue Bird
1976
as Queen of Light/Mother/Witch/Maternal Love
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're ...

TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
as Self
Made in 1976, TVTV's close-up look at Hollywood's annual awards ritual mixes irreverent documentary with deadpan comedy. TVTV's cameras go behind the ...

Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
A celebration of Hollywood in the 1930s, featuring a compilation of clips from features and newsreels of the era.

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
1975
as Self
Vintage 1975 documentary about the life of movie queen Elizabeth Taylor hosted by Peter Lawford, and featuring appearances by actors Roddy McDowall an...

That's Entertainment!
1974
as Self - Host / Narrator
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

Identikit
1974
as Lise
Lise, a mentally disturbed spinster, experiences a series of bizarre encounters in Rome as she searches for someone she feels she'll know--when she fi...

Night Watch
1973
as Ellen Wheeler
A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the aband...

Ash Wednesday
1973
as Barbara Sawyer
Barbara gets secret plastic surgery in Switzerland in an attempt to save her marriage to Mark, but he doesn't seem interested in meeting her. She chec...

Hammersmith Is Out
1972
as Jimmie Jean Jackson
The Faust legend retold (loosely) and applied to a mentally disturbed patient in a hospital run by a doctor of dubious sanity himself. The patient off...

Under Milk Wood
1972
as Rosie Probert
The delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llareggub" in which we meet a host of curious characte...

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension th...

Zee and Co.
1971
as Zee Blakeley
The venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between her husband and his new mistres...

The Only Game in Town
1970
as Fran Walker
Fran walks into a piano bar for pizza. She comes back home with Joe, the piano player. Joe plans on winning $5,000 and leave Las Vegas. Fran waits for...

Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Masked Courtesan (uncredited)
Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.

On Location: Where Eagles Dare
1968
as Self (uncredited)
A behind-the-scenes look at the difficulties of shooting a movie on location in the Austrian Alps.

Secret Ceremony
1968
as Leonora
A penniless woman meets a strange girl who insists she is her long-lost mother and becomes enmeshed in a web of deception, and perhaps madness.

Around the World of Mike Todd
1968
as Self
"Around the World with Mike Todd" serves as a summarization of the Todd's career, and his role in producing 'Around the World in 80 Days'. Numerous be...

Boom!
1968
as Flora 'Sissy' Goforth
Explores the confrontation between the woman who has everything, including emptiness, and a penniless poet who has nothing but the ability to fill a w...

The Comedians
1967
as Martha Pineda
American and British tourists get caught up in political unrest in Haiti.

Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967
as Leonora Penderton
Bizarre tale of sex, betrayal, and perversion at a military post.

Doctor Faustus
1967
as Helen of Troy
Faustus is a scholar at the University of Wittenberg when he earns his doctorate degree. His insatiable appetite for knowledge and power leads him to ...

The Comedians in Africa
1967
as Self (uncredited)
Behind the scenes short documentary about the cast and crew during the filming of The Comedians.

The Taming of the Shrew
1967
as Katharina
Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptis...

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966
as Martha
A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the ...

The Sandpiper
1965
as Laura Reynolds
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.

The Big Sur
1965
as Self
This MGM short film narrated by Richard Burton promotes its upcoming major release "The Sandpiper" (1965), starring Burton and his then wife Elizabeth...

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'
1965
as Self
Promotional short for the film "The Sandpiper".

On the Trail of the Iguana
1964
as Self
Behind the scenes documentary of the filming of Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana.

Becket
1964
as Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)
Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of C...

The Caretaker
1964
Associate Producer
Aston, a quiet, reserved man, lives alone in a top-floor cluttered room of a small abandoned house in a poor London district. He befriends and takes i...

Elizabeth Taylor in London
1963
as Herself
TV-documentary about the actress.

The V.I.P.s
1963
as Frances Andros
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.

Cleopatra
1963
as Cleopatra
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his g...

BUtterfield 8
1960
as Gloria Wandrous
Gloria Wandrous, a promiscuous fashion model, falls in love with Weston Liggett, the hard drinking son of a working class family who has married into ...

Scent of Mystery
1960
as Woman of Mystery
An Englishman and a cabby try to save an heiress from murder in Spain.

Suddenly, Last Summer
1959
as Catherine Holly
The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane;...

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958
as Maggie
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy w...

Raintree County
1957
as Susanna Drake Shawnessy
In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susa...

Operation Raintree
1957
as Self
MGM short that looks at the behind the scenes production of Raintree County.

Giant
1956
as Leslie Lynnton Benedict
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She m...

New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
1956
as Self
Star-studded charity New York City premiere of the film Giant.

The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954
as Helen Ellswirth
Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her siste...

Beau Brummell
1954
as Lady Patricia
Captain George Bryan Brummell is a British soldier who appreciates fine clothing and innovative dress. Although he initially alienates the Prince of W...
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Acade...

Elephant Walk
1954
as Ruth Wiley
Colonial tea planter John Wiley (Peter Finch), visiting England at the end of World War II, wins and weds lovely English rose Ruth (Dame Elizabeth Tay...

Rhapsody
1954
as Louise Durant
A rich, young beauty, Louise Durant, follows the man she loves and hopes to marry to Zurich where he studies violin at the conservatory. A piano stude...

The Girl Who Had Everything
1953
as Jean Latimer
Attorney's daughter falls for one of his gangster clients.

Ivanhoe
1952
as Rebecca
Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of Kin...

Love Is Better Than Ever
1952
as Anastacia (Stacie) Macaboy
The dancing teacher Anastasia falls in love with the smart theatre agent Jud. He likes her, too, but does not want to give up his solo life at all. Th...

Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)
Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is...

Quo Vadis
1951
as Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)
After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadershi...

A Place in the Sun
1951
as Angela Vickers
A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.

Father's Little Dividend
1951
as Kay Dunstan
Newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are having a baby, leaving her father to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be...

The Big Hangover
1950
as Mary Belney
A young law school graduate is hired by a prestigious firm, but he neglects to inform them he is allergic to even a single whiff of alcohol.

Father of the Bride
1950
as Kay Banks
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself,...

Conspirator
1949
as Melinda Greyton
A newlywed suspects her husband of being a Communist spy.

Little Women
1949
as Amy
Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the civil ...

Julia Misbehaves
1948
as Susan Packett
Julia and William were married and soon separated by his snobbish family. They meet again many years later, when their daughter he has raised invites ...

A Date with Judy
1948
as Carol Pringle
Best friends Judy and Carol compete for the affection of an older man during their high school dance. As Carol tries to rekindle Judy's relationship w...

Life with Father
1947
as Mary Skinner
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.

Cynthia
1947
as Cynthia Bishop
Sheltered by her conservative parents, a small-town teenager finally goes out on a date.

Courage of Lassie
1946
as Kathie Eleanor Merrick
Bill's separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie. An accident separates him from ...

National Velvet
1945
as Velvet Brown
Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velv...

The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
as Betsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited)
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whir...

Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.

Jane Eyre
1943
as Helen Burns
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she mee...

Lassie Come Home
1943
as Priscilla
Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling t...

There's One Born Every Minute
1942
as Gloria Twine
A nine-year-old Elizabeth Taylor made her film debut in this lively comedy. She plays the spoiled-brat daughter of a pudding manufacturer who has been...