Her parents had an American nationality and they moved later in New York. Being extremely beautiful and having violet eyes, Elizabeth Taylor was noticed since the age of 10 by American producers so she got her first part in "There's One Born Every Minute". She went on playing part in many movies with Lassie. Her performance was fabulous in "National Velvet" even thought she was only a child. As she grew up, Elizabeth Taylor's interest in making career increased. She starred as a main character in "The Bride's Father" in 1950.
In 1959, Elizabeth Taylor agreed to show up in "Cleopatra" signing at the same time a contract with 20th Century Fox
. She won the Oscar with "Butterfield 8" in 1960 and "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in 1966. In the 70's, her career suffered a collapse, but later on, the actress continued making television movies and mini- series. Elizabeth Taylor had a line of perfumes and her act of charity was to get money in order to fight against AIDS.
Her private life was not as still as her career. She got first married when she was 18 with the hotels owner Nick Hilton. After a few months she got divorced, to remarry with the actor Michael Wilding in 1952. Five years later she divorced him and married Nike Todd in 1958. Unfortunately, Todd died one year later in a crush plane. While filming for "Cleopatra" Liz Taylor got involved in a long relationship with Richard Burton, to whom she married in 1964 after she had divorced her fourth husband, Eddie Fisher. The couple got divorced, remarried and then divorced after all in 1976.
Quotes :
- "I don't think President Bush is doing anything at all about Aids. In fact, I'm not sure he even knows how to spell Aids."
- "I really don't remember much about Cleopatra. There were a lot of other things going on. "
- "I've only slept with men I've been married to. How many women can make that claim?" Elizabeth Taylor Images : easyart.com
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