Elizabeth Taylor
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| - | '''Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor''' (born [[February 27]], [[1932]]), known to the tabloids as '''Liz Taylor''', is a [[United States|American]] [[actress]] born known for her parts in such films as Who's ''[[Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)|Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]''. | + | '''Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor''' (born [[February 27]], [[1932]]), known to the tabloids as '''Liz Taylor''', is a [[United States|American]] [[actress]] born known for her parts in such films as ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)|Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]''. |
| Born in [[Hampstead]], [[London]], [[England]], she was the daughter of Francis Lenn Taylor (1897-1968) and Sara Taylor (née Sara Viola Warmbrodt, 1896-1994). Her parents, an [[art dealer]] and a former stage [[actress]], were [[United States|American]]. She has an elder brother, Howard, and was named for her paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Taylor (née Elizabeth Mary Rosemond). | Born in [[Hampstead]], [[London]], [[England]], she was the daughter of Francis Lenn Taylor (1897-1968) and Sara Taylor (née Sara Viola Warmbrodt, 1896-1994). Her parents, an [[art dealer]] and a former stage [[actress]], were [[United States|American]]. She has an elder brother, Howard, and was named for her paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Taylor (née Elizabeth Mary Rosemond). | ||
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Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (born February 27, 1932), known to the tabloids as Liz Taylor, is a American actress born known for her parts in such films as Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
Born in Hampstead, London, England, she was the daughter of Francis Lenn Taylor (1897-1968) and Sara Taylor (née Sara Viola Warmbrodt, 1896-1994). Her parents, an art dealer and a former stage actress, were American. She has an elder brother, Howard, and was named for her paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Taylor (née Elizabeth Mary Rosemond).
At the age of three she began taking ballet lessons, and played in her first movie at the age of nine. Her first major role was as the lead in Clarence Brown's film National Velvet, in which a young girl, Velvet Brown, played by Taylor, trains a horse to win the Grand National.
She attended University High School in Los Angeles, California and received her high school diploma on January 26, 1950.
Taylor has devoted much time and energy to AIDS-related charities.
