Elizabeth Taylor: Difference between revisions

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She died on 23 March, 2011 from congestive heart failure.

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'''This actress provided examples of:'''

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* [[Beauty Mark]]: She had [http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii322/qquila89/128.jpg?t=1272143536 a mole on her right cheek] that was sometimes emphasized with make-up.

* [[The Fashionista]]: Was ''famous'' for her dresses and fashion style.

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* [[The Masochism Tango]]: Her relationship with Burton was allegedly similar to George and Martha's in ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]''.

* [[May-December Romance]]: She was 22 years younger than Michael Wilding, 25 years younger than Mike Todd, and 20 years older than Larry Fortensky.

* [[Mutant]]: Taylor had two rows of eyelashes on each eyelid. According to biographer J. Randy Tarborelli, her parents were actually told by a doctor shortly after her birth that their daughter possessed a mutation.

{{quote|"Well, that sounded just awful, a mutation. But, when he explained that her eyes had double rows of eyelashes, I thought, well, now, that doesn't sound so terrible at all."|Sara Sothern, Taylor's mother}}

* [[Name's the Same]]: Not to be confused with other these Elizabeth Taylors

** The British novelist, who was 20 years older and had the misfortune of publishing her first novel the year after the film ''[[National Velvet]]'' was released;

** The American painter and essayist who died a few weeks after this Elizabeth Taylor was born;

** The ''[[Holly Oaks]]'' character Liz Burton who married Richard Taylor. (You don't think they were going for a joke there, do you?)

* [[Playing Gertrude]]: In ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'', she played a character, who's in her fifties, at 34. Her casting [[WTH? Casting Agency|surprised]] many people, but she proved to be very convincing.

* [[Playing Gertrude]]: In ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'', she played a character who's in her fifties at 34. Her casting [[WTH? Casting Agency|surprised]] many people, but she proved to be very convincing.

** [[Age Lift]]: Was about ten years older than the actual [[Cleopatra]] at the beginning of the movie (which encompasses 18 years).

* [[Purple Eyes]]: One of the most famous [[Real Life]] examples. She preferred to describe them as "[[Blue Eyes]] with some touches of gold" instead.

* [[Purple Eyes]]: One of the most famous [[Real Life]] examples. She preferred to describe them as "[[Blue Eyes]] with some touches of gold" instead. Which is, more or less, what they really were -- they were a deep blue that appeared to be purple with the right lighting and makeup, a fact which Hollywood and Taylor herself both exploited.

* [[Pretty in Mink]]: Loved to wear fur wraps and fur coats.

* [[Promoted Fanboy|Promoted Fangirl]]: A fan of ''[[General Hospital]]'', in 1981, she called the executive producer and asked for a cameo role. She got the role of Helena Cassadine.