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Dame Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) was an actress, one of most beautiful women in the world according to many, and a living legend, one of the last remaining stars of the so-called [[Golden Age of Hollywood]].
 
She started as a child actress in the 1940s, and become famous with movies like ''[[Lassie Come Home]]'', ''[[National Velvet]]'' and ''[[Little Women]]''. She made a successful transition to adult roles in ''[[Father of the Bride]]'' and ''[[A Place In The Sun]]''. After a series of somewhat forgettable films, she appeared in ''[[Giant]]'' along with [[James Dean]], then was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for Best Actress four consecutive times for ''[[Raintree County]]'', ''[[Cat Onon a Hot Tin Roof]]'', ''[[Suddenly, Last Summer]]'' and ''[[B Utterfield 8]]''. She won for the last one, which was widely seen as a [[Consolation Award]].
 
In 1963, she appeared in the big-budget historical epic ''[[Cleopatra (Film)|Cleopatra]]'', for which she recieved a record-breaking $1 million. During production, she started a relationship with her co-star [[Richard Burton]], which caused a huge scandal, since they were both married at the time. ''Cleopatra'' went way over budget, and became the most expensive film ever; despite being the highest-grossing movie in 1963, it still was considered a failure.
 
Taylor and Burton got married in 1964, and made several movies together. The most famous is ''[[Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'', for which Taylor won her second Oscar. Her performance in the film is widely regarded as the best of her career. In 1967, she and Burton starred in a film adaptation of ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]''. This was her last really memorable role. She and Burton divorced in 1974, remarried in 1975, and divorced again in 1976.
 
From the '80s, she devoted much time to AIDS-related charities, after her friend and co-star, [[Rock Hudson]] died of the disease.
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* [[Former Child Star]]: Aversion: she was famous as a child actress, but even more famous as an adult.
* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: Was 26 years older than [[Michael Jackson]].
* [[The Masochism Tango]]: Her relationship with Burton was allegedly similar to George and Martha's in ''[[Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf|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.
* [[Name's the Same]]: Not to be confused with other these Elizabeth Taylors
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** 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 ''[[Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf|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 (Film)|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.
* [[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.
* [[Real Life Relative]]: She and Burton in the films they made together.
* [[Romance Onon the Set]]: With Richard Burton.
* [[Serial Spouse]]
* [[Special Guest]]: In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode, "Lisa's First Word", where she had just one line, but an important one; Maggie's first (and for a long time, only) word. {{spoiler|[[Tear Jerker|"Daddy..."]].}}
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