Elizabeth Taylor was one of the most beautiful women to ever grace the silver screen. Elizabeth Taylor's striking beauty, characterized by her violet eyes, jet black hair, perfect porcelain skin and glamorous style, significantly shaped her public image and the types of roles she was offered, often overshadowing her acting talent. This combination of beauty and talent made her a Hollywood icon, leading to her being one of the highest-paid actresses of her time and a subject of intense media fascination.

Full Name: Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
Birth Date: February 27, 1932
Birth Place: London, England
Parents: Francis Lenn Taylor (art dealer) and Sara Sothern (stage actress)
Citizenship: Dual British and American
Taylor moved to Los Angeles with her family in 1939, where she began her acting career as a child actress.
Debut Film: There’s One Born Every Minute (1942)
Breakthrough Role: National Velvet (1944)
Notable Films:
Giant (1956)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
Cleopatra (1963)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Awards
Academy Awards:
Best Actress for Butterfield 8 (1960)
Best Actress for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Personal Life
Marriages: Eight times to seven men, including notable marriages to Richard Burton (twice) and Eddie Fisher.
Children: Four