The life and work of one of the first American actresses to receive millions of royalties, twice awarded the most prestigious award of the film world and called the “Queen of Hollywood” – Elizabeth Taylor (Elizabeth Taylor) – still attracts the attention of millions of her fans. Elizabeth was born in London in 1932, but when World War II broke out, her family moved to America. Her father's name was Frances Lenn Taylor, and her mother Sarah Viola Vombrodt was an actress. In the family, besides Elizabeth,
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The life and work of one of the first American actresses to receive millions of royalties, twice awarded the most prestigious award of the film world and called the “Queen of Hollywood” – Elizabeth Taylor (Elizabeth Taylor) – still attracts the attention of millions of her fans.
Elizabeth was born in London in 1932, but when World War II broke out, her family moved to America. Her father's name was Frances Lenn Taylor, and her mother Sarah Viola Vombrodt was an actress. In the family, besides Elizabeth, there was another child - her brother Howard.
Elizabeth’s debut in the cinema took place in 1942, and two years later young Elizabeth was invited to participate in the film.
picture "National Velvet" . Her first serious work in cinema was a role in the film The Conspirator (1949), but the film world was very skeptical about the appearance on the screen of the young film star. These speculations were debunked after Elizabeth Taylor starred in 1951.
. In 1956, she participated in the film “Giant”, her partner in the film was James Dean. Then there was Cat on a Hot Roof (1958) and Suddenly Last Summer (1959).
The real gold for Elizabeth was the role of Cleopatra in the historical
film "Cleopatra" . Filmed in 1961, this role brought her not only the love of the audience, but also the first million dollar fee. By the way, it was Taylor who first began to let her eyes down so fat, then it was called “the eyes of Cleopatra.”
The career of the actress almost ended when she was just over forty years old. There are many reasons: her addiction to alcohol and drugs, high-profile scandals with her participation, besides, Elizabeth began to rapidly gain weight. There were also health problems: heart arrhythmia, lung disease, she had a brain tumor removed and hip prostheses implanted, there was a suspicion of skin cancer. After death
Richard Burton The one she met on the set of Cleopatra. Their "official affair" led to a legal marriage, which they formalized in 1964. After 10 years, the star couple divorced, then again went under the crown. By the way, in a duet with Barton, Taylor played in eleven films.
Elizabeth Taylor died on March 23, 2011. /