Elizabeth Taylor’s Movies
In her 79 years, violet-eyed, English-born actress Elizabeth Taylor used her international fame for philanthropic causes; she acted in numerous movies, in television dramas and on the Broadway stage; she built a fragrance business; and, she married several times. As the world mourns her, we take a look back at the movies she made during her storied career.
‘There’s One Born Every Minute’
Year: 1942
‘National Velvet’
Year: 1944
Directed by: Clarence Brown
Co-stars: Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Angela Lansbury
Co-stars: Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Angela Lansbury
‘Life with Father’
Year: 1947
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Co-stars: William Powell, Irene Dunne, James Lydon
Co-stars: William Powell, Irene Dunne, James Lydon
‘Little Women’
Year: 1949
Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
Co-stars: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O’Brien
Co-stars: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O’Brien
‘Father of the Bride’
Year: 1950
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Co-stars: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Billie Burke
Co-stars: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Billie Burke
‘Giant’
Year: 1956
Directed by: George Stevens
Co-stars: Rock Hudson, James Dean, Mercedes McCambridge
Co-stars: Rock Hudson, James Dean, Mercedes McCambridge
‘Raintree County’
Year: 1957
Directed by: Edward Dmytryk
Co-stars: Montgomery Clift, Eva Marie Saint, Lee Marvin
Co-stars: Montgomery Clift, Eva Marie Saint, Lee Marvin
‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’
Year: 1958
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Co-stars: Burl Ives, Paul Newman, Jack Carson
Co-stars: Burl Ives, Paul Newman, Jack Carson
‘Suddenly Last Summer’
Year: 1959
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Co-stars: Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift, Mercedes McCambridge
Co-stars: Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift, Mercedes McCambridge
‘Butterfield 8’
Year: 1960
Directed by: Daniel Mann
Co-stars: Laurence Harvey, Eddie Fisher, Susan Oliver Award-winning role
Co-stars: Laurence Harvey, Eddie Fisher, Susan Oliver Award-winning role
‘Cleopatra’
Year: 1963
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Co-stars: Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Hume Cronyn
Co-stars: Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Hume Cronyn
‘The Sandpiper’
Year: 1965
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Co-stars: Richard Burton, Morgan Mason, Eva Maria Saint
Co-stars: Richard Burton, Morgan Mason, Eva Maria Saint
‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’
Year: 1966
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Co-stars: Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis Award-winning role
Co-stars: Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis Award-winning role
‘The Taming of the Shrew’
Year: 1967
Directed by: Franco Zeffirelli
Co-stars: Richard Burton, Natasha Pyne, Michael Hordern
Co-stars: Richard Burton, Natasha Pyne, Michael Hordern
‘The Flintstones’
Year: 1994
Directed by: Brian Levant
Co-stars: John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Rosie O’Donnell, Elizabeth Perkins