Elizabeth Taylor A legend in Hollywood, Elizabeth Taylor debuted in the film “One Born Every Minute” in 1948. Remarkable for her stunning looks and heartfelt acting, Taylor became an international sensation, earning awards ranging from Oscars and Academy Awards, to a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. She was also honored with a royal title from England.

Taylor was born in London on February 27, 1932 to parents who were art dealers. Interestingly her mother had worked as an actress until she married. Taylor began dancing at age 3 and performed as a small child for Princesses Margaret and Elizabeth.

The beginning of World War II prompted her parents to make an across-the-world move to Los Angeles, California. And it wasn’t long before a family friend, there in LA, recommended to Taylor’s parents that they take her in for a screen test. She was ten when she starred in her first movie.

It was two years later when Elizabeth was rocketed to stardom with her performance in National Velvet. Most child actors struggle to make it in the adult acting world, but Elizabeth Taylor was a definite exception. With her career spanning over 60 years, she is one of the longest working actors ever.

Adept in various genres, Taylor showed her talents in drama, comedy, and romance. In addition to her movies, Taylor made a name for herself with eight marriages, a vast jewelry collection, her perfumes, repeated suffering with various health conditions, attending drug rehab, and her stand in the fight against AIDS. Elizabeth Taylor has immortalized herself in the history of Hollywood and will forever be remembered as the violet-eyed remarkable beauty that she was.