Elizabeth Taylor: A Life in Pictures
Today would have been Elizabeth Taylor's 94th birthday. With a career that spanned over six decades, she is one of the most iconic stars in cinema history. Born in London, England, on February 27, 1932, she made her screen debut at the age of 10, in Universal's There's One Born Every Minute (1942), and quickly achieve stardom in MGM's hugely successful sports drama National Velvet (1944). Transitioning to adult roles when she turned 18, she became one of the most popular leading ladies of the 1950s, gaining critical acclaimed for her roles in A Place in the Sun (1951), Giant (1956) and Cat in a Hot Tin Roof (1958). By the 1960s, she had become the highest-paid movie star in the world, winning Academy Awards for her outstanding performances in BUtterfield 8 (1960) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). Apart from a stellar film career, she was also a dedicated philanthropist. In the mid-1980s, she was one of the first celebrities to lend her voice to H...