American actress Elizabeth Taylor was born back in 1932. On March 27, in London, no one suspected that the future Queen of Hollywood was at their side. The middle name of this girl is Rosmond. Throughout her career, she has won the Oscar three times. And for the main role in the film "Cleopatra" her fee reached a million US dollars. Moreover, the big scandal due to the affair with Richard Burton only fueled interest in both the picture itself and its cast.
It is worthwhile to learn more about the Elizabeth Taylor filmography. The best films are presented further.
The first steps
Her family came from American actors. But at the time of the birth of Liz, they were in the capital of Great Britain. It was first noticed already in childhood, when they discovered a double row of eyelashes. This innate mutation made her look attractive and unforgettable. Especially against the background of a bluish pupil with a touch of lavender.
Assessing the beauty of her daughter, mother Sarah took ten-year-old Liz to the casting for the film "National Velvet". With this work, the filmography of Elizabeth Taylor began. It was an ordinary family classic, which allowed the audience to remember the young horsewoman.
Real roles
Seven years later, she begins an adult career. The role in the film "Conspirators" for the first time brings with Robert Taylor, who will become one of the actress's best friends. Critics' first scores were not impressive. They wanted to tear the young actress and erase her future. But there was something to work on for the first time in the dramatic career “Place in the Sun.” In that 1951, the duet of the main roles with Montgomery Clift made everyone appreciate the industriousness and talent of the young actress. And five years later, the Giant masterpiece was released. This cult tape put an end to all doubts about the presence of acting data in this girl.
Serious career and fame
After a triumphant substantiation in Hollywood, Elizabeth Taylor begins to participate in various film adaptations. So, the play “Cat on a Hot Roof”, written by Tennessee Williams, made it possible to justify the direction of the main female roles. And this is at 26 years old. And the sensation after the picture “Suddenly, Last Summer” once again proved the need for such shots as Rosmond. But at the time of 1959, all print media discussed only the death of the actress's third husband, which did not give the necessary impetus to the glory of cinema to Olympus. For the sake of justice, it is worth noting the fact of violent interest in the personal life of Elizabeth.
Cleopatra
It is worth mentioning the main film in the filmography of Elizabeth Taylor. In 1961, she was offered the role of Cleopatra and the fabulous fee for those times. This is one of the most important roles in her life. After all, the success of the picture was that at that time people really liked historical films, especially if they were staged with many sets made very beautifully and correctly. By the way, after this film, a fashion for eye makeup in the Egyptian style appeared. It was called “Cleopatra's eyes” and was made only with plentiful black eyeliners.
The picture itself could not pay off in the world cinema distribution precisely because of the cost of it. But from this the quality of the actors' play and their popularity was not less! The main male role was played by Richard Burton, who was able to interest the fatal woman. Their novel became an advertisement for the film itself, although it was not confirmed by either side until 1964. Then the couple decided to legalize their relationship and publicly announced this to the whole world. While they were together for 10 years, about 11 works were published, which had good success and changeable luck. And after the divorce, not even two years passed when the couple reunited again. This novel became the property of the whole movie Burton and Taylor. The film was more of a documentary nature and was released in 2013. At that time, both were already dead.
Second Oscar
She received it for the role of Martha in a very complex project called "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"? The picture was staged with a psychological bias and in the drama genre. Nobody could play like Elizabeth Taylor! In order to get into the image as much as possible, she even had to gain a lot of extra pounds. For this, she paid the time that she had to spend on losing weight.
Soon, problems with alcohol and drug addiction became known throughout the world. Therefore, any paintings of this time began to pay off much less. The actress was depressed. After the second Oscar at age 45, she was forced to agree that ending her career was a lifeline.
Further career
Elizabeth decided not to give up. Therefore, she began to play in the theater. Of course, Broadway did not applaud her, but the glory gave her advantages: they consisted of successfully played performances that quite helped in raising self-esteem and establishing personal life. That is why in 1976 she was invited to the next role in a very controversial project. It was the work of two worlds that lived in hostility.
Also included in the filmography of Elizabeth Taylor is The Blue Bird, which was the first project in US-Soviet relations. This musical fairy tale was shot based on the play of the same name. Its author was Maurice Meterlink. It was then that they found out about her in the Soviet space, where new fans and admirers appeared. And her fame began to grow again, which allowed Elizabeth to feel confident. But further serious and large projects have been reported. And only in 1994 she was invited to one of the leading female roles in the comedy "Flintstones." Having played Fred's mother-in-law there, she was remembered by the public as an actress with a capital letter.
In 1995, a biographical film about Elizabeth Taylor's “The History of Liz,” directed by Kevin Connor, was released. After that, in 1999, she starred in the comedy “Nanny”. The work did not bring serious fame or success, but it was a good help for the next film - “These Old Things”. He came out two years later and has already become a worthy end to her career.
For all the time it was difficult to call this actress second-rate or frivolous. And the way she reincarnated on the screens and entered into new roles struck the whole world. But then such works rarely brought decent profit, so the actress herself was impossible to evaluate in all its glory. Nevertheless, she became one of the most famous celebrities of the twentieth century.