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Elizabeth Taylor

Actor, also producer · Died March 23, 2011, aged 79 · Hampstead, London, England, UK

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a European British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. As one of the world's most famous film stars, Taylor was recognized for her acting ability and for her glamorous lifestyle, beauty and distinctive violet eyes. National Velvet (1944) was Taylor's first success, and she starred in Father of the Bride (1950), A Place in the Sun (1951), Giant (1956), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for BUtterfield 8 (1960), played the title role in Cleopatra (1963), and married her co-star Richard Burton. They appeared together in 11 films, including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), for which Taylor won a second Academy Award. From the mid-1970s, she appeared less frequently in film, and made occasional appearances in television and theatre. Her much publicized personal life included eight marriages and several life-threatening illnesses. From the mid-1980s, Taylor championed HIV and AIDS programs; she co-founded the American Foundation for AIDS Research in 1985, and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1993. She received the Presidential Citizens Medal, the Legion of Honour, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and a Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, who named her seventh on their list of the "Greatest American Screen Legends". Taylor died of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.

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Born
February 27, 1932
Died
March 23, 2011 (aged 79)
From
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
66 on MovieCove · 97 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Elizabeth Taylor's films like?

Across their 54 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Romance movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
19%
Morality
15%
Society
10%
Power
8%
Survival
6%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage9 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 53 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 19 · Serious 13 · Dark 21

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 12

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 26 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 21 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 29 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 13

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 37 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 26 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 21 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 19

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 37 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

35 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 11 of 35 analyzed roles.

Hero
11 of 35
Shapeshifter
9 of 35
Shadow
6 of 35
Ally
5 of 35
Herald
2 of 35
Mentor
1 of 35
Trickster
1 of 35
Show the 35 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
29
Melancholic
28
Warm
18
Joyful
13
Romantic
16
Other
46

How their films linger

Feel-good20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic11
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Elizabeth Taylor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 66 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Elizabeth Taylor's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

97 credits, 66 with a MovieCove page; 86 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Andy Warhol, Fluorescent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as (archive footage)

  • Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Bert Stern: Original Madman(2011)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as (archive footage)

  • Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate(2004)

    as Cleopatra

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Edith Head: The Paramount Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as (archive footage) · as Self (archive footage)

  • Bride of Trailer Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as (archive footage)

  • These Old Broads(2001)

    as Beryl Mason

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • God, the Devil and Bob(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years(1997)

    as Cleopatra

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • High Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Taylor (voice)

  • Can't Hurry Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Taylor

  • That's Entertainment! III(1994)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Flintstones(1994)

    as Pearl Slaghoople

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Nanny(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Taylor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Andrews

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Taylor (voice) · as Maggie Simpson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Bird of Youth(1989)

    as Alexandra Del Lago

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Murphy Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Taylor

  • Young Toscanini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Nadina Bulichoff

  • Poker Alice(1987)

    as Alice Moffit

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • There Must Be a Pony(1986)

    as Marguerite Sydney

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • North & South: Book 1, North & South(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · as Madam Conti · as Madame Conti

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey(1984)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Malice in Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Louella Parsons

  • Between Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Deborah Shapiro

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Genocide(1982)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Mirror Crack'd(1980)

    as Marina Rudd

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Winter Kills(1979)

    as Lola Comante (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Return Engagement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Dr. Emily Loomis

  • The South Bank Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Little Night Music(1977)

    as Desiree Armfeldt

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Victory at Entebbe(1976)

    as Edra Vilnofsky

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Bird(1976)

    as Queen of Light/Mother/Witch/Maternal Love

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Driver's Seat(1974)

    as Lise

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Night Watch(1973)

    as Ellen Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Ash Wednesday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Barbara Sawyer

  • Divorce His, Divorce Hers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jane Reynolds

  • Hammersmith Is Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Jimmie Jean Jackson

  • Under Milk Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Rosie Probert

  • X, Y & Zee(1972)

    as Zee Blakeley

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Only Game in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Fran Walker

  • The Happy Ending(1969)

    as Kay Banks (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Anne of the Thousand Days(1969)

    as Masked Courtesan (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Secret Ceremony(1968)

    as Leonora

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Here's Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Taylor

  • Boom!(1968)

    as Flora 'Sissy' Goforth

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Comedians(1967)

    as Martha Pineda

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Reflections in a Golden Eye(1967)

    as Leonora Penderton

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Faustus(1967)

    as Helen of Troy

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Mondo Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • The Taming of the Shrew(1967)

    Producer · as Katharina

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?(1966)

    as Martha

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Sandpiper(1965)

    as Laura Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Becket(1964)

    as Blonde Village Woman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Guest(1963)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The V.I.P.s(1963)

    as Frances Andros

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Cleopatra(1963)

    as Cleopatra

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • BUtterfield 8(1960)

    as Gloria Wandrous

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Scent of Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Woman of Mystery

  • Suddenly, Last Summer(1959)

    as Catherine Holly

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof(1958)

    as Maggie Pollitt

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Raintree County(1957)

    as Susanna Drake Shawnessy

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Giant(1956)

    as Leslie Lynnton Benedict

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Last Time I Saw Paris(1954)

    as Helen Ellswirth

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Beau Brummell(1954)

    as Lady Patricia

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Elephant Walk(1954)

    as Ruth Wiley

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Rhapsody(1954)

    as Louise Durant

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Girl Who Had Everything(1953)

    as Jean Latimer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Ivanhoe(1952)

    as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Love Is Better Than Ever(1952)

    as Anastacia (Stacie) Macaboy

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Emily Loomis

  • Callaway Went Thataway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)

  • Quo Vadis(1951)

    as Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Place in the Sun(1951)

    as Angela Vickers

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Father's Little Dividend(1951)

    as Kay Dunstan

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Big Hangover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mary Belney

  • Father of the Bride(1950)

    as Kay Banks

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Conspirator(1949)

    as Melinda Greyton

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Little Women(1949)

    as Amy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Julia Misbehaves(1948)

    as Susan Packett

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Date with Judy(1948)

    as Carol Pringle

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Life with Father(1947)

    as Mary Skinner

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Cynthia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Cynthia Bishop

  • Courage of Lassie(1946)

    as Kathie Eleanor Merrick

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • National Velvet(1944)

    as Velvet Brown

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The White Cliffs of Dover(1944)

    as Betsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Twenty Years After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as (archive footage)

  • Jane Eyre(1943)

    as Helen Burns

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Lassie Come Home(1943)

    as Priscilla

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • There's One Born Every Minute(1942)

    as Gloria Twine

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 95 titles from 1942 to 2021; peak year 1967.

Biggest box office

The Flintstones (1994)

$342M worldwide

Highest rated

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Cleopatra (1963)

Film career

19422021

Peak 1967 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 25 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting94 of 95: 94 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing1 of 95: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s13 · acting1950s18 · acting1960s19 · 18 acting · 1 crew1970s15 · acting1980s14 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s4 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 53% of 36 roles
4348535868

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Elizabeth Taylor's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 61; across their 53 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Midcredits score across 66 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

36 of their 66 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser36
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

The Blue Bird (1976)

76th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 46 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Elizabeth Taylor's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles19–45 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles18–47 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles2–37 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles24–65 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles20–75 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Elizabeth Taylor work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elizabeth Taylor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Burton shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles