Elizabeth Taylor

 Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor DBE (February 27 1932 - 23 March the 23rd of March, 2011) was a British and American actress. In the 1940s, she began her career in acting as a child actor and soon became one of the most famous stars in classical Hollywood cinema during the 1950s. In the 1960s she became the highest-paid film star in the world , and was an influential public figure throughout her life. The American Film Institute named Taylor the seventh-greatest female screen icon from Classic Hollywood cinema in 1999. Taylor was born in London to famous American parents. Her move to Los Angeles with her family in 1939. Her acting debut came with a minor role in the Universal Pictures film There's One Born Every Minute (1942) however the studio cut her contract after a year. She was then signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and became a popular teenager star after her appearance in National Velvet (1944). She transitioned to mature roles in the 1950s. In that time, she appeared in the comedic Father of the Bride (1950) and was praised by critics for her performance in the dramatic A Place in the Sun (1951). While she was among the most sought-after stars at MGM, Taylor wished to end her career in the late 1950s. She was dissatisfied with the control of the studio and was not a fan of many films to which she was entrusted. In the late 1950s, Taylor began to get more roles, beginning with the epic drama Giant (1956). The actress continued her success in film and television in the years that followed. These included two film adaptations of plays written by Tennessee Williams: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) as well as Suddenly, Last Summer (1959); Taylor won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for the latter. Though she didn't enjoy her part as the callgirl in BUtterfield 8 (1960), MGM's last film, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.