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Dame Elizabeth Taylor

(1932-2011), Actor

Sitter in 21 portraits
Born in London to American parents living in Britain, she made her film debut in 1942. Her career moved with increasing acclaim from roles as a child in films such as National Velvet (1944) and Little Women (1948) to parts in Tennessee Williams' adaptations like Suddenly Last Summer (1959). Taylor fell in love with Richard Burton on the set of Cleopatra (1962) and married him in 1964. They appeared together in several films including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) for which she won a second Academy Award and The Taming of the Shrew (1967). Latterly she devoted her energies to raising fund for AIDS research. She was created a Dame in 1999.

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Dame Elizabeth Taylor, by Yousuf Karsh - NPG P254

Dame Elizabeth Taylor

by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1946
NPG P254

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, by Yousuf Karsh - NPG P490(74)

Dame Elizabeth Taylor

by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1946
NPG P490(74)

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, by Peter Basch - NPG P786

Dame Elizabeth Taylor

by Peter Basch
vintage bromide print, 1955
NPG P786

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, by Bert Stern - NPG P787

Dame Elizabeth Taylor

by Bert Stern
Iris print, 1962
NPG P787

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, by Angus McBean - NPG P910

Dame Elizabeth Taylor

by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1966
NPG P910

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, by Charles Adams - NPG x88180

Dame Elizabeth Taylor

by Charles Adams
bromide print, 1950
NPG x88180

Dame Elizabeth Taylor; Conrad Hilton Jr, for Planet News - NPG x139883

Dame Elizabeth Taylor; Conrad Hilton Jr

for Planet News
bromide press print, June 1950
NPG x139883

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, by Norman Parkinson - NPG x34522

Dame Elizabeth Taylor

by Norman Parkinson
chromogenic print, 1953
NPG x34522

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, by Cecil Beaton - NPG x14216

Dame Elizabeth Taylor

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1954
NPG x14216

Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, by Michael Peto - NPG x137670

Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, October 1963
NPG x137670

'Liz Taylor cuts Burton's hair', by William Lovelace, for  Daily Express - NPG x139881

'Liz Taylor cuts Burton's hair'

by William Lovelace, for Daily Express
bromide press print, March 1964
NPG x139881

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, by Cecil Beaton - NPG x40377

Dame Elizabeth Taylor

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1971
NPG x40377

Richard Burton; Dame Elizabeth Taylor, by Terry O'Neill - NPG x126133

Richard Burton; Dame Elizabeth Taylor

by Terry O'Neill
bromide fibre print, 1971
NPG x126133

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, by Norman Parkinson - NPG x30127

Dame Elizabeth Taylor

by Norman Parkinson
colour print on card mount, 1972
NPG x30127

David Bowie; Dame Elizabeth Taylor, by Terry O'Neill - NPG x88495

David Bowie; Dame Elizabeth Taylor

by Terry O'Neill
bromide print, 1975
NPG x88495

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, by Norman Parkinson - NPG x28805

Dame Elizabeth Taylor

by Norman Parkinson
chromogenic print, 1977
NPG x28805

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, by Andy Warhol - NPG 6051

Dame Elizabeth Taylor

by Andy Warhol
offset lithograph, 1967
NPG 6051

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