Elizabeth Taylor:The violet-eyed Diva

Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932 and is considered as the last great Hollywood Diva of the golden years.
Her debut film, was in 1942 with the film "There's One Born Every Minute" at Universal, which did not achieve a great success. For unknown reasons, Taylor was fired and that was the only film for Universal. Probably the cause was due to her appearance. Elizabeth, despite her young age (she was nine years) she showed a greater maturity. She was already a woman. MGM had already shown some interest towards this beautiful baby girl and offered a long-term contract with the studio and the starring role opposite to a famous dog Lassie in the movie "Lassie Come Home".
The film was a success and Taylor with his partner Roddy McDowall got the attention of the public.
1944 was the year in which Elizabeth Taylor became a star at the age of 12 years in the film "National Velvet".
In this film, she was able to show her qualities as a rider and this contributed to the success of her character. A little girl who trains with tenacity to win the Grand National.
After this film there was a sequel to the film Lassie with "Courage of Lassie" in 1946 and other hits like "Life with Father", "Cynthia", "A Date with Judy", "Julia Misbehaves".
Taylor received a reputation as a consistently successful adolescent actress, with a nickname of "One-Shot Liz" (referring to her ability to shoot a scene in one take) and a promising career. Taylor's portrayal of Amy in the American classic "Little Women" 1949 was her last adolescent role.
Her first box office success in an adult role came as Kay Banks in the comedy "Father of the Bride" 1950, alongside Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett.
The film spawned a sequel, "Father's Little Dividend" 1951.
Between 1949 and 1950, she began filming George Stevens's "A Place in the Sun" with Montgomery Clift. Elizabeth Taylor had already had the opportunity to meet Clift during the premiere of the film "The Heiress". From then on, Elizabeth and Montgomery were bound by a strong friendship and affection which lasted until the death of the actor.
Critics acclaimed the film as a classic, a reputation it sustained throughout the next 50 years of cinema history.
The New York Times' A.H. Weiler wrote, "Elizabeth's delineation of the rich and beauteous Angela is the top effort of her career", and the Boxoffice reviewer unequivocally stated "Miss Taylor deserves an Academy Award".
After "Giant" always directed by George Stevens with Rock Hudson and James Dean, Taylor was nominated for four consecutive years as Best actress for "Raintree County" with Clift, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" with Newman, Suddenly, Last Summer with Clift and "Butterfield8" in 1960, with whom she won her first Oscar.
In 1960, Taylor became the highest paid actress up to that time when she signed a $1 million dollar contract to play the title role in 20th Century Fox's lavish production of "Cleopatra", which was released in 1963.
Her second Academy Award, as Best Actress in a Leading Role, was for her performance in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" 1966, with the husband Richard Burton.
Taylor saw the film as her chance to act, "to really act," and a chance to emulate one of her favorite dramatic actresses, Vivien Leigh, who played roles as a "tragic heroine."
Other roles to remember are "Reflections in a Golden Eye" with Marlon Brando and "The Taming of the Shrew" with Richard Burton.
But Elizabeth Taylor is not only the great diva we all know, is not only the beautiful actress and violet-eyed woman that has fascinated and enchanted audiences around the world.
From the 1980s until her death was significant and determining her support for the fight against AIDS.
For this activity, has been awarded with the Jean Herscholt Humanitarian Academy Award in 1993, for her work fighting AIDS.
She died in Los Angeles in 2011.

Film for this tribute:
- A Place in the Sun
- Ivanhoe
- Giant
- Raintree County
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Suddenly, Last Summer
- Butterfield8
- Cleopatra
- The V.I.P.s.
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- The Taming of the Shrew

Music by John Barry, from "Somewhere in Time" movie.

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