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Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011), also known as Liz Taylor, is an English/American actress. Taylor is considered one of the great actresses of Hollywood’s golden age. The American Film Institute named Taylor seventh on its Female Legends list. Taylor won two Academy Awards both for Best Actress, and was awarded the Jean Herscholt Humanitarian Academy Award in 1992 for her work fighting AIDS.
She purchased her current home on the spot: a two-story brick and shingle California ranch-style house dotting a hillside in a lush enclave of Los Angeles.The home is furnished with eighteenth century English antiques, expensive French Aubusson carpets, and one of the world’s foremost Impressionist art collections hanging on crisp white walls. The beautifully appointed living room contains Elizabeth’s magnificent collection of amethyst crystals, bronze horses sculpted by daughter Liza Todd, treasured photographs, a gilded birdcage, and an aquarium which is home to an array of tropical fish. Flowers and plants scent the rooms, which includes several guest rooms, a library, and a screening room. The bedroom proper (painted in Elizabeth’s signature violet) has a view over the swimming pool below, which is surrounded by lush potted plants.
Originally posted 2011-03-16 03:32:38.