Elizabeth taylor biography video

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00:30She sits at number seven on the American Film Institute's list of greatest female stars.

00:36More importantly, she is the only surviving member of the top ten,

00:39earning her the title of Hollywood's last great star.

00:44She certainly leapt out of the blocks.

00:46Born in the London suburb of Hampstead in 1932,

00:49she hit the big screen at the age of nine in the family tearjerker, Lassie Come Home.

00:55Two years later, she wrote a winner called National Velvet,

00:58and became a household name.

01:00She grew up in the public eye,

01:02maturing to a breathtakingly stunning young woman,

01:04who had famous photographers proclaiming her perfect.

01:08Whether or not her eyes were indeed violet, as she liked to claim,

01:11she was a cinematographer's dream.

01:13And on top of that, she had talent.

01:15After three consecutive Oscar nominations,

01:18she finally took home the leading actress award for Butterfield 8.

01:22Liz went on to w