Elizabeth Taylor Would Have Celebrated Her 82nd Birthday Today

Happy 82nd Birthday, Elizabeth Taylor
Portrait of actress Elizabeth Taylor painting while sitting on the hood of a jeep vehicle, California, June 1947. (Photo by KM Archive/Getty Images)
Portrait of actress Elizabeth Taylor painting while sitting on the hood of a jeep vehicle, California, June 1947. (Photo by KM Archive/Getty Images)

Thursday, Feb. 27, would have been Elizabeth Taylor's 82nd birthday.

From a young age, Liz Taylor gave her life and career to Hollywood and stole the hearts of audiences everywhere. The screen goddess had her breakout role with "National Velvet" in 1944. She went on to win two Academy Awards for Best Actress for "Butterfield 8" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf."

In her personal life, the actress gave time, money, and efforts toward AIDS/HIV research and awareness. She was honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Academy Award in 1992 for her work.

Here she is in 1947, at the age of 15.

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