Elizabeth Taylor was about to create a niche of her own by doing some of the best movies in her time. Though, she was known for her luminous beauty, her talent spoke volumes. She did not allow herself to be typecast and portrayed a range of roles which helped to showcase her talent. Some of her best classics which have won the hearts of her fans all over the world are:
Father of the Bride: This film created ripples in her career and was acknowledged as a superb movie by her fans .It was also a memorable film for her as the premiere of this movie took place just 2 days after her real marriage to her first husband Conrad Hilton Jr. This film's highlights are her warm scenes enacted with the hero Tracy and her beauty and charm as a loving bride.
Cleopatra: This movie took three years to make and was made on a huge budget of 44 million dollars. In this multimillion dollar movie, this actress portrayed the role of the queen of the Nile. She was perfect in her role as the Egyptian queen and set the standards for many later heroines to follow.
Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? This movie was directed by Mike Nichols and was based on a play. She had 3 costars in the film, one was her husband Richard Burton and the other two stars were George Segal and the famous star Sandy Dennis. In this film, Elizabeth Taylor portrayed a completely different role with grey hair, fat and slovenly appearance, and that of a vulgarly speaking lady called Martha. This movie won for this great actress the second Oscar and is considered to be one of her best movies.
National Velvet: The role she enacted in this movie raised her career graph several steps high and this was a star making role for her. She played the heroine of Mickey Rooney in this film and her earnest performance and striking appearance won the hearts of many fans. This story was about a pretty girl who is greatly fond of horses. The story revolved around the actress winning a horse in a local lottery and she along with the hero training it to win for the Grand National.
These constitute of only some of the best movies of this great actress, who was able to touch the highest ladder of success and fame. Time and again with each of her movies, Elizabeth Taylor proved her talent to the movie industry and her fans.
