Elizabeth Taylor
紫罗兰眼睛的传奇女星——伊丽莎白·泰勒

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (1932-2011) was a British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. Two-time Academy Award winner Elizabeth Taylor was as well known for her beauty and acting skills as she was for her remarkable personal life. She was recognized for her distinctive dark blue eyes which famously appeared to be “violet ” under cinematic lighting. Her many outstanding cinematic performances made her a certifiable American icon.
伊丽莎白·罗斯蒙德·泰勒女爵士(1932—2011)，英裔美国演员，从米高梅公司的小童星成长为好莱坞黄金时代最优秀的女演员之一。两次荣获奥斯卡奖的伊丽莎白·泰勒以其美貌、演技和戏剧般的个人生活而被人熟知，尤其是她那双独特的深蓝色眼睛，在电影灯光的照射下呈现出紫罗兰的颜色。她的许多杰出作品都让她成为当之无愧的美国偶像。

Taylor's mother, an American actress living in London, retired from the stage when she married. Her father opened an art gallery that attracted a large number of Hollywood clientele. It wasn't long before the young beauty was noticed and invited to take a screen test. By the age of nine, Taylor had landed a role in Universal's There's One Born Every Minute . In 1942 MGM picked her up and cast her opposite Roddy McDowell in Lassie Come Home . Taylor's persistence in seeking the role of Velvet Brown in MGM's National Velvet made her a star at the age of twelve. For her performance in the lavish 20th Century Fox production of Cleopatra , Taylor received $1 million, making her the highest-paid movie star in history at the time. She received a Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.
泰勒的母亲是一位居住在伦敦的美国女演员，结婚后便引退了。她的父亲在那里开了一家画廊，并吸引了很多来自好莱坞的客人。没过多久，这个小美人就被邀请到好莱坞试镜。在9岁那年，她参演了环球电影公司的《每分钟都有一个人出生》。1942年米高梅公司与她签约，让她与罗迪·麦克道尔出演《灵犬莱西》。泰勒在米高梅电影《玉女神驹》中对角色维奥莉特·布朗的精彩演绎让她在12岁时成为大明星。在福克斯公司的奢华之作《埃及艳后》一片中，她的片酬高达一百万美元，这在当时堪称历史之最。伊丽莎白·泰勒曾获得美国电影学会颁发的终身成就奖。