People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in National Velvet—the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race. At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.

　　Born in London on Feb. 27, 1932 to American parents—her father was an art dealer, and her mother had once been an actress—Taylor moved to California with her family for business reasons when she was seven and was quickly spotted by a talent scout. After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles and won twice for Best Actress: Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who?s Afraid of Virginia Woolf？(1966)．

　　Taylors fame and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $ 1 million for her part in Cleopatra—the highest pay received by any star up to that time.

　　Elizabeth Taylor is a legend of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, she has been lucky: she has beauty, fame and wealth. But she is also a hard worker. In a career of more than 70 years and more than 50 films, she was titled as the best actress in the USA. In addition, she puts much time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others—about 30 years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $ 40 million for research and education.

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