Born in London to American parents, Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) started acting as a child when her family relocated to Los Angeles, breaking out in the lead role of National Velvet. Her transition to adult roles in the 1950s led to roles in A Place in the Sun, Giant, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, culminating in an Oscar win for Butterfield 8. Offscreen, she was a target of jokes for her turbulent personal life and her marriages to eight different men, but she remained active in various charitable causes up until her death.