Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

March 11, 1946 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollywood, California, USA

Liza Minnelli

Biography

Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli is among a rare group of performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy (Grammy Legend Award), Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). Minnelli is a Knight of the French Legion of Honour. Daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, Minnelli was born in Los Angeles, spent part of her childhood in Scarsdale, New York, and moved to New York City in 1961 where she began her career as a musical theatre actress, nightclub performer, and traditional pop music artist. She made her professional stage debut in the 1963 Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward and received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for starring in Flora the Red Menace in 1965, which marked the start of her lifelong collaboration with John Kander and Fred Ebb. They wrote, produced or directed many of Minnelli's future stage acts and television series and helped create her stage persona of a stylized survivor, including her career-defining performances of anthems of survival ("New York, New York", "Cabaret", and "Maybe This Time"). Along with her roles on stage and screen, this persona and her style of performance contributed to Minnelli's status as an enduring gay icon. An acclaimed performance in the drama film The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) marked a film breakthrough for Minnelli and brought her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She later received the award for her performance as Sally Bowles in the musical film Cabaret (1972), which brought her to international prominence. Most of her following films, including Lucky Lady (1975), New York, New York (1977), Rent-a-Cop (1988), and Stepping Out (1991), were not as successful, aside from the major box office hit and critically lauded Arthur (1981) which starred Minnelli. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Lucky Lady, New York, New York and Arthur. She returned to Broadway on a number of occasions, including The Act (1977), for which she received her second Tony Award, as well as The Rink (1984) and Liza's at The Palace.... (2008). Minnelli has also worked on various television formats and has predominantly focused on music hall and nightclub performances since the late 1970s. Her concert performances at Carnegie Hall in 1979 and 1987 and at Radio City Music Hall in 1991 and 1992 are recognized among her most successful. From 1988 to 1990, she toured with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event. Description above from the Wikipedia article Liza Minnelli, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret

A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli

The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood

Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden

Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic

Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Liza Minnelli - Silvester-Gala 1982 live aus Bad Gastein

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

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