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.
Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1946-03-12
Place of birth
Hollywood, California, USA
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Cast
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988
6.70
Cabaret
1972
7.40
Silent Movie
1976
6.50
The 'New York, New York' Stories
2005
0.00
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
6.60
New York, New York
1977
6.60
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
1988
5.40
Arthur
1981
6.50
Stepping Out
1991
5.90
That's Dancing!
1985
7.00
The Haunted History of Halloween
1997
6.90
Sex and the City 2
2010
6.08
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995
0.00
Rent-a-Cop
1987
4.58
The Sterile Cuckoo
1969
5.40
Charlie Bubbles
1968
6.38
Lucky Lady
1975
5.30
A Matter of Time
1976
4.77
Dzi Croquettes
2009
7.74
Liza with a Z
1972
7.50
Goldie and Liza Together
1980
8.00
New York at the Movies
2002
10.00
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
6.91
The King of Comedy
1982
7.80
Liza in London
1986
0.00
Parallel Lives
1994
5.00
Woody Allen Looks at 1967
1967
8.00
Judy and Liza at the Palladium
1964
0.00
That's Entertainment!
1974
7.40
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
10.00
Broadway: The Next Generation
2017
10.00
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
6.60
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
6.00
Christmas in Hollywood
2003
0.00
BRATS
2024
5.91
A Time to Live
1985
8.50
Movies Are My Life
1988
6.00
VH1 Divas 2009
2009
0.00
The West Side Waltz
1995
5.20
Judy Garland Duets
2005
0.00
The Princess and the Pea
1984
7.70
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
2022
6.70
Chris & Don: A Love Story
2007
5.79
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
5.70
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
7.50
Portrait of a Choreographer
2007
0.00
Unzipped
1995
5.20
Baryshnikov on Broadway
1980
7.00
The Real Cabaret
2009
10.00
The Oh in Ohio
2006
5.21
Judy Garland: The Concert Years
1985
5.60
The Judy Garland Christmas Show
1963
9.00
Kay Thompson: Think Pink!
2009
0.00
Halston
2019
5.57
Studio 54
2018
6.40
Aznavour and Minnelli
1991
0.00
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003
0.00
The Recreation of an Era
1972
5.70
Cabaret: A Legend in the Making
1998
6.00
Sid & Judy
2019
7.40
An Evening with Liza Minnelli
1980
0.00
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988
0.00
Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
6.00
Journey Back to Oz
1972
5.18
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
0.00
Annul Victory
2009
0.00
The Fred Astaire Songbook
1991
0.00
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
2011
2.75
Night of 100 Stars
1982
6.70
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
0.00
Jackie's Back!
1999
6.50
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
7.76