Despite her precocious start, Universal production chief Edward Muhl was unimpressed by the young Elizabeth, and her contract was canceled after just six months. The setback was only temporary, however. In 1942 MGM picked her up and cast her opposite Roddy McDowell in Lassie Come Home.
雖然她的開始非常寶貴,但是環球電影公司總裁Edward Muhl并沒有被年輕的伊麗莎白所打動。六個月后她的合約就取消了。但是這個低潮是短暫的。1942年MGM與她簽約,并讓她與Roddy McDowell出演《靈犬萊西》。
Taylor's strong performance in Lassie helped her land the first breakout role of her career, as Velvet Brown in the 1944 National Velvet. The role earned her the rapt attention of the media, including a visit from a LIFE photographer, above.
.泰勒在《玉女神駒》和《靈犬萊西》中的出色表演打響了她演藝事業的頭一炮。玉女神駒中的角色讓她受到了媒體關注。
As the passionate Maggie in Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Taylor surprised critics with her maturity and earned a second Oscar nomination.
在《熱錫皮屋頂上的貓》中,她的驚人演技讓她獲得第二次奧斯卡提名。
On her fourth trip to the Academy Awards, in 1960, Taylor took home a statuette, having won for her performance as Gloria in Butterfield Here, she is accompanied by her husband Eddie Fisher (to her left, partially obscured) as she answers questions from the press after winning the award.
1960年,她第四次參加奧斯卡頒獎典禮。這時她的丈夫Eddi Fisher陪著她回答記者問。
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.
在Fox公司的《埃及艷后》一片中,她的片酬達一百萬美元,讓她成為那個時候歷史上片酬最高的女演員。
On the set of Cleopatra, Taylor met and fell in love with the charismatic Welsh actor Richard Burton. They were each married to other people — Taylor to Fisher and Burton to Sybil Williams — but they were able to end their unions and promptly wed each other.
在《埃及艷后》中,她與威爾士演員Richard Burton一見鐘情。當時雙方都有家庭,但是他們都結束了各自的婚姻,走到了一起。
Taylor and Burton's stormy relationship attracted the fascination of gossip magazines and the moviegoing public. They brought their passionate love affair to the big screen nine times in nine years, starring opposite each other in films like The Taming of the Shrew and The Comedians, above.
泰勒和伯頓的暴風雨般的戀情吸引了無數的狗仔隊。他們在九年里把他們的戀情九次搬上銀幕。