Liza Minnelli

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	Acting
Most Rating	29.146
Birthday	1946-03-12
Place of Birth	Hollywood, California, USA
Also Known As

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Cabaret

Silent Movie

The 'New York, New York' Stories

The Muppets Take Manhattan

New York, New York

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Arthur

Stepping Out

That's Dancing!

The Haunted History of Halloween

Sex and the City 2

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

Rent-a-Cop

The Sterile Cuckoo

Charlie Bubbles

Liza Minnelli: Liza's at The Palace

A Matter of Time

Lucky Lady

Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

Dzi Croquettes

Liza with a Z

The Ultimate Event

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

Goldie and Liza Together

New York at the Movies

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

A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli

And the Oscar Goes To...

The King of Comedy

Liza in London

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

Parallel Lives

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

Woody Allen Looks at 1967

Judy and Liza at the Palladium

That's Entertainment!

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Broadway: The Next Generation

In the Good Old Summertime

Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Christmas in Hollywood

LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

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

Jim Henson Idea Man

BRATS

A Time to Live

Movies Are My Life

VH1 Divas 2009

The West Side Waltz

Judy Garland Duets

The Princess and the Pea

Freddie Mercury: The Final Act

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

Chris & Don: A Love Story

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Judy Garland: By Myself

Portrait of a Choreographer

Unzipped

Baryshnikov on Broadway

The Real Cabaret

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

The Oh in Ohio

Judy Garland: The Concert Years

The Judy Garland Christmas Show

Kay Thompson: Think Pink!

Halston

Studio 54

Aznavour and Minnelli

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle

Jack Paar: Smart Television