Holland Taylor

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Holland Taylor at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival

Holland Taylor (born January 14, 1943 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American actress .

Life

Taylor studied at Bennington College before moving to New York City to do theater. Her first appearance on Broadway was in 1965, alongside Anne Bancroft in The Devils , a play by John Whiting .

Holland Taylor has starred in numerous television series and films since the early 1980s, including alongside Tom Hanks in the series Bosom Buddies . Holland Taylor played the mother of Truman Burbank in Peter Weir's 1998 media satire The Truman Show , and she portrayed first lady Nancy Reagan in the 2001 television film The Day Reagan Was Shot . In 2000, Taylor received an Emmy for her performance in the drama series The Practice .

From 2003 to 2015 she was in the US sitcom Two and a Half Men as Evelyn Harper, the mother of Alan Harper (played by Jon Cryer ) and his brother Charlie (played by Charlie Sheen ), who died in the series . In 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2010, she was nominated for an Emmy for best supporting actress for her performance on this series.

In November 2015, Taylor announced in an interview that she was dating a much younger woman. A little later, her relationship with Sarah Paulson , who was about 31 years her junior, became known.

Filmography (selection)

Awards and nominations

Primetime Emmy Award

  • 1999 : Award in the category Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in Practice - The Lawyers
  • 2000 : Nomination in the category Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in Practice - The Lawyers
  • 2000: Nomination in the category Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in The Lot
  • 2005 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Two and a Half Men
  • 2007 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Two and a Half Men
  • 2008 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Two and a Half Men
  • 2010 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Two and a Half Men

Tony Award

Web links

Commons : Holland Taylor  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Holland Taylor in the IBDB
  2. ↑ Megan Riedlinger: Rumors swirl that Holland Taylor, 72, is dating Sarah Paulson, 40 . In: msn.com . December 1, 2015. Accessed January 16, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Taylor, Holland
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States