16 Facts About Holland Taylor

1.

Holland Virginia Taylor was born on January 14,1943 and is an American actress.

2.

Holland Taylor won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on ABC's The Practice.

3.

Holland Taylor appeared as Jill Ollinger on the soap opera All My Children, as Peggy Peabody on The L Word, and as Ida Silver on Mr Mercedes.

4.

Holland Taylor wrote and starred in the one-woman play, Ann, based on the life and work of Ann Richards.

5.

Holland Taylor is the youngest of three daughters in the family; her sisters are Patricia and Pamela, and through Pamela, she is an aunt of director Brad Anderson.

6.

Holland Taylor attended high school at Westtown School, a Quaker boarding school in West Chester, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1960.

7.

Holland Taylor majored in Theatre at Bennington College, graduating in 1964, before moving to New York City to become an actress.

Related searches
The Edge Sarah Paulson
8.

Miss Holland Taylor is one of the few utterly graceful, attractive, elegant and technically accomplished actresses in our theatre.

9.

Holland Taylor took the role of Denise Cavanaugh on the soap opera The Edge of Night, who killed herself just to frame her husband.

10.

Holland Taylor proved herself to be equally adept at both comedy and drama.

11.

In 1990, Taylor reunited with former Bosom Buddies executive producers Thomas L Miller and Robert L Boyett for a role on their ABC sitcom Going Places, playing grand dame television producer Dawn St Claire for the show's first 13 episodes.

12.

Holland Taylor played the part of Judge Roberta Kittleson on The Practice.

13.

Holland Taylor began researching, writing, and producing a one-woman play about the late Texas Governor Ann Richards in 2009.

14.

On November 30,2015, while answering a question about marriage, in a radio interview with WNYC, Holland Taylor revealed that she was in a relationship with a younger woman and that most of her relationships have been with women.

15.

Holland Taylor's partner was later reported to be actress Sarah Paulson.

16.

Holland Taylor has been a supporter of Aid For AIDS in Los Angeles, serving on their Honorary Board and as an ongoing participant in their largest annual fundraiser, Best In Drag Show, among other fundraising efforts.