1943-01-14 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holland Virginia Taylor (born January 14, 1943) is an American actress. She 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 (1998–2003). For her portrayal of Evelyn Harper on the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men (2003–15), she received a total of four Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Taylor's other notable television credits include starring roles on the sitcoms Bosom Buddies (1980–82), The Powers That Be (1992–93) and The Naked Truth (1995–98). She also appeared as Jill Ollinger on the soap opera All My Children (1981–83), as Peggy Peabody on The L Word (2004–08), and as Ida Silver on Mr. Mercedes (2017–19). In 2020, she received critical praise and her eighth Primetime Emmy Award nomination for portraying Ellen Kincaid in the Netflix miniseries Hollywood. Taylor's feature film credits include Romancing the Stone (1984) and its sequel (1985), Alice (1990), To Die For (1995), One Fine Day (1996), George of the Jungle (1997), The Truman Show (1998), Happy Accidents (2000), Keeping the Faith (2000), Legally Blonde (2001), The Wedding Date (2005), Baby Mama (2008), Gloria Bell (2018), Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), and The Stand In (2020). Taylor wrote and starred in the one-woman play, Ann, based on the life and work of Ann Richards. For this, she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Holland Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Fantasy Life | 2025-03-08 | |
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Motherland | Toni | 2025-09-12 |
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The Little Pageant That Could | Self (archive footage) | 2024-06-13 |
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Quiz Lady | Francine | 2023-09-09 |
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Adele One Night Only | Self | 2021-11-14 |
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The Stand In | Barbara Cox | 2020-12-03 |
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To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You | Stormy | 2020-02-03 |
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Bill & Ted Face the Music | The Great Leader | 2020-08-27 |
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Bombshell | Faye (uncredited) | 2019-12-13 |
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Gloria Bell | Hillary Bell | 2019-03-07 |
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Ann | Ann Richards | 2018-06-14 |
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Divorce: The Greatest Hits | 2016-09-06 | |
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Kepler's Dream | Violet von Stern | 2016-10-07 |
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Electric City | Voice Actor (voice) | 2012-07-17 |
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Twinkle Toes | Principal Garfield (voice) | 2011-10-15 |
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The Chosen One | Ruth | 2010-09-03 |
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Baby Mama | Rose | 2008-04-25 |
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Cinderella III: A Twist in Time | Prudence (voice) | 2007-02-06 |
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The Wedding Date | Bunny | 2005-02-04 |
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D.E.B.S. | Ms. Petrie | 2004-01-22 |
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Grandmother | 2003-07-25 |
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Fits and Starts | 2002-01-01 | |
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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Grandmother | 2002-08-07 |
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Cinderella II: Dreams Come True | Prudence (voice) | 2002-02-23 |
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Home Room | Dr. Hollander | 2002-04-12 |
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The Day Reagan Was Shot | Nancy Reagan | 2001-12-09 |
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Legally Blonde | Professor Stromwell | 2001-07-13 |
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Town & Country | Mistress of Ceremonies | 2001-04-27 |
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The Deadly Look of Love | Evelyn McGinnis | 2000-07-10 |
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Mail to the Chief | Katherine Horner | 2000-04-02 |
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Happy Accidents | Therapist | 2000-01-25 |
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The Spiral Staircase | Emma | 2000-04-02 |
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Keeping the Faith | Bonnie Rose | 2000-04-14 |
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The Sex Monster | Muriel | 1999-05-15 |
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The Truman Show: Tru-Talk | Alanis Montclair | 1998-01-01 |
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The Unknown Cyclist | Celia (uncredited) | 1998-10-10 |
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Next Stop Wonderland | Piper Castleton | 1998-08-21 |
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The Truman Show | Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair | 1998-06-04 |
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Just Write | Emma Jeffreys | 1997-03-01 |
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George of the Jungle | Beatrice Stanhope | 1997-07-15 |
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Who Is Henry Jaglom? | Self | 1997-07-08 |
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Betty | Crystal Ball | 1997-01-01 |
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One Fine Day | Rita | 1996-12-20 |
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To Die For | Carol Stone | 1995-09-22 |
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How to Make an American Quilt | Mrs. Rubens | 1995-10-06 |
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Awake to Danger | Dr. Joyce Lindley | 1995-03-12 |
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A Walton Wedding | Aunt Flo | 1995-02-12 |
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Steal Big Steal Little | Mona Rowland-Downey | 1995-09-29 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester | Janice | 1995-04-10 |
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Last Summer in the Hamptons | Davis Mora Axelrod | 1995-11-22 |
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The Counterfeit Contessa | Wallace Everett | 1994-04-04 |
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The Favor | Maggie Sand | 1994-04-29 |
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In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness | Florence Newsom | 1994-01-16 |
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Betrayal of Trust | Mary Shelton | 1994-01-03 |
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Cop & ½ | Captain Rubio | 1993-04-02 |
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With Hostile Intent | Lois Baxter | 1993-05-11 |
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The Rape of Doctor Willis | Dr. Greenway | 1991-11-03 |
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People Like Us | Dolly | 1990-05-13 |
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Alice | Helen | 1990-12-25 |
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She's Having a Baby | Sarah Briggs | 1988-02-05 |
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The Saint in Manhattan | Fran Grogan | 1987-06-12 |
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Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson | Ernestine King | 1987-11-06 |
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The Jewel of the Nile | Gloria | 1985-08-01 |
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Key Exchange | Mrs. Fanshaw | 1985-08-14 |
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Perry Mason Returns | Paula Gordon | 1985-12-01 |
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Romancing the Stone | Gloria | 1984-03-30 |
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I Was a Mail Order Bride | Dottie Birmingham | 1982-12-14 |
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The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana | Frances Shand Kydd | 1982-09-20 |
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My Mother Was Never a Kid | Felicia Martin | 1981-03-18 |
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Fame | Claudia van Doren (uncredited) | 1980-05-16 |
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The Sorrows of Gin | Beverly Trencher | 1979-10-24 |
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O Youth and Beauty! | Beverly Trencher | 1979-10-31 |
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The Next Man | TV Interviewer | 1976-11-10 |
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J.T. | Mrs. Arnold | 1969-12-13 |
