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 | 2025-03-14 |
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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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Bill & Ted Face the Music | The Great Leader | 2020-08-27 |
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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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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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Electric City | Voice Actor (voice) | 2016-01-07 |
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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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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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D.E.B.S. | Ms. Petrie | 2005-03-25 |
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The Wedding Date | Bunny | 2005-02-04 |
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Grandmother | 2003-07-25 |
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Home Room | Dr. Hollander | 2002-04-12 |
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Cinderella II: Dreams Come True | Prudence (voice) | 2002-02-23 |
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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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Legally Blonde | Professor Stromwell | 2001-07-13 |
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Town & Country | Mistress of Ceremonies | 2001-04-27 |
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The Day Reagan Was Shot | Nancy Reagan | 2001-12-09 |
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The Spiral Staircase | Emma | 2000-04-02 |
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Mail to the Chief | Katherine Horner | 2000-04-02 |
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Keeping the Faith | Bonnie Rose | 2000-04-14 |
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The Deadly Look of Love | Evelyn McGinnis | 2000-07-10 |
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Happy Accidents | Therapist | 2000-01-25 |
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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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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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The Unknown Cyclist | Celia (uncredited) | 1998-10-10 |
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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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George of the Jungle | Beatrice Stanhope | 1997-07-15 |
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Just Write | Emma Jeffreys | 1997-03-01 |
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One Fine Day | Rita | 1996-12-20 |
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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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How to Make an American Quilt | Mrs. Rubens | 1995-10-06 |
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To Die For | Carol Stone | 1995-09-22 |
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Awake to Danger | Dr. Joyce Lindley | 1995-03-12 |
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Last Summer in the Hamptons | Davis Mora Axelrod | 1995-11-22 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester | Janice | 1995-04-10 |
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The Counterfeit Contessa | Wallace Everett | 1994-04-04 |
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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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The Favor | Maggie Sand | 1994-04-29 |
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With Hostile Intent | Lois Baxter | 1993-05-11 |
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Cop & ½ | Captain Rubio | 1993-04-02 |
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The Rape of Doctor Willis | Dr. Greenway | 1991-11-03 |
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Alice | Helen | 1990-12-25 |
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People Like Us | Dolly | 1990-05-13 |
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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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Perry Mason Returns | Paula Gordon | 1985-12-01 |
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Key Exchange | Mrs. Fanshaw | 1985-08-14 |
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The Jewel of the Nile | Gloria | 1985-08-01 |
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Romancing the Stone | Gloria | 1984-03-30 |
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The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana | Frances Shand Kydd | 1982-09-20 |
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I Was a Mail Order Bride | Dottie Birmingham | 1982-12-14 |
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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 |
