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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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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Bill & Ted Face the Music | The Great Leader | 2020-08-27 |
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To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You | Stormy | 2020-02-03 |
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Gloria Bell | Hillary Bell | 2019-03-07 |
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Bombshell | Faye (uncredited) | 2019-12-13 |
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Ann | Ann Richards | 2018-06-14 |
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Kepler's Dream | Violet von Stern | 2016-10-07 |
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Divorce: The Greatest Hits | 2016-09-06 | |
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Electric City | Voice Actor (voice) | 2016-01-07 |
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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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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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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Grandmother | 2002-08-07 |
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Fits and Starts | 2002-01-01 | |
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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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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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Happy Accidents | Therapist | 2000-01-25 |
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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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Mail to the Chief | Katherine Horner | 2000-04-02 |
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The Spiral Staircase | Emma | 2000-04-02 |
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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 Unknown Cyclist | Celia (uncredited) | 1998-10-10 |
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The Truman Show | Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair | 1998-06-04 |
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Who Is Henry Jaglom? | Self | 1997-07-08 |
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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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Betty | Crystal Ball | 1997-01-01 |
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One Fine Day | Rita | 1996-12-20 |
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Last Summer in the Hamptons | Davis Mora Axelrod | 1995-11-22 |
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A Walton Wedding | Aunt Flo | 1995-02-12 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester | Janice | 1995-04-10 |
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How to Make an American Quilt | Mrs. Rubens | 1995-10-06 |
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Steal Big Steal Little | Mona Rowland-Downey | 1995-09-29 |
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Awake to Danger | Dr. Joyce Lindley | 1995-03-12 |
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To Die For | Carol Stone | 1995-09-22 |
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The Counterfeit Contessa | Wallace Everett | 1994-04-04 |
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Betrayal of Trust | Mary Shelton | 1994-01-03 |
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In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness | Florence Newsom | 1994-01-16 |
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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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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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Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson | Ernestine King | 1987-11-06 |
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The Saint in Manhattan | Fran Grogan | 1987-06-12 |
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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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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 |