Liza Minnelli
- Actress
- Director
- Producer
Liza Minnelli was born on March 12, 1946, the daughter of
Judy Garland and movie director
Vincente Minnelli. She was practically
raised at MGM studios while her parents worked long hours there and she
made her film debut at fourteen months of age in the movie
In the Good Old Summertime (1949).
Her parents divorced in 1951 and, in 1952, her mother married
Sidney Luft, with sister
Lorna Luft and brother
Joey Luft subsequently being born. Her father,
Vincente Minnelli, later married
Georgette Magnani, mother of her half-sister Christiane Nina "Tina
Nina" Minnelli.
At sixteen, Liza was on her own in New York City, struggling to begin
her career in show business. Her first recognition came for the play
"Best Foot Forward" which ran for seven months in 1963. A year later,
Judy invited Liza to appear with her for a show at the London Paladium.
This show sold out immediately and a second night was added to it.
Liza's performance in London was a huge turning point in both her
career and her relationship with her mother. The audience absolutely
loved Liza and Judy realized that Liza was now an adult with her own
career. It was at the Paladium that Liza met her first husband,
Peter Allen, a friend of Judy's.
Liza won a Tony award at age nineteen and was nominated for her first
Academy Award at age twenty-three for the role of Pookie Adams in
The Sterile Cuckoo (1969).
Other dramatic roles followed and, in 1972, she won an Oscar for her
performance as Sally Bowles in the movie
Cabaret (1972). The seventies were a busy
time for Liza. She worked steadily in film, stage and music. She and
good friend Halston were regulars at Studio 54,
the trendiest disco club in the world. Marriages to filmmaker
Jack Haley Jr. and
Mark Gero, a sculptor who earned his living in
the theater followed. Each marriage ended in divorce.
Over the past years, her career has leaned more towards stage
performances and she has a long list of musical albums which she
continues to add to. She teamed with
Frank Sinatra in his "Duets" CD and
Sammy Davis Jr. joined them for a series
of concerts and TV shows which were extremely well-received.
She has had to deal with tabloid stories of drug abuse and ill-health
and has had a number of high profile stays at drug-rehabilitation
clinics. Her hectic schedule may have slowed down in recent years, but
she still has a large following of immensely loyal fans who continue to
cheer her on.
Judy Garland and movie director
Vincente Minnelli. She was practically
raised at MGM studios while her parents worked long hours there and she
made her film debut at fourteen months of age in the movie
In the Good Old Summertime (1949).
Her parents divorced in 1951 and, in 1952, her mother married
Sidney Luft, with sister
Lorna Luft and brother
Joey Luft subsequently being born. Her father,
Vincente Minnelli, later married
Georgette Magnani, mother of her half-sister Christiane Nina "Tina
Nina" Minnelli.
At sixteen, Liza was on her own in New York City, struggling to begin
her career in show business. Her first recognition came for the play
"Best Foot Forward" which ran for seven months in 1963. A year later,
Judy invited Liza to appear with her for a show at the London Paladium.
This show sold out immediately and a second night was added to it.
Liza's performance in London was a huge turning point in both her
career and her relationship with her mother. The audience absolutely
loved Liza and Judy realized that Liza was now an adult with her own
career. It was at the Paladium that Liza met her first husband,
Peter Allen, a friend of Judy's.
Liza won a Tony award at age nineteen and was nominated for her first
Academy Award at age twenty-three for the role of Pookie Adams in
The Sterile Cuckoo (1969).
Other dramatic roles followed and, in 1972, she won an Oscar for her
performance as Sally Bowles in the movie
Cabaret (1972). The seventies were a busy
time for Liza. She worked steadily in film, stage and music. She and
good friend Halston were regulars at Studio 54,
the trendiest disco club in the world. Marriages to filmmaker
Jack Haley Jr. and
Mark Gero, a sculptor who earned his living in
the theater followed. Each marriage ended in divorce.
Over the past years, her career has leaned more towards stage
performances and she has a long list of musical albums which she
continues to add to. She teamed with
Frank Sinatra in his "Duets" CD and
Sammy Davis Jr. joined them for a series
of concerts and TV shows which were extremely well-received.
She has had to deal with tabloid stories of drug abuse and ill-health
and has had a number of high profile stays at drug-rehabilitation
clinics. Her hectic schedule may have slowed down in recent years, but
she still has a large following of immensely loyal fans who continue to
cheer her on.
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