Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holland Taylor
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.
Movie | Cast | Year |
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D.E.B.S. | Ms. Petrie | 2005 |
To Die For | Carol Stone | 1995 |
George of the Jungle | Beatrice Stanhope | 1997 |
The Jewel of the Nile | Gloria | 1985 |
Keeping the Faith | Bonnie Rose | 2000 |
Mail to the Chief | Katherine Horner | 2000 |
One Fine Day | Rita | 1996 |
Happy Accidents | Therapist | 2000 |
The Wedding Date | Bunny | 2005 |
How to Make an American Quilt | Mrs. Rubens | 1995 |
Alice | Helen | 1990 |
Baby Mama | Rose | 2008 |
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Grandmother | 2003 |
Cop and ½ | Captain Rubio | 1993 |
She's Having a Baby | Sarah Briggs | 1988 |
Next Stop Wonderland | Piper Castleton | 1998 |
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True | Prudence (voice) | 2002 |
Adele One Night Only | Self | 2021 |
The Truman Show | Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair | 1998 |
The Chosen One | Ruth | 2010 |
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time | Prudence (voice) | 2007 |
The Sex Monster | Muriel | 1999 |
The Day Reagan Was Shot | Nancy Reagan | 2001 |
Home Room | Dr. Hollander | 2002 |
Steal Big Steal Little | Mona Rowland-Downey | 1995 |
Twinkle Toes | Principal Garfield (voice) | 2011 |
Electric City | Voice Actor (voice) | 2016 |
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson | Ernestine King | 1987 |
Last Summer in the Hamptons | Davis Mora Axelrod | 1995 |
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana | Frances Shand Kydd | 1982 |
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester | Janice | 1995 |
The Deadly Look of Love | Evelyn McGinnis | 2000 |
Legally Blonde | Professor Stromwell | 2001 |
Romancing the Stone | Gloria | 1984 |
Motherland | 1970 | |
Bombshell | Faye (uncredited) | 2019 |
The Rape of Doctor Willis | Dr. Greenway | 1991 |
Quiz Lady | Francine | 2023 |
The Sorrows of Gin | Beverly Trencher | 1979 |
Fits and Starts | 2002 | |
The Counterfeit Contessa | Wallace Everett | 1994 |
Fame | Claudia van Doren (uncredited) | 1980 |
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Grandmother | 2002 |
O Youth and Beauty! | Beverly Trencher | 1979 |
J.T. | Mrs. Arnold | 1969 |
Kepler's Dream | Violet von Stern | 2016 |
Perry Mason Returns | Paula Gordon | 1985 |
I Was a Mail Order Bride | Dottie Birmingham | 1982 |
Just Write | Emma Jeffreys | 1997 |
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness | Florence Newsom | 1994 |
The Favor | Maggie Sand | 1994 |
Gloria Bell | Hillary Bell | 2019 |
Betty | Crystal Ball | 1997 |
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk | Alanis Montclair | 1998 |
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You | Stormy | 2020 |
My Mother Was Never a Kid | Felicia Martin | 1981 |
Ann | Ann Richards | 2018 |
Bill & Ted Face the Music | The Great Leader | 2020 |
The Stand In | Barbara Cox | 2020 |
The Spiral Staircase | Emma | 2000 |
The Saint in Manhattan | Fran Grogan | 1987 |
People Like Us | Dolly | 1990 |
Who Is Henry Jaglom? | Self | 1997 |
The Next Man | TV Interviewer | 1976 |
With Hostile Intent | Lois Baxter | 1993 |
Key Exchange | Mrs. Fanshaw | 1985 |
A Walton Wedding | Aunt Flo | 1995 |
Betrayal of Trust | Mary Shelton | 1994 |
Town & Country | Mistress of Ceremonies | 2001 |
Awake to Danger | Dr. Joyce Lindley | 1995 |
The Unknown Cyclist | Celia (uncredited) | 1998 | Series | Cast | Year |
Murder, She Wrote | Winifred Thayer | 1984 |
Kate & Allie | 1984 | |
American Dad! | Mrs. Dawson (voice) | 2005 |
Ally McBeal | 1997 | |
Fillmore! | Mrs. Cornwall (voice) | 2002 |
Monk | Peggy Davenport | 2002 |
Saved by the Bell: The College Years | Dean Susan McMann | 1993 |
Two and a Half Men | Evelyn Harper | 2003 |
Bosom Buddies | Ruth Dunbar | 1980 |
The L Word | Peggy Peabody | 2004 |
Kojak | Elizabeth | 1973 |
The Practice | Judge Roberta Kittleson | 1997 |
The Edge of Night | 1956 | |
Strong Medicine | Lillian Pynchon | 2000 |
Diagnosis: Murder | Agent Gretchen McCord | 1993 |
Wiseguy | 1987 | |
Going Places | 1990 | |
ER | Phyllis Farr | 1994 |
The Naked Truth | Camilla Dane | 1995 |
The Powers That Be | Margaret Powers | 1992 |
Baby Bob | Madeline Collins | 2002 |
The Lot | 1999 | |
The Chair | Joan Hambling | 2021 |
DAG | Kathering Twigg | 2000 |
Beacon Hill | Marilyn Gardiner | 1975 |
The Wonderful World of Disney | 1997 | |
Harry | 1987 | |
ABC Afterschool Special | Felicia Martin | 1972 |
Me & Mom | 1985 | |
E!'s 101 | Self | 2003 |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015 |
The Morning Show | Cybil Richards | 2019 |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014 |
Hercules | Queen Myrrha (voice) | 1998 |
The New Yorker Presents | Truman's Moher | 2016 |
Mr. Mercedes | Ida Silver | 2017 |
The Orville | Jeannie Mercer | 2017 |
The Great North | Goldie (voice) | 2021 |
Stars in the House | Self | 2020 |
Speechless | Andrea | 2016 |
Billions | Dr. Eleanor Mayer | 2016 |
CBS Summer Playhouse | Fran Grogan | 1987 |
Simply Red: Backstage at 'Annie' with Lilla Crawford | Self | 2013 |
Hollywood | Ellen Kincaid | 2020 |
Veronica's Closet | Millicent | 1997 |
Big Brother | Guest | 2000 |
Great Performances | Ernestine King | 1971 |
The Love Boat | Kathy Brighton | 1977 |