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Birthday: Jan 14, 1943
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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
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
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