Holland Taylor

Holland Taylor

1943-01-14

Biography

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.

Also appears in

The Truman Show

The Truman Show

8.1

Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde

6.8

Cinderella II: Dreams Come True

Cinderella II: Dreams Come True

6.1

Cinderella III: A Twist in Time

Cinderella III: A Twist in Time

6.5

To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You

To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You

6.8

Bombshell

Bombshell

6.8

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

5.1

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

5.6

George of the Jungle

George of the Jungle

5.6

The Jewel of the Nile

The Jewel of the Nile

6.2

Romancing the Stone

Romancing the Stone

6.8

D.E.B.S.

D.E.B.S.

6.4

Fame

Fame

6.5

Baby Mama

Baby Mama

5.9

Bill & Ted Face the Music

Bill & Ted Face the Music

5.9

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

6.4

The Wedding Date

The Wedding Date

6.8

One Fine Day

One Fine Day

6.4

To Die For

To Die For

6.6

Quiz Lady

Quiz Lady

6.7