纽约时报组图:纪念伊丽莎白.泰勒

Two-time Academy Award winner Elizabeth Taylor was as well known for her beauty and acting skills as she was for her remarkable personal life. Her many outstanding cinematic performances, including the role of Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, above, made her a certifiable American icon.

两次荣获奥斯卡奖的伊丽莎白·泰勒以其美貌、演技和戏剧般的个人生活而被人熟知。她的许多作品，包括《热锡皮屋顶上的猫》，都让她成为当之无愧的美国的偶像。

Taylor\'s mother, an American actress living in London, retired from the stage when she married. Elizabeth was born in the British capital in 1932, three years after her brother Howard, standing with her in this family snapshot, above.

泰勒的母亲是一位居住在伦敦的美国女演员，结婚后便引退了。伊丽莎白1932年出生于英国首都，他的哥哥霍华德比她年长三岁。

The Taylor family moved to Los Angeles shortly after the beginning of World War II, and Elizabeth\'s father opened an art gallery that attracted a large number of Hollywood clientele. It wasn\'t long before the young beauty was noticed and invited to take a screen test. By the age of 9, Taylor had landed a role in Universal\'s There\'s One Born Every Minute.

泰勒一家在二战开始后不久就搬到了洛杉矶居住。他的父亲在那里开了一家画廊，并吸引了很多来自好莱坞的客人。没过多久，这个小美人就被邀请到好莱坞试镜。在9岁那年，她参演了环球电影公司的《每分钟都有一个人出生》。