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Holland Taylor
Actor, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn January 14, 1943 (82 years)
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.
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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.
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| 2025 | |
| 2023 | Quiz Lady · as Francine |
| 2021 | The Chair (2021) (TV Series) · as Joan Hambling |
| 2021 | The Great North (TV Series) · as Goldie (voice) |
| 2020 | The Stand In · as Barbara Cox |
| 2020 | Bill & Ted Face the Music · as The Great Leader |
| 2020 | Hollywood (2020) (TV Series) · as Ellen Kincaid |
| 2020 | To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You · as Stormy |
| 2019 | Bombshell · as Faye (uncredited) |
| 2019 | The Morning Show (TV Series) · as Cybil Richards |
| 2018 | Gloria Bell · as Hillary Bell |
| 2018 | Ann · as Ann Richards |
| 2017 | The Orville (TV Series) · as Jeannie Mercer |
| 2017 | Mr. Mercedes (TV Series) · as Ida Silver |
| 2017 | Spirit Riding Free (TV Series) · as Madame Gummery |
| 2016 | Good Behavior (TV Series) · as Alice |
| 2016 | Kepler's Dream · as Violet Von Stern |
| 2016 | Speechless (TV Series) · as Andrea |
| 2016 | Billions (TV Series) · as Dr. Eleanor Mayer |
| 2015 | The New Yorker Presents (TV Series) · as Truman's Moher |
| 2012 | Electric City · as Voice Actor (voice) |
| 2012 | Twinkle Toes · as Principal Garfield (voice) |
| 2012 | Electric City (TV Series) · as Ruth Orwell |
| 2010 | The Chosen One · as Ruth |
| 2008 | Baby Mama · as Rose |
| 2007 | Cinderella III: A Twist in Time · as Prudence (voice) |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Mrs. Dawson (voice) |
| 2005 | The Wedding Date · as Bunny |
| 2004 | D.E.B.S. · as Ms. Petrie |
| 2004 | The L Word (TV Series) · as Peggy Peabody |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men (TV Series) · as Evelyn Harper |
| 2003 | Spy Kids 3: Game Over · as Grandmother |
| 2002 | Fillmore! (TV Series) · as Mrs. Cornwall (voice) |
| 2002 | Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams · as Grandmother |
| 2002 | Monk (TV Series) · as Peggy Davenport |
| 2002 | Home Room · as Dr. Hollander |
| 2002 | Baby Bob (TV Series) · as Madeline Collins |
| 2002 | Cinderella II: Dreams Come True · as Prudence (voice) |
| 2001 | The Day Reagan Was Shot · as Nancy Reagan |
| 2001 | Strange Frequency (TV Series) · as Marge Crowley |
| 2001 | Legally Blonde · as Professor Stromwell |
| 2001 | Town & Country · as Mistress Of Ceremonies |
| 2001 | The Fighting Fitzgeralds (TV Series) · as Rose |
| 2001 | Lloyd in Space (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2001 | Strange Frequency · as Marge Crowley (segment "room Service") |
| 2000 | DAG (TV Series) · as Kathering Twigg |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Lillian Pynchon |
| 2000 | The Deadly Look of Love · as Evelyn Mcginnis |
| 2000 | Keeping the Faith · as Bonnie Rose |
| 2000 | The Spiral Staircase · as Emma |
| 2000 | Mail to the Chief · as Katherine Horner |
| 2000 | Happy Accidents · as Therapist |
| 1999 | Cold Feet (US) (TV Series) · as Whitaker |
| 1999 | The Lot (TV Series) |
| 1999 | The Sex Monster · as Muriel |
| 1999 | My Last Love · as Marnie Morton |
| 1998 | The Unknown Cyclist · as Celia (uncredited) |
| 1998 | Buddy Faro (TV Series) · as Olivia Vandermeer |
| 1998 | Hercules (TV Series) · as Queen Myrrha (voice) |
| 1998 | Next Stop Wonderland · as Piper Castleton |
| 1998 | The Truman Show · as Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair |
| 1998 | The Truman Show: Tru-Talk · as Alanis Montclair |
| 1998 | Betty · as Crystal Ball |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Veronica's Closet (TV Series) · as Millicent |
| 1997 | Michael Hayes (TV Series) · as Attorney General |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal (TV Series) · as Judge Roberta Kittleson |
| 1997 | George of the Jungle · as Beatrice Stanhope |
| 1997 | The Living Edens (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1997 | The Practice (TV Series) · as Judge Roberta Kittleson |
| 1997 | Just Write · as Emma Jeffreys |
| 1996 | One Fine Day · as Rita |
| 1996 | Something So Right (TV Series) · as Abigail |
| 1995 | Last Summer in the Hamptons · as Davis Mora Axelrod |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt · as Mrs. Rubens |
| 1995 | Steal Big Steal Little · as Mona Rowland-Downey |
| 1995 | To Die For · as Carol Stone |
| 1995 | The Naked Truth (TV Series) · as Camilla Dane |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | Awake to Danger · as Dr. Joyce Lindley |
| 1995 | A Walton Wedding · as Aunt Flo |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Phyllis Farr |
| 1994 | The Favor · as Maggie Sand |
| 1994 | The Counterfeit Contessa · as Wallace Everett |
| 1994 | In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness · as Florence Newsom |
| 1994 | Betrayal of Trust · as Mary Shelton |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as Agent Gretchen Mccord |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The College Years (TV Series) · as Dean Susan Mcmann |
| 1993 | With Hostile Intent · as Lois Baxter |
| 1993 | Cop & ½ · as Captain Rubio |
| 1992 | The Powers That Be (TV Series) · as Margaret Powers |
| 1991 | The Rape of Doctor Willis · as Dr. Greenway |
| 1991 | Big Deals · as Mrs. Bluett |
| 1990 | Alice · as Helen |
| 1990 | Going Places (TV Series) |
| 1990 | People Like Us · as Dolly |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby · as Sarah Briggs |
| 1987 | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson · as Ernestine King |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) · as Fran Grogan |
| 1986 | Perfect Strangers (TV Series) · as Olivia Crawford |
| 1985 | The Jewel of the Nile · as Gloria |
| 1985 | Perry Mason Returns · as Paula Gordon |
| 1985 | Key Exchange · as Mrs. Fanshaw |
| 1985 | Me & Mom (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Winifred Thayer |
| 1984 | Romancing the Stone · as Gloria |
| 1984 | Kate & Allie (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Reuben, Reuben · as Cast |
| 1982 | I Was a Mail Order Bride · as Dottie Birmingham |
| 1982 | The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana · as Frances Shand Kydd |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mrs. Marbury |
| 1980 | Bosom Buddies (TV Series) · as Ruth Dunbar |
| 1980 | Fame · as Claudia Van Doren (uncredited) |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Kathy Brighton |
| 1976 | The Next Man · as Tv Interviewer |
| 1975 | Beacon Hill (TV Series) · as Marilyn Gardiner |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Elizabeth |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Felicia Martin |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Ernestine King |
| 1970 | Somerset (TV Series) · as Sgt. Ruth Winter (1973) |
| 1970 | All My Children (TV Series) · as Jill Ollinger |
| 1969 | J.T. · as Mrs. Arnold |
| 1967 | Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (TV Series) · as Trish Wanamaker (1971) |
| 1956 | The Edge of Night (TV Series) |