Acting
Liza Minnelli
EN, FR, PT, XX cinema · 121 credits
Born
12 March 1946 (age 80)
Birthplace
Hollywood, California, USA
Also known as Liza Minelli
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli is among a rare group of performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy (Grammy Legend Award), Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). Minnelli is a Knight of the French Legion of Honour. Daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, Minnelli was born in Los Angeles, spent part of her childhood in Scarsdale, New York, and moved to New York City in 1961 where she began her career as a musical theatre actress, nightclub performer, and traditional pop music artist. She made her professional stage debut in the 1963 Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward and received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for starring in Flora the Red Menace in 1965, which marked the start of her lifelong collaboration with John Kander and Fred Ebb. They wrote, produced or directed many of Minnelli's future stage acts and television series and helped create her stage persona of a stylized survivor, including her career-defining performances of anthems of survival ("New York, New York", "Cabaret", and "Maybe This Time"). Along with her roles on stage and screen, this persona and her style of performance contributed to Minnelli's status as an enduring gay icon. An acclaimed performance in the drama film The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) marked a film breakthrough for Minnelli and brought her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She later received the award for her performance as Sally Bowles in the musical film Cabaret (1972), which brought her to international prominence. Most of her following films, including Lucky Lady (1975), New York, New York (1977), Rent-a-Cop (1988), and Stepping Out (1991), were not as successful, aside from the major box office hit and critically lauded Arthur (1981) which starred Minnelli. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Lucky Lady, New York, New York and Arthur. She returned to Broadway on a number of occasions, including The Act (1977), for which she received her second Tony Award, as well as The Rink (1984) and Liza's at The Palace.... (2008). Minnelli has also worked on various television formats and has predominantly focused on music hall and nightclub performances since the late 1970s. Her concert performances at Carnegie Hall in 1979 and 1987 and at Radio City Music Hall in 1991 and 1992 are recognized among her most successful. From 1988 to 1990, she toured with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event.
Known for
Filmography
Diane Warren: Relentless
as Self (archive footage)
BRATS
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
as Self (archive footage)
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
as Self (archive footage)
Halston
as Self
Sid & Judy
as Self (archive footage)
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive footage)
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
as Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self - Interviewee
Dzi Croquettes
as Self
Kay Thompson: Think Pink!
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
as (archive footage)
The Oh in Ohio
as Alyssa Donahue
The 'New York, New York' Stories
as Self (archive footage)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland Duets
as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas from Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
as Self - Performer
Jackie's Back!
as Liza Minnelli
Cabaret: A Legend in the Making
as Self / Self - Sally Bowles
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
as Self (archive footage)
The West Side Waltz
as Cara Varnum
Unzipped
as Self
Parallel Lives
as Stevie Merrill
Stepping Out
as Mavis Turner
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Linda Marolla Bach
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
as Three Characters
Rent-a-Cop
as Della Roberts
That's Dancing!
as Self - Host
A Time to Live
as Mary-Lou Weisman
Judy Garland: The Concert Years
as Self (archive footage)
The Princess and the Pea
as Princess Alecia
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
as Self - Performer
The King of Comedy
as Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli - Silvester-Gala 1982 live aus Bad Gastein
1982
Liza Minnelli - Silvester-Gala 1982 live aus Bad Gastein
as Self - Performer
Arthur
as Linda Marolla
New York, New York
as Francine Evans
Silent Movie
as Liza Minnelli
A Matter of Time
as Nina
Lucky Lady
as Claire
That's Entertainment!
as Self - Host / Narrator
Cabaret
as Sally Bowles
Liza with a "Z"
as Self
Journey Back to Oz
as Dorothy (voice)
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
as Junie Moon
The Sterile Cuckoo
as Pookie Adams
Charlie Bubbles
as Eliza
The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
as Little Red Riding Hood
In the Good Old Summertime
as Veronica and Andrew's Daughter (uncredited)