Elizabeth Taylor

Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed film goddess whose sultry screen life was often upstaged by her stormy personal life, died March 23, 2011, in Los Angeles at age 79. CLICK ON ANY PHOTO TO VIEW FULL IMAGE, START SLIDE SHOW.

Enlarge This 1961 file photo shows actress Elizabeth Taylor in the film "Butterfield 8" in 1961. BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Elizabeth Taylor speaks during the 26th Annual Macy's Passport to Fashion gala Sept. 25, 2008, in Santa Monica, Calif. BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge In this 1957 file photo, actress Elizabeth Taylor is shown in costume for her character in the film "Raintree County." BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge In this 1957 file photo, Elizabeth Taylor poses with Montgomery Clift for the film "Raintree County." BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge In a 1944 file photo, young actress Elizabeth Taylor is seen during filming of "National Velvet." BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Young actress Elizabeth Taylor hugs the neck of her horse in "National Velvet," which was filmed in 1944. BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Elizabeth Taylor in September, 1946. BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Actress Elizabeth Taylor stands on the balcony of the Grand Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden, in this Sept. 25, 1953 file photo. BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Elizabeth Taylor at the premiere of "The Lady with the Lamp" Sept. 22, 1951, at the Warner Theater in London. BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Elizabeth Taylor in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Liza Minelli, left, hugs actress Elizabeth Taylor, who holds her Cecil B. DeMille award in Beverly Hills, Calif., in this ... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Elizabeth Taylor arrives with Michael Jackson at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles for her birthday celebration Feb. 16, 1997.... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge In this 1963 film still image originally released by 20th Century Fox, actress Elizabeth Taylor portrays Cleopatra in this photo ... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge This May 8, 1962 file photo shows actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the movie " Cleopatra" in Rome. BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge In this April 19, 1961 file photo, actress Elizabeth Taylor holds the Oscar she won as 1960's best film actress ... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge This 1966 file photo shows Elizabeth Taylor in the role of Martha and Richard Burton in the role of George ... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge In a June 10, 1950 file photo, actress Elizabeth Taylor is shown on her arrival from Paris to London, at the Savoy Hotel. BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge A Jan. 6, 1953 file photo shows one of the first pictures of Elizabeth Taylor with son Michael Howard Wilding,... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Actress Elizabeth Taylor reads aloud some of the thousands of names of people who have died from AIDS at an ... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge This photo released by Sotheby's shows a 1963 painting by Andy Warhol of Elizabeth Taylor titled "Liz," of acrylic ... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Actress Elizabeth Taylor poses with her new husband, hotel heir Nick Hilton, as they stand on the terrace of their ... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Actress Elizabeth Taylor with actor Michael Wilding, who would be her second husband, in this 1951 file photo. BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Actress Elizabeth Taylor is shown with her husband Mike Todd in this 1957 file photo. BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Eddie Fisher stands with his wife Elizabeth Taylor after their marriage in Las Vegas in this May 12, 1959 file photo. BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor arrive June 15, 1962, in a motor launch at the small town Porto d'Ischia, on ... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Actress Elizabeth Taylor and her husband, former secretary of the U.S. Navy John Warner, at the 42nd New York ... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Elizabeth Taylor met husband Larry Fortensky at the Betty Ford Clinic. BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Elizabeth Taylor portrays Helena Cassadine on the ABC daytime series "General Hospital" in this 1981 image originally released by ABC.... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Elizabeth Taylor, portraying Helena Cassadine, left, and Rick Springfield, portraying Dr. Noah Drake, center, are shown on the set of ...

Enlarge Actress Elizabeth Taylor, left, receives an award for her charity work from Macy's West CEO Robert Mettler, right, at the ... BLADE NEWS SERIVCES

Enlarge Academy Award winning actress Elizabeth Taylor with Paul Newman in the 1958 film "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney in the 1944 film "National Velvet." BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Elizabeth Taylor in the 1960 film "Butterfield 8." BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Elizabeth Taylor arrives at her Diamond Jubilee birthday party Feb. 27, 2007, at the Ritz Carlton Lake Las Vegas. BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Elizabeth Taylor poses at the British Film and Television Academy/Los Angeles Cunard Britannia Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif in this ... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Actress Elizabeth Taylor appears during an exclusive interview with talk show host Larry King on CNN's "Larry King Live" at ... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Elizabeth Taylor arrives at Paramount Studios in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles to give a benefit performance of A.... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Actress Elizabeth Taylor arrives Aug. 31, 2001, at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini Palace in Venice, northern Italy, to host a ... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge James Earl Jones, Chita Rivera, James Levine, from left to right back row, with Paul Simon and Elizabeth Taylor, from ... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Joan Collins, Shirley McClain, Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor star in the Broadway production of "These Old Broads" by Carrie ... BLADE NEWS SERVICES

Enlarge Dame Elizabeth Taylor receives the honour of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire from Britain's Queen Elizabeth ... BLADE NEWS SERVICES