Liza Minnelli
Photo: Creative Management Associates (CMA) / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date
March 12, 1946
Age
74 years old
Nationality
United States
Sun Sign
Pisces
Natural hair color
Black
Eye color
Dark brown
Height
5 ft 4 in | 163 cm
Net Worth
$50 Million
Body Measurements
34-28-36 in | 86-71-91 cm
Weight
64 kg | 140 pounds
Bra Size
34C
Shoe size
7 US | 37 EU
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Liza May Minnelli was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, on March 12, 1946, is an American actress and singer.
Young Liza Minnelli started her career as a nightclub performer in New York City.
She made her big screen debut at the age of three, in her mother Judy Garland’s musical film In the Good Old Summertime (1949) in a cameo appearance as The Daughter at Ending.
Her breakthrough performance came as Mary Ann "Pookie" Adams in comedy drama movie The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
She landed her professional stage debut in Off-Broadway play "Best Foot Forward" (1963) in role as Ethel Hofflinger, at the age of 17.
She got her Broadway debut in musical "Flora Red Menace" (1965) in role as Flora, for which she won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, at age of nineteen.
She won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance as Michelle Craig in musical "The Act" (1977).
She released her debut studio album "Liza! Liza!" in 1964.
Best Movies
She won the Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Sally Bowles in musical drama film Cabaret (1972).
Tell Me That You Love Me Junie Moon (1970) comedy drama in role as Junie Moon
A Matter of Time (1976) musical fantasy with Ingrid Bergman and Isabella Rossellini
New York New York (1977) musical drama with Robert De Niro
Arthur (1981) comedy with Dudley Moore
Lucky Lady (1975) comedy drama with Gene Hackman and Burt Reynolds
Charlie Bubbles (1967) drama comedy with Albert Finney
Stepping Out (1991) musical comedy with Shelley Winters
Rent-a-Cop (1987) comedy crime with Burt Reynolds
TV Shows
She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Program – Variety and Popular Music for concert film made for television Liza with a Z (1972).
She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for her role as Mary-Lou Weisman in television drama film A Time to Live (1985).
She played Lucille Austero in television sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2005, 2013), in 21 episodes.
She portrayed Cara Varnum in television drama movie The West Side Waltz (1995).
Facts
Studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
She is a daughter of film actress and singer Judy Garland.
She is one of 16 people to win a Emmy, Grammy, Tony Award and the Academy Award.
She won a Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event for show "Liza's at the Palace" (2009).
She won a Special Tony Award for Liza at the Winter Garden (1974).
Has released eleven studio albums:
Liza! Liza! (1964)
It Amazes Me (1965)
There Is a Time (1966)
Liza Minnelli (1968)
Come Saturday Morning (1969)
New Feelin' (1970)
The Singer (1973)
Tropical Nights (1977)
Results (1989)
Gently (1996)
Confessions (2010)
She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for live theatre at 7000 Hollywood Blvd. in 1991.
Close friend with singer Diana Ross.
Childhood friends with actress Mia Farrow.
Was a close friend with singer Freddie Mercury.
Was good friends with Michael Jackson.
Spouse
She was married to:
David Gest (2002-2007) American producer and television personality
Mark Gero (1979-1992) stage manager and sculptor
Jack Haley Jr. (1974-1979) American film director, producer and writer
Peter Allen (1967-1974) Australian singer-songwriter, musician and entertainer
Relationships
She dated Mikhail Baryshnikov (1977), Martin Scorsese (1976-1977), Peter Sellers (1973), Desi Arnaz Jr. (1973) and Christopher Walken (1963-1964).