This morning brought the news of Elizabeth Taylor’s death. While her personal life is certainly compelling, it’s her career in front of the camera that made her a star. A best-of list could go on and on — from the broken seductress of Suddenly Last Summer, to the comedy Father of the Bride, to the irresistible ingenue of The Last Time I Saw Paris to her lacerating Katerina in Taming of the Shrew to Maggie Simpson. But no mention of Taylor’s film career would be complete without the following performances.
National Velvet, 1944Elizabeth Taylor was only 12 when she won the world’s hearts as a plucky young Equestrienne — with her native British accent.