Name
Liza Minnelli
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1946-03-12 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Hollywood, California, USA
Biography
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.
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- 1988 Gregory Peck: His Own Man as Self
- 1972 Cabaret as Sally Bowles
- 1976 Silent Movie as Liza Minnelli
- 2005 The 'New York, New York' Stories as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan as Self
- 1977 New York, New York as Francine Evans
- 1988 Arthur 2: On the Rocks as Linda Marolla Bach
- 1981 Arthur as Linda Marolla
- 1991 Stepping Out as Mavis Turner
- 1985 That's Dancing! as Self - Host
- 1997 The Haunted History of Halloween as Self
- 2010 Sex and the City 2 as Self
- 1995 Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz as Self
- 2023 Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1992 Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self
- 1987 Rent-a-Cop as Della Roberts
- 1969 The Sterile Cuckoo as Pookie Adams
- 1968 Charlie Bubbles as Eliza
- 2009 Liza Minnelli: Liza's at The Palace as Self
- 1975 Lucky Lady as Claire
- 1970 Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon as Junie Moon
- 1976 A Matter of Time as Nina
- 2009 Dzi Croquettes as Self
- 1972 Liza with a "Z" as Self
- 1989 Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event as Self
- 1992 Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall as Self
- 1980 Goldie and Liza Together as Self
- 2002 New York at the Movies as Self
- 1975 Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret as Self
- 2004 A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli as Self
- 2014 And the Oscar Goes To... as Self - Interviewee
- 1982 The King of Comedy as Liza Minnelli
- 1986 Liza in London as Self
- 1965 The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood as Little Red Riding Hood
- 2011 Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden as Self
- 1994 Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest as Self
- 1994 Parallel Lives as Stevie Merrill
- 1994 Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic as Self (voice)
- 1967 Woody Allen Looks at 1967 as Self
- 1964 Judy and Liza at the Palladium as Self
- 1974 That's Entertainment! as Self - Host / Narrator
- 2005 Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- Soon Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
- 1949 In the Good Old Summertime as Veronica and Andrew's Daughter (uncredited)
- 1987 Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente as Self
- 1960 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood as Self
- 2003 Christmas in Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story as Self
- 2007 AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition as Self
- 2024 BRATS as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1985 A Time to Live as Mary-Lou Weisman
- 1988 Movies Are My Life as Self
- 2009 VH1 Divas 2009 as Self
- 1995 The West Side Waltz as Cara Varnum
- 2005 Judy Garland Duets as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 The Princess and the Pea as Princess Alecia
- 2022 Freddie Mercury: The Final Act as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 1992 The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert as Self
- 2008 Chris & Don: A Love Story as Self
- 1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History as Self
- 2004 Judy Garland: By Myself as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 Portrait of a Choreographer as Self
- 1995 Unzipped as Self
- 1980 Baryshnikov on Broadway as Self
- 2009 The Real Cabaret as Self
- 1994 Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl as Self
- 1999 My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies as Self - Performer
- 2006 The Oh in Ohio as Alyssa Donahue
- 1985 Judy Garland: The Concert Years as Self (archive footage)
- 1963 The Judy Garland Christmas Show as Self
- 2009 Kay Thompson: Think Pink! as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 Halston as Self
- 2018 Studio 54 as Self (archive footage)
- 1991 Aznavour and Minnelli as Self
- 2015 Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 Jack Paar: Smart Television as Self
- 1990 Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1972 The Recreation of an Era as Self
- 1998 Cabaret: A Legend in the Making as Self / Self - Sally Bowles
- 2019 Sid & Judy as Self (archive footage)
- 1980 An Evening with Liza Minnelli as Self
- 1982 Liza Minnelli - Silvester-Gala 1982 live aus Bad Gastein as Self - Performer
- 1988 Sam Found Out: A Triple Play as Three Characters
- 1996 Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child as Self
- 2007 The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest as Self
- 1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic as Self
- 2006 Best Ever Muppet Moments as Self
- 1972 Journey Back to Oz as Dorothy (voice)
- 2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2005 Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' as Self
- 2010 Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli as Self
- 2002 Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary as Self
- 2009 Annul Victory as Self
- 2019 The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1991 The Fred Astaire Songbook as Self
- 2011 Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston as Self
- 2014 Private Screenings: Robert Osborne as Self
- 1982 Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
- 1999 Jackie's Back! as Liza Minnelli
- 2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's as Self
- 2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression as Self
- 2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's as (archive footage)
- 2013 Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals as Self
- 1984 The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team as Self - Performer
- Soon The Songwriters: An Evening with John Kander and Fred Ebb as Self
- 2003 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 Liza Minnelli, la dernière héritière d'Hollywood as Self
- 1992 Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica as Self
- 2024 Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 Deneuve, la reine Catherine as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 A Tradition of Romance as Herself
- 1995 Queen: Champions of the World as Self
- 1990 Liza Minnelli: Visible Results
- 2025 Diane Warren: Relentless as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 Commitment to Life as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 The Fabulous Allan Carr as Self (archive)
- 1989 Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief as Self
- 1984 Salute to Lady Liberty
- 1988 This Morning ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 The Sharon Osbourne Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2005 Hape trifft! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1976 The Muppet Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Special Guest Star
- 2003 Arrested Development ( 21 episodes ) as Lucille Austero
- 1964 The Hollywood Palace ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1969 The Johnny Cash Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1969 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1965 Hullabaloo ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Drop Dead Diva ( 1 episode ) as Lily Wells
- 1998 So Graham Norton ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2002 V Graham Norton ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2008 Rosie Live ( 1 episode )
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1953 The Oscars ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1973 The Men Who Made the Movies ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 When Ruby Wax Met... ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1981 Wetten, dass..? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1987 The Dame Edna Experience ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1963 The Judy Garland Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2002 Through the Night with... ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ... ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1971 The Pearl Bailey Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Princess Alecia
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 1 episode ) as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1974 Spécial cinéma ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1987 Going Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1984 Goldene Kamera ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1972 Le Grand Échiquier ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1967 The Carol Burnett Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2004 Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Numéro un ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 Menschen bei Maischberger ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Numéro un ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2012 Smash ( 1 episode ) as Liza Minnelli
- 1982 Champs-Elysées ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as Beth Harner
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1996 Ruby Wax Meets ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1999 Beckmann ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 Star Academy ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1987 Le monde est à vous ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1981 De TV Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1987 40° à l'ombre ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1987 Seitenblicke ( 1 episode ) as self
- 1968 Night-Club ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1963 The Danny Kaye Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1958 Kraft Music Hall ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1979 CBS News Sunday Morning ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1987 Sacrée soirée ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Co-Host
- 1974 Dinah! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 RuPaul's Drag Race ( 1 episode ) as Self - Special Honoree
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Co-Hostess
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Presenter
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Performer
- 1971 Film '72 ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1978 Ciné regards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 Κόκκινο Βελούδο ( 1 episode ) as Guest
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self
