What are some of Elizabeth Taylor achievements?

Answer 1

Brand Value

· First actress to earn $1,000,000 for a movie role in Cleopatra released in 1963.

· In 1963, while the highest paid American business executive earned $650,000 and President John F. Kennedy's salary was $150,000, she received at least $2.4 million.

· In 2006 she introduced a line of diamond and precious stone jewelry called "House of Taylor". The designs are said to be inspired by certain favorite pieces in her collection. She actually wrote a book on jewelry and is considered to be an authority on the subject.

· The 1963 Andy Warhol portrait of hers was sold for $ 23.7 million to an anonymous bidder at a Christie's auction in New York (14 November 2007).

· On Monday evening, November 8, 2010, Andy Warhol's "Men in Her Life", a 1962 painting based on an image of Elizabeth Taylor between husbands, was auctioned at Phillips de Pury & Company's new salesroom on Park Avenue in New York City. An unidentified bidder bought it for $63.3 million.

· Lived in BelAir house once owned by Frank Sinatra

· Has owned some of the world's most magnificent jewelry, including the 33-carat "Krupp Diamond", the Duchess of Windsor diamond brooch, the Grand Duchess of Russia emeralds, the "LaPeregina Pearl" (which was a Valentine present to her from Richard Burton), and the famous pear-shaped 69-carat "Burton-Cartier Diamond" Burton gave her in 1969 (subsequently renamed the "Burton-Taylor Diamond.").

· Launched 12 perfumes and colognes -

1. Passion 1988

2. Passion for Men 1989

3. White Diamonds 1991

4. Diamonds and Emeralds 1993

5. Diamonds and Rubies 1993

6. Diamonds and Sapphires 1993

7. Black Pearls 1996

8. Sparkling White Diamonds 1999

9. Brilliant White Diamonds 2001

10. Forever Elizabeth 2002

11. Gardenia 2003

12. Violet Eyes 2010

AWARDS/RECOGNITION/HONORS

· 1976: Won the title of "Most Memorable Eyebrows" in a magazine poll.

· Ranked #72 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list [October 1997]

· Has appeared solo on the cover of PEOPLE magazine 14 times, second only to Princess Diana (as of 1996)

· Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history [1995]

· She was voted the 11th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly

· Premiere Magazine ranked her as #40 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005).

· Her first Oscar nomination for Raintree County (1957) marks her first of 4 consecutive nominations, a feat she shares with Jennifer Jones (1943-1946), Thelma Ritter (1950-1953), Marlon Brando (1951-1954) and Al Pacino (1972-1975).

· American Film Institute Life Achievement Award [1993]

· Along with Julie Andrews, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II on New Year's Eve, 1999.

· She is a recipient of the 2002 John F. Kennedy Center Honors.

· Inducted into the California Hall of Fame in Sacramento (5 December 2007).

· Ranked #7 in the American Film Institute's list of the 50 Greatest American Screen Legends', the top 25 male and top 25 female.

· She was named a Dame of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on the Millennium New Year's on December 31, 1999.

· She was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of her outstanding contribution to film culture.

· Has a street named after her in Iowa City, Iowa

CHARITY

· She auctioned off her diamond-and-emerald engagement ring from Richard Burton to raise money for an AIDS charity.

· Organized "A Commitment to Life", a celebrity event to benefit AIDS research after her Giant (1956) co-star Rock Hudson became ill in 1985. The event featured former First Lady Betty Ford, Burt Lancaster, Shirley MacLaine, Sammy Davis Jr., and Burt Reynolds. More than $1.3 million was raised.

· Her AIDS organization AMFAR raised $83 million in the twelve years following its creation in 1985.

· In 2006, she donated $500,000 to the New Orleans AIDS Task Force to purchase mobile medical unit for AIDS sufferers in New Orleans.