Actresses from the 50s, 60s, and 70s

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor began her career in 1942’s There’s One Born Every Minute. She was the most bankable star throughout the 1950s because most of the films she appeared in turned out to be huge financial successes. She even set a record for female actresses at the time for her role as the titular character in 1963’s Cleopatra.

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