Holland Taylor
Acting
Holland Virginia Taylor (born January 14, 1943) is an American actress. She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on ABC's The Practice (1998–2003). For her portrayal of Evelyn Harper on the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men (2003–15), she received a total of four Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Taylor's other notable television credits include starring roles on the sitcoms Bosom Buddies (1980–82), The Powers That Be (1992–93) and The Naked Truth (1995–98). She also appeared as Jill Ollinger on the soap opera All My Children (1981–83), as Peggy Peabody on The L Word (2004–08), and as Ida Silver on Mr. Mercedes (2017–19). In 2020, she received critical praise and her eighth Primetime Emmy Award nomination for portraying Ellen Kincaid in the Netflix miniseries Hollywood.
Taylor's feature film credits include Romancing the Stone (1984) and its sequel (1985), Alice (1990), To Die For (1995), One Fine Day (1996), George of the Jungle (1997), The Truman Show (1998), Happy Accidents (2000), Keeping the Faith (2000), Legally Blonde (2001), The Wedding Date (2005), Baby Mama (2008), Gloria Bell (2018), Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), and The Stand In (2020).
Taylor wrote and starred in the one-woman play, Ann, based on the life and work of Ann Richards. For this, she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress.
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Filmography of
Holland Taylor
Toni
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Self (archive footage)
... 2024
Francine
... 2023
Self
... 2021
Barbara Cox
... 2020
The Great Leader
... 2020
... 2020
Faye (uncredited)
... 2019
Hillary Bell
... 2019
Ann Richards
... 2018
Violet von Stern
... 2016
... 2016
Voice Actor (voice)
... 2012
Principal Garfield (voice)
... 2011
Ruth
... 2010
Rose
... 2008
Prudence (voice)
... 2007
Bunny
... 2005
Ms. Petrie
... 2004
Grandmother
... 2003
Grandmother
... 2002
Dr. Hollander
... 2002
Prudence (voice)
... 2002
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Nancy Reagan
... 2001
Professor Stromwell
... 2001
Mistress of Ceremonies
... 2001
Evelyn McGinnis
... 2000
Bonnie Rose
... 2000
Katherine Horner
... 2000
Emma
... 2000
Therapist
... 2000
Muriel
... 1999
Celia (uncredited)
... 1998
Piper Castleton
... 1998
Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair
... 1998
Alanis Montclair
... 1998
Beatrice Stanhope
... 1997
Self
... 1997
Emma Jeffreys
... 1997
Crystal Ball
... 1997
Rita
... 1996
Davis Mora Axelrod
... 1995
Mrs. Rubens
... 1995
Mona Rowland-Downey
... 1995
Carol Stone
... 1995
... 1995
Dr. Joyce Lindley
... 1995
Aunt Flo
... 1995
Maggie Sand
... 1994
Wallace Everett
... 1994
Florence Newsom
... 1994
Mary Shelton
... 1994
Lois Baxter
... 1993
Captain Rubio
... 1993
Dr. Greenway
... 1991
Helen
... 1990
Dolly
... 1990
Sarah Briggs
... 1988
Ernestine King
... 1987
Fran Grogan
... 1987
Paula Gordon
... 1985
Mrs. Fanshaw
... 1985
Gloria
... 1985
Gloria
... 1984
Dottie Birmingham
... 1982
Frances Shand Kydd
... 1982
Felicia Martin
... 1981
Claudia van Doren (uncredited)
... 1980
Beverly Trencher
... 1979
Beverly Trencher
... 1979
TV Interviewer
... 1976
Mrs. Arnold
... 1969