Biography
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
all 124
Movies 75
TV Shows 49
self 8
Voice 8
Writer 1

Quiz Lady (2023)

The Chair (2021)

The Great North (2021)

The Stand In (2020)

Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)

Hollywood (2020)

Bombshell (2019)

The Morning Show (2019)

Gloria Bell (2019)

Ann (2018)

The Orville (2017)

Mr. Mercedes (2017)

Kepler's Dream (2016)

Speechless (2016)

The New Yorker Presents (2016)

Billions (2016)

Electric City (2016)

Twinkle Toes (2011)

Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)

D.E.B.S. (2005)

American Dad! (2005)

The L Word (2004)

Intent (2004)

Two and a Half Men (2003)

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)

Fillmore! (2002)

Monk (2002)

Home Room (2002)

Baby Bob (2002)

Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)

The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)

Strange Frequency (2001)

Legally Blonde (2001)

Town & Country (2001)

Strange Frequency (2001)

DAG (2000)

Strong Medicine (2000)

The Deadly Look of Love (2000)

Big Brother (2000)

Keeping the Faith (2000)

Mail to the Chief (2000)

Happy Accidents (2000)

The Unknown Cyclist (1998)

Hercules (1998)

Next Stop Wonderland (1998)

The Truman Show (1998)

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk (1998)

Veronica's Closet (1997)

George of the Jungle (1997)

The Practice (1997)

Just Write (1997)

Betty (1997)

Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)

How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

Steal Big Steal Little (1995)

To Die For (1995)

The Naked Truth (1995)

Awake to Danger (1995)

A Walton Wedding (1995)

ER (1994)

The Favor (1994)

The Counterfeit Contessa (1994)

Betrayal of Trust (1994)

Diagnosis: Murder (1993)

Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993)

With Hostile Intent (1993)

Cop and ½ (1993)

The Powers That Be (1992)

The Rape of Doctor Willis (1991)

Alice (1990)

Going Places (1990)

She's Having a Baby (1988)

The Saint in Manhattan (1987)

CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)

Perry Mason Returns (1985)

Key Exchange (1985)

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982)

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982)

My Mother Was Never a Kid (1981)

Bosom Buddies (1980)

Fame (1980)

O Youth and Beauty! (1979)

The Sorrows of Gin (1979)

The Love Boat (1977)

The Next Man (1976)

Beacon Hill (1975)

Kojak (1973)

ABC Afterschool Special (1972)

Great Performances (1971)

J.T. (1969)

Motherland
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1943-01-14 (82 years old)
Birth PlacePhiladelphia, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsHolland Virginia Taylor, ホランド・テイラー
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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