Best known for playing Judge Roberta Kittleson in ‘The Practice’ and ‘Ally McBeal’, Evelyn Harper in ‘Two and a Half Men’, and Ann Richards in ‘The Happy Place’.
Films
- To All the Boys: Always and ForeverEdith2021
- The Day Shall ComeMrs. Spriggs2019
- The Men Who Stare at GoatsGail Loomis2009
- Keeping Up with the SteinsRose2006
- The Truman ShowAlanis Montclair1998
- George of the JungleBeatrice Stanhope1997
- The Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultJane Spencer’s Mother1994
- Jewel of the NileGloria1985
TV shows
- Mr. MercedesIda Silver2017–2018
- BillionsJudge2018
- Hollywood Game NightHerself2015–2018
- Two and a Half MenEvelyn Harper2003–2015
- The PracticeJudge Roberta Kittleson1995–2003
- Ally McBealJudge Roberta Kittleson1998–2002
- The LotLetitia Devine1999–2001
- Bosom BuddiesRuth Dunbar1980–1982
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About Holland Taylor
Holland Taylor is an American actress with a career spanning over five decades on stage and screen. She is widely recognized for her Emmy Award-winning role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on ‘The Practice’ and ‘Ally McBeal’, and for playing Evelyn Harper, the acerbic mother of the main characters, on the sitcom ‘Two and a Half Men’. She has also appeared in numerous films and continues to act in…
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What is Holland Taylor best known for?
Holland Taylor is best known for her roles as Evelyn Harper on the CBS sitcom ‘Two and a Half Men’ and as Judge Roberta Kittleson on ‘The Practice’ and ‘Ally McBeal’, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award.
Has Holland Taylor won any major awards?
Yes, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1999 for her role on ‘The Practice’.
Is Holland Taylor related to any other actors?
No, she is not from a show business family. Her father was an attorney and her mother a homemaker. She is in a long-term relationship with actress Sarah Paulson.
What was Holland Taylor’s first major film role?
One of her early notable film roles was as Ruth Dunbar in the television series ‘Bosom Buddies’, but in film, she appeared in ‘The Jewel of the Nile’ (1985) and later gained wider recognition in ‘The Truman Show’ (1998).
Has Holland Taylor performed on stage?
Yes, she has had a substantial stage career, including a Tony Award nomination for her performance in the play ‘Butley’ (1972). She also wrote and starred in the one-woman play ‘Ann’, about Texas Governor Ann Richards, which ran on Broadway in 2013.
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