Holland Taylor
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Holland Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
N/A
as N
N/A
as N
Fantasy Life
as Dr. Greene
Fantasy Life
as Dr. Greene
Motherland
as Toni
Motherland
as Toni
The Little Pageant That Could
as Self (archive footage)
The Little Pageant That Could
as Self (archive footage)
Quiz Lady
as Francine
Quiz Lady
as Francine
The Stand In
as Barbara Cox
The Stand In
as Barbara Cox
Bill & Ted Face the Music
as The Great Leader
Bill & Ted Face the Music
as The Great Leader
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
as Stormy
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
as Stormy
Bombshell
as Faye (uncredited)
Bombshell
as Faye (uncredited)
Gloria Bell
as Hillary Bell
Gloria Bell
as Hillary Bell
Ann
as Ann Richards
Ann
as Ann Richards
Kepler's Dream
as Violet von Stern
Kepler's Dream
as Violet von Stern
Divorce: The Greatest Hits
Divorce: The Greatest Hits
Twinkle Toes
as Principal Garfield (voice)
Twinkle Toes
as Principal Garfield (voice)
The Chosen One
as Ruth
The Chosen One
as Ruth
Baby Mama
as Rose
Baby Mama
as Rose
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
as Prudence (voice)
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
as Prudence (voice)
D.E.B.S.
as Ms. Petrie
D.E.B.S.
as Ms. Petrie
The Wedding Date
as Bunny
The Wedding Date
as Bunny
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Grandmother
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Grandmother
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
as Grandmother
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
as Grandmother
Home Room
as Dr. Hollander
Home Room
as Dr. Hollander
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
as Prudence (voice)
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
as Prudence (voice)
Fits and Starts
Fits and Starts
The Day Reagan Was Shot
as Nancy Reagan
The Day Reagan Was Shot
as Nancy Reagan
Legally Blonde
as Professor Stromwell
Legally Blonde
as Professor Stromwell
Town & Country
as Mistress of Ceremonies
Town & Country
as Mistress of Ceremonies
The Deadly Look of Love
as Evelyn McGinnis
The Deadly Look of Love
as Evelyn McGinnis
Keeping the Faith
as Bonnie Rose
Keeping the Faith
as Bonnie Rose
Mail to the Chief
as Katherine Horner
Mail to the Chief
as Katherine Horner
The Spiral Staircase
as Emma
The Spiral Staircase
as Emma
Happy Accidents
as Therapist
Happy Accidents
as Therapist
The Sex Monster
as Muriel
The Sex Monster
as Muriel
The Unknown Cyclist
as Celia (uncredited)
The Unknown Cyclist
as Celia (uncredited)
Next Stop Wonderland
as Piper Castleton
Next Stop Wonderland
as Piper Castleton
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
as Alanis Montclair
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
as Alanis Montclair
The Truman Show
as Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair
The Truman Show
as Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self
Just Write
as Emma Jeffreys
Just Write
as Emma Jeffreys
Betty
as Crystal Ball
Betty
as Crystal Ball
One Fine Day
as Rita
One Fine Day
as Rita
Last Summer in the Hamptons
as Davis Mora Axelrod
Last Summer in the Hamptons
as Davis Mora Axelrod
How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. Rubens
How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. Rubens
Steal Big Steal Little
as Mona Rowland-Downey
Steal Big Steal Little
as Mona Rowland-Downey
To Die For
as Carol Stone
To Die For
as Carol Stone
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
as Janice
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
as Janice
A Walton Wedding
as Aunt Flo
A Walton Wedding
as Aunt Flo
The Favor
as Maggie Sand
The Favor
as Maggie Sand
The Counterfeit Contessa
as Wallace Everett
The Counterfeit Contessa
as Wallace Everett
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
as Florence Newsom
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
as Florence Newsom
Betrayal of Trust
as Mary Shelton
Betrayal of Trust
as Mary Shelton
With Hostile Intent
as Lois Baxter
With Hostile Intent
as Lois Baxter
Cop & ½
as Captain Rubio
Cop & ½
as Captain Rubio
The Rape of Doctor Willis
as Dr. Greenway
The Rape of Doctor Willis
as Dr. Greenway
Alice
as Helen
Alice
as Helen
People Like Us
as Dolly
People Like Us
as Dolly
She's Having a Baby
as Sarah Briggs
She's Having a Baby
as Sarah Briggs
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
as Ernestine King
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
as Ernestine King
Perry Mason Returns
as Paula Gordon
Perry Mason Returns
as Paula Gordon
Key Exchange
as Mrs. Fanshaw
Key Exchange
as Mrs. Fanshaw
Romancing the Stone
as Gloria
Romancing the Stone
as Gloria
I Was a Mail Order Bride
as Dottie Birmingham
I Was a Mail Order Bride
as Dottie Birmingham
Fame
as Claudia van Doren (uncredited)
Fame
as Claudia van Doren (uncredited)
The Sorrows of Gin
as Beverly Trencher
The Sorrows of Gin
as Beverly Trencher
The Next Man
as TV Interviewer
The Next Man
as TV Interviewer
J.T.
as Mrs. Arnold
J.T.
as Mrs. Arnold