In 1972 her movie career peaked when she played Sally Bowles in Cabaret. She had been seen earlier on movie screens in films that showcased her superb acting abilities, including her first film role opposite Albert Finney in Charlie Bubbles, followed by The Sterile Cuckoo, which won Liza her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. The musical was directed by Martin Scorsese, who had just directed Liza on the big screen in New York, New York opposite Robert DeNiro. In 1977, she returned to the Broadway stage in a starring role in the Kander and Ebb musical, The Act for which she was awarded her third Tony. In 1997, Liza took over from an ailing Julie Andrews in Broadway’s Victor/Victoria.Ī special Tony was awarded to Liza for breaking the box-office record at the Winter Garden Theatre in 1973 for her one-woman show. The musical garnered Liza a Best Actress Tony nomination.
In 1984, Liza reunited with her Chicago co-star Chita Rivera in the Kander and Ebb musical The Rink. With only one-week’s rehearsal, and no public announcement, Liza played to sold-out audiences for a period of five weeks. In 1975 her enormous strength and talent were put to the test when she agreed to replace an ailing Gwen Verdon in the Broadway run of Kander and Ebb’s Chicago. Over the years, Liza’s other Broadway appearances have been memorable. Liza turned to Broadway at age 19, and in 1965 became the youngest woman ever to win a leading actress Tony Award for Flora the Red Menace.
It would be the first among many show business honors.
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Louis and An American in Paris.Ĭonsidered one of America’s true legends, Liza began her professional career in 1963 when she was just sixteen in an Off-Broadway revival of the musical Best Foot Forward, for which she received rave reviews and her first award, the Theatre World Award. Liza was born on March 12, 1946, in Los Angeles, California, to actress/singer Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli, responsible for such classics as Meet Me in St. Liza has won critical acclaim, a multitude of fans, and recognition from her peers in show business, giving new dimension and credibility to the word “superstar.” However, her live performances are where her star power burns its brightest whether on Broadway or in concert. “Liza” (as she is known to her fans) is one of the entertainment world’s consummate performers in film, on stage and in television. She also gives generously of her time and money to help others less fortunate. Liza Minnelli has won four Tony Awards, an Oscar, a special “Legends” Grammy, two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy. The daughter of singer Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli was born into show business and has become of one the world’s greatest – and best loved superstars