![]() ![]() Liza inherited many of Garland's mannerisms and vocal effects. Perhaps Garland's greatest legacy to Minnelli was her voice. For all that, a strong emotional bond linked the mother and daughter, and to this day Minnelli remembers Garland with fondness for her supportiveness and her efforts to encourage Liza's artistic development. Almost from infancy, Minnelli was pressed into service as her mother's confidante, and by the time she was a teenager she was managing her mother's household, paying bills, hiring staff, and supporting Garland through her mental crises. Judy Garland's later years were marked by addictions to tranquilizers and alcohol, illnesses, and episodes of emotional instability resulting in a series of failed marriages and strained relationships with everyone close to her. If Minnelli's was a glamorous upbringing, it had a dark side as well. By the time she was three, Liza had appeared in one of her mother's films, In the Good Old Summertime, and at age eight she danced on stage in New York as a backup to her mother singing "Swanee." Although Vincente Minnelli and Garland were divorced in 1951, both would play key roles in Minnelli's artistic development, as she acknowledged in a New York Times interview, "I got my drive from my mother and my dreams from my father." She was particularly interested in dancers such as Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire, whom she watched rehearse for hours, and at an early age she was given dance lessons by MGM choreographer Nico Charisse. Liza grew up in the shadow of the studios, visiting her parents on sound stages, absorbing the details of the film-making process. She was born on March 12, 1946, in Hollywood, California, to singer/actress Judy Garland and the second of her five husbands, film director, Vincente Minnelli. Minnelli's life began in the glow of the spotlight and has never really left it. he remains one of the most versatile and energetic performers on the American music scene. That Minnelli succeeded is a testament both to her artistic gifts and her independence. For Liza Minnelli, this process has been doubly difficult because she chose to make a name for herself on the stage, thus following in the footsteps of a mother who was one of the most famous performers of the twentieth century. Management-Lee Salter Co., Los Angeles, CA.įor the children of the very famous, perhaps the most daunting task of their lives is to emerge from the larger-than-life shadow cast by their parents and become their own persons. Education: Educated in United States and Europe. She also had a recurring role on the sitcom Arrested Development (2003-05).Born Liza May Minnelli on March 12, 1946, in Hollywood, CA daughter of Vincente Minnelli (film director) and Judy Garland (singer/actress) married Peter Allen, 1967 (divorced, 1972) married Jack Haley, 1974 (divorced, 1979) married Mark Gero (divorced, 1992). ![]() Her films include The Sterile Cuckoo (1969, directed by Alan Pakula) and New York, New York (1977, with Robert DeNiro). Among her many comebacks was a triumphant 2008 Broadway run titled Liza's At the Palace. In later years Liza Minnelli has struggled with her health, having a hip replaced in 1994 and suffering through well-publicized battles with alcohol and pills, but she has bounced back into the public eye just as often. In the 1980s and 1990s Minnelli was especially known for her live revues, including shows with Frank Sinatra and his latter-day Rat Pack. She also starred opposite Dudley Moore in the successful romantic comedy Arthur (1981). Her 1972 TV special Liza With a 'Z' (directed by Bob Fosse) won an Emmy. Like her mother, Liza Minnelli became known as a song-and-dance trouper of stage and screen she won a Tony award for 1965's Flora, the Red Menace and an Oscar for playing Sally Bowles in the 1972 film Cabaret. Liza Minnelli is the Oscar, Emmy and Tony-winning performer who is also the daughter of actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli.
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