Holland Taylor
Known for

Acting

Credits

121

Gender

Woman

Birthday

14 Jan 1943 (81)

Place of birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also known as
Holland Virginia Taylor

Holland Taylor

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Holland Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2023Quiz LadyFrancine
2021The ChairJoan Hambling
2021The Great NorthGoldie (voice)
2021Adele One Night OnlySelf
2020To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love YouStormy
2020Bill & Ted Face the MusicThe Great Leader
2020HollywoodEllen Kincaid
2020The Stand InBarbara Cox
2020Stars in the HouseSelf
Motherland
2019BombshellFaye (uncredited)
2019The Morning ShowCybil Richards
2019Gloria BellHillary Bell
2018AnnAnn Richards
2017The OrvilleJeannie Mercer
2017Mr. MercedesIda Silver
2016BillionsDr. Eleanor Mayer
2016SpeechlessAndrea
2016Electric CityVoice Actor (voice)
2016The New Yorker PresentsTruman's Moher
2016Kepler's DreamViolet von Stern
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
2013Simply Red: Backstage at 'Annie' with Lilla CrawfordSelf
2011Twinkle ToesPrincipal Garfield (voice)
2010The Chosen OneRuth
2008Baby MamaRose
2007Cinderella III: A Twist in TimePrudence (voice)
2005American Dad!Mrs. Dawson (voice)
2005The Wedding DateBunny
2005D.E.B.S.Ms. Petrie
2004The L WordPeggy Peabody
2003Two and a Half MenEvelyn Harper
2003Spy Kids 3-D: Game OverGrandmother
2003E!'s 101Self
2002Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost DreamsGrandmother
2002Cinderella II: Dreams Come TruePrudence (voice)
2002MonkPeggy Davenport
2002Home RoomDr. Hollander
2002Fillmore!Mrs. Cornwall (voice)
2002Baby BobMadeline Collins
2002Fits and Starts
2001Legally BlondeProfessor Stromwell
2001Town & CountryMistress of Ceremonies
2001The Day Reagan Was ShotNancy Reagan
2000Keeping the FaithBonnie Rose
2000Big BrotherGuest
2000Happy AccidentsTherapist
2000Strong MedicineLillian Pynchon
2000Mail to the ChiefKatherine Horner
2000The Spiral StaircaseEmma
2000The Deadly Look of LoveEvelyn McGinnis
2000DAGKathering Twigg
1999The Sex MonsterMuriel
1999The Lot
1998The Truman ShowAngela Montclair / Alanis Montclair
1998HerculesQueen Myrrha (voice)
1998Next Stop WonderlandPiper Castleton
1998The Unknown CyclistCelia (uncredited)
1998The Truman Show: Tru-TalkAlanis Montclair
1997George of the JungleBeatrice Stanhope
1997Ally McBeal
1997The PracticeJudge Roberta Kittleson
1997The Wonderful World of Disney
1997Just WriteEmma Jeffreys
1997Veronica's ClosetMillicent
1997Who Is Henry Jaglom?Self
1997BettyCrystal Ball
1996One Fine DayRita
1995To Die ForCarol Stone
1995How to Make an American QuiltMrs. Rubens
1995Steal Big Steal LittleMona Rowland-Downey
1995The Naked TruthCamilla Dane
1995Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous JokesterJanice
1995Last Summer in the HamptonsDavis Mora Axelrod
1995Awake to DangerDr. Joyce Lindley
1995A Walton WeddingAunt Flo
1994ERPhyllis Farr
1994The FavorMaggie Sand
1994The Counterfeit ContessaWallace Everett
1994In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & MadnessFlorence Newsom
1994Betrayal of TrustMary Shelton
1993Cop and ½Captain Rubio
1993Diagnosis: MurderAgent Gretchen McCord
1993Saved by the Bell: The College YearsDean Susan McMann
1993With Hostile IntentLois Baxter
1992The Powers That BeMargaret Powers
1991The Rape of Doctor WillisDr. Greenway
1990AliceHelen
1990People Like UsDolly
1990Going Places
1988She's Having a BabySarah Briggs
1987Wiseguy
1987Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica JacksonErnestine King
1987CBS Summer PlayhouseFran Grogan
1987Harry
1987The Saint in ManhattanFran Grogan
1985The Jewel of the NileGloria
1985Perry Mason ReturnsPaula Gordon
1985Key ExchangeMrs. Fanshaw
1985Me & Mom
1984Romancing the StoneGloria
1984Murder, She WroteWinifred Thayer
1984Kate & Allie
1982I Was a Mail Order BrideDottie Birmingham
1982The Royal Romance of Charles and DianaFrances Shand Kydd
1981My Mother Was Never a KidFelicia Martin
1980FameClaudia van Doren (uncredited)
1980Bosom BuddiesRuth Dunbar
1979The Sorrows of GinBeverly Trencher
1979O Youth and Beauty!Beverly Trencher
1977The Love Boat
1976The Next ManTV Interviewer
1975Beacon Hill
1973KojakElizabeth
1972ABC Afterschool SpecialFelicia Martin
1971Great PerformancesErnestine King
1969J.T.Mrs. Arnold
1956The Edge of Night
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2024Unachievable Sound of SilenceThanks
2018AnnWriter