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.
The Truman Show
as Angela Montclair / Alanis MontclairEvery second of every day, from the moment he was born, for the last thirty years, Truman...
Movie page
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
as Prudence (voice)As a newly crowned princess, Cinderella quickly learns that life at the Palace - and her royal...
Movie page
Legally Blonde
as Professor StromwellElle Woods, a fashionable sorority queen, is dumped by her boyfriend. She decides to follow him...
Movie page
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
as StormyLara Jean and Peter have just taken their romance from pretend to officially real when another...
Movie page
Yet to fulfil their rock and roll destiny, now middle-aged best friends Bill and Ted set out on...
Movie page
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as GrandmotherCarmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker. It's...
Movie page
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
as Prudence (voice)When Lady Tremaine steals the Fairy Godmother's wand and changes history, it's up to Cinderella...
Movie page
Romancing the Stone
as GloriaThough she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her...
Movie page
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
as GrandmotherExploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy...
Movie page
Bombshell
as Faye (uncredited)Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all...
Movie page
Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This...
Movie page
D.E.B.S.
as Ms. PetrieThe star of a team of teenage crime fighters falls for the alluring villainess she must bring to...
Movie page
George of the Jungle
as Beatrice StanhopeDeep in the African jungle, a baby named George, the sole survivor of a plane crash, is raised...
Movie page
One Fine Day
as RitaMelanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and...
Movie page
To Die For
as Carol StoneSuzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get...
Movie page
The Wedding Date
as BunnyWith the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable...
Movie page
Gloria Bell
as Hillary BellGloria is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her...
Movie page
She's Having a Baby
as Sarah BriggsJake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the...
Movie page
A brilliant but tightly wound, gameshow-obsessed young woman, Anne, and her estranged,...
Movie page
Fame
as Claudia van Doren (uncredited)A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students...
Movie page
How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. RubensSoon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is...
Movie page
Baby Mama
as RoseA successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and...
Movie page
Alice
as HelenAlice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax...
Movie page
Cop and ½
as Captain RubioWhen a pint-sized 8-year-old kid witnesses a murder he offers to help the police, if they make...
Movie page
Happy Accidents
as TherapistA comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time...
Movie page
Town & Country
as Mistress of CeremoniesPorter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where...
Movie page
The Favor
as Maggie SandOn the eve of her high school reunion, bored housewife Kathy convinces her single best friend...
Movie page
The Stand In
as Barbara CoxWhen ordered to serve a year in rehab, actress Candy hires her on-set stand-in to take her...
Movie page
Adele One Night Only
as SelfA primetime special with performances from the superstar including Adele’s first new material in...
Movie page
Keeping the Faith
as Bonnie RoseBest friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and...
Movie page
The Chosen One
as RuthPaul is an ordinary man who is at the end of his rope. He hates his job, his beautiful wife has...
Movie page
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
as Alanis MontclairA promotional featurette for 1998's 'The Truman Show', 'TruTalk' is a "60 Minutes"-style...
Movie page
The Sex Monster
as MurielA neurotic L.A. building contractor pushes his reluctant wife into having a threesome....
Movie page
Next Stop Wonderland
as Piper CastletonDumped by her loser boyfriend, Erin thinks that her love life has hit rock bottom. In reality,...
Movie page
The Next Man
as TV InterviewerKhalil is an Arab diplomat who wants to not only make peace with Israel, but admit the Jewish...
Movie page
Perry Mason Returns
as Paula GordonWhen his former secretary is accused of a murder, Perry Mason gives up a judgeship to defend her.
Movie page
I Was a Mail Order Bride
as Dottie BirminghamOn a bet with one of his practical-joking partners, a Los Angeles lawyer responds to an ad from...
Movie page
Home Room
as Dr. HollanderA high school shooting has repercussions on the town and students.
Movie page
Electric City
as Voice Actor (voice)In a post-apocalyptic world, humanity lives in small settlements whose main activity is to...
Movie page
Last Summer in the Hamptons
as Davis Mora AxelrodHelena Mora, the head of an eccentric theatrical family, has decided to sell her large estate in...
Movie page
The Spiral Staircase
as EmmaDuring a storm, a group of people are trapped inside a mansion with a killer.
Movie page
People Like Us
as DollyWhen a wealthy scriptwriter and socialite's daughter is murdered, he feels let down by the...
Movie page
The Day Reagan Was Shot
as Nancy ReaganThe Day Reagan Was Shot is a 2001 film made for television directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. The film...
Movie page
Mail to the Chief
as Katherine HornerA humorous and inspiring adventure about an ordinary middle school student who strikes up an...
Movie page
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
as Frances Shand KyddThe second Charles and Diana movie, with two virtual unknowns in the leads: Christopher Baines...
Movie page
Steal Big Steal Little
as Mona Rowland-DowneyRuben and Robby are twin brothers, adopted by Mona, one of the wealthiest - and most eccentric -...
Movie page
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
as Florence NewsomAfter a very messy divorce, a man starts suspecting his ex-wife and her new boyfriend of various...
Movie page
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as SelfHailed by some as a cinematic genius, a feminist voice and a true maverick of American cinema,...
Movie page
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
as JaniceAttorney Bill McKenzie takes the case when his niece is framed for the murder of a popular and...
Movie page
Just Write
as Emma JeffreysA Hollywood tour bus driver poses as a screenwriter to romance an up-and-coming young actress.
Movie page
The Rape of Doctor Willis
as Dr. GreenwayA drama directed by Lou Antonio.
Movie page
The Unknown Cyclist
as Celia (uncredited)A man's dying wish is for the people in his life to participate in a 450-mile charity bicycle...
Movie page
J.T.
as Mrs. ArnoldJ. T. Gamble, a shy, withdrawn Harlem youngster, shows compassion and responsibility when he...
Movie page
Twinkle Toes
as Principal Garfield (voice)She’s Grace “Twinkle Toes” Hastings, the shining star of this all-new movie! She has a big...
Movie page
Betrayal of Trust
as Mary SheltonA woman has been to a psychiatrist for years for drug and alcohol addiction, and whose treatment...
Movie page
Ann
as Ann RichardsAnn is a no-holds-barred portrait of Ann Richards, the legendary governor of Texas. This...
Movie page
The Deadly Look of Love
as Evelyn McGinnisJanet Flanders is a small-town, unsophisticated young woman who is seduced by the fantasy of...
Movie page
O Youth and Beauty!
as Beverly TrencherCash Bentley and his wife Louise lead an average upper-middle-class life in suburbia, with a...
Movie page
Key Exchange
as Mrs. FanshawA young woman wants to get her boyfriend to commit to her, but the most she can get him to do is...
Movie page
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
as Ernestine KingIn the 1930's an aging film producer and his much younger wife live separate lives. Whenever a...
Movie page
A Walton Wedding
as Aunt FloIn 1964, John-Boy Walton is planning his wedding to Janet Gilchrist, the editor of a New York...
Movie page
The Saint in Manhattan
as Fran GroganSimon Templar returns to New York via Concorde and is feeling restless, until a note from an old...
Movie page
The Counterfeit Contessa
as Wallace EverettGina Nardino, a young saleswoman at the food counter of a posh department store, falls hard for...
Movie page
The Sorrows of Gin
as Beverly TrencherAn affluent suburban couple's empty and gin-fueled lives are observed through the eyes of their...
Movie page
Awake to Danger
as Dr. Joyce LindleyRecently awakened from a coma, a traumatized adolescent girl fights to remember the...
Movie page
Betty
as Crystal BallThe world's most famous actress freaks out on the set of her latest Christmas blockbuster and...
Movie page
My Mother Was Never a Kid
as Felicia MartinA trip to the past helps a teenager learn to appreciate her mother
Movie page
Kepler's Dream
as Violet von SternAn 11 year old girl searches for a missing rare book from her grandmother's (Holland Taylor)...
Movie page
American Dad!
as Mrs. Dawson (voice)The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...
TV Show page
Monk
as Peggy DavenportAdrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using...
TV Show page
Two and a Half Men
as Evelyn HarperA hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and...
TV Show page
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as SelfSeth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...
TV Show page
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as SelfStephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...
TV Show page
Billions
as Dr. Eleanor MayerA complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S....
TV Show page
Big Brother
as GuestAmerican version of the reality game show which follows a group of HouseGuests living together...
TV Show page
Diagnosis: Murder
as Agent Gretchen McCordDr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
TV Show page
Great Performances
as Ernestine KingThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
TV Show page
The Orville
as Jeannie MercerFollow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400...
TV Show page
ER
as Phyllis FarrER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...
TV Show page
The Love Boat
as Kathy BrightonPassengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...
TV Show page
Murder, She Wrote
as Winifred ThayerAn unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...
TV Show page
The Practice
as Judge Roberta KittlesonA provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their...
TV Show page
The Great North
as Goldie (voice)Follow the Alaskan adventures of the Tobin family as a single dad does his best to keep his...
TV Show page
Strong Medicine
as Lillian PynchonThe lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.
TV Show page
Hercules
as Queen Myrrha (voice)Follow Herc's many labors during the years he spent training on how to be a hero under the...
TV Show page
ABC Afterschool Special
as Felicia MartinDramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers....
TV Show page
The Morning Show
as Cybil RichardsA behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning,...
TV Show page
The L Word
as Peggy PeabodyA group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.
TV Show page
Ally McBeal
as uncreditedAlly McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and...
TV Show page
Wiseguy
as uncreditedVinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an...
TV Show page
Kojak
as ElizabethA bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New...
TV Show page
Mr. Mercedes
as Ida SilverA demented serial killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and...
TV Show page
The Wonderful World of Disney
as uncreditedWalt Disney Productions (later The Walt Disney Company) has produced an anthology television...
TV Show page
Speechless
as AndreaMaya DiMeo is a mom on a mission who will do anything for her husband, Jimmy, and kids Ray,...
TV Show page
Stars in the House
as SelfIn the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains...
TV Show page
Fillmore!
as Mrs. Cornwall (voice)Former delinquent Cornelius Fillmore saw the light, and now fights on the side of justice at X...
TV Show page
The Naked Truth
as Camilla DaneThe Naked Truth is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 1996, and on NBC...
TV Show page
Kate & Allie
as uncreditedKate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984, to May...
TV Show page
Hollywood
as Ellen KincaidIn post-World War II Hollywood, an ambitious group of aspiring actors and filmmakers will do...
TV Show page
Veronica's Closet
as MillicentVeronica 'Ronnie' Chase is the 'Queen of Romance.' Founder of a successful lingerie empire, and...
TV Show page
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
as Dean Susan McMannThe gang from Bayside High is leaving home and heading to the campus of California University...
TV Show page
CBS Summer Playhouse
as Fran GroganCBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.
TV Show page
The Chair
as Joan HamblingAt a major university, the first woman of color to become chair tries to meet the dizzying...
TV Show page
Baby Bob
as Madeline CollinsBaby Bob is an American sitcom that aired on CBS as a midseason replacement in March 2002. The...
TV Show page
Bosom Buddies
as Ruth DunbarKip and Henry, two young studs working for a New York ad agency, must disguise themselves as...
TV Show page
DAG
as Kathering TwiggDAG is an American sitcom that aired from November 2000 to May 2001 on NBC. It was named after...
TV Show page
Beacon Hill
as Marilyn GardinerShort lived soap opera about rich family and their servants in 1920s Boston.
TV Show page
The Edge of Night
as uncreditedThe Edge of Night was an American television mystery series/soap opera produced by Procter &...
TV Show page
The Powers That Be
as Margaret PowersThe Powers That Be is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman...
TV Show page
Going Places
as uncreditedFour young adults not only share producing jobs at a hidden-camera TV show but also share the...
TV Show page
The New Yorker Presents
as Truman's MoherA groundbreaking series that brings America's most award-winning magazine, The New Yorker, to...
TV Show page
The Lot
as uncreditedThe Lot is a 30 minute dramedy series that aired for 2 seasons and 16 episodes on the AMC from...
TV Show page
Simply Red: Backstage at 'Annie' with Lilla Crawford
as SelfGo behind the scenes at the Broadway revival of 'Annie' with its star, Lilla Crawford.
TV Show page