Elizabeth Taylor was a Hollywood icon known for her great beauty and roles in classic films like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. She had a turbulent personal life including seven marriages, substance abuse issues, and advocacy for AIDS research following the death of her friend Rock Hudson. Taylor was the highest paid actress of her time and won two Academy Awards. She lived a long life in the public spotlight and remains one of the most famous actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age.