Holland Taylor was born on January 14, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is an Emmy Award winning American actress, known for her film, television and theatre work.

Her first credits were in the theater and throughout the 60s and 1970s she appeared in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway productions. Taylor went on to star in Breakfast with Les and Bess and A.R. Gurney's The Cocktail Hour.

Her feature-film credits include "Legally Blonde," "Keeping the Faith," "Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams," "The Truman Show," "George of the Jungle," "One Fine Day," "To Die For," "Steal Big, Steal Little," "How to Make an American Quilt," "Alice," "She's Having a Baby," "Jewel of the Nile," "Key Exchange," "Fame" and "Romancing the Stone."

Taylor's television credits include "Baby Bob," on CBS, "The Practice," for which she won an Emmy Award as Best Supporting Actress, "The Naked Truth," "Bosom Buddies" and "The Powers That Be." Her other television credits include the television movies "A Walton Wedding," "Counterfeit Contessa," "The Case of Dr. Willis," "Concealed Enemies" and "People Like Us." Taylor has also guest-starred in "Ally McBeal," "ER" and "Veronica's Closet."

Filmography

• The Chosen One (2007)
• Baby Mama (2008)
• "Two and a Half Men" (48 episodes, 2003-2007)
• Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)
• "Monk" (2 episodes, 2005-2007)
• "The L Word" (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
• The Wedding Date (2005)
• D.E.B.S. (2004)
• Intent (2003)
• "The Practice" (29 episodes, 1998-2003)
• Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
• "Fillmore!" (1 episode, 2002)
• Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
• Home Room (2002)
• "Baby Bob" (2002)
• Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
• Fits and Starts (2002)
• The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)
• "Strange Frequency" (1 episode, 2001)
• Legally Blonde (2001)
• "The Fighting Fitzgeralds" (1 episode, 2001)
• Town & Country (2001)
• Strange Frequency (2001)
• "DAG" (1 episode, 2000)
• The Deadly Look of Love (2000)
• "Strong Medicine" (1 episode, 2000)
• "Ally McBeal" (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
• Keeping the Faith (2000)
• Mail to the Chief (2000)
• The Spiral Staircase (2000)
• Happy Accidents (2000)
• "The Lot" (1999)
• The Sex Monster (1999)
• "ER" (1 episode, 1999)
• My Last Love (1999)
• "Buddy Faro" (1 episode, 1998)
• The Unknown Cyclist (1998)
• The Truman Show (1998)
• "Veronica's Closet" (2 episodes, 1998)
• Next Stop Wonderland (1998)
• George of the Jungle (1997)
• Just Write (1997)
• Betty (1997)
• One Fine Day (1996)
• "Something So Right" (1 episode, 1996)
• "The Naked Truth" (2 episodes, 1995-1998)
• How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
• Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)
• Steal Big Steal Little (1995)
• To Die For (1995)
• With Hostile Intent (1995)
• A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995)
• Awake to Danger (1995)
• "Diagnosis Murder" (2 episodes, 1994-1995)
• A Walton Wedding (1995)
• The Favor (1994)
• The Counterfeit Contessa (1994)
• "Saved by the Bell: The College Years" (7 episodes, 1993-1994)
• In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (1994)
• Betrayal of Trust (1994)
• Cop and ½ (1993)
• "The Powers That Be" (20 episodes, 1992-1993)
• The Rape of Doctor Willis (1991)
• Big Deals (1991)
• "Going Places" (3 episodes, 1990-1991)
• Alice (1990)
• People Like Us (1990)
• "Wiseguy" (1 episode, 1990)
• "Murder, She Wrote" (1 episode, 1989)
• "CBS Summer Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1987-1989)
• She's Having a Baby (1988)
• "Perfect Strangers" (1 episode, 1987)
• "Harry" (1987)
• Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987)
• The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
• Perry Mason Returns (1985)
• Key Exchange (1985)
• "Me and Mom" (1985)
• "Kate & Allie" (1 episode, 1984)
• Romancing the Stone (1984)
• Concealed Enemies (1984)
• Reuben, Reuben (1983)
• "The Love Boat" (1 episode, 1983)
• I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982)
• The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982)
• "All My Children" (1970)
• "Bosom Buddies" (21 episodes, 1980-1981)
• "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1 episode, 1981)
• Fame (1980)
• 3 by Cheever: O Youth and Beauty! (1979)
• "The Edge of Night" (1956)
• "Kojak" (1 episode, 1977)
• The Next Man (1976)
• "Beacon Hill" (1975)
• "Somerset" (1970)
• "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (1967)
• J.T. (1969)

Awards

• Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series "The Practice" 1998 - 99