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Elizabeth Taylor had a net worth of approximately $600 million. Elizabeth Taylor or Liz Taylor, as she was commonly referred to, is recognized as one of the greatest actresses of her time. Born in England in 1932, Taylor made her debut in the film industry in 1942 as a child actress. She bagged her first role in the movie There's One Born Every Minute. She went on to star in other great box office hits such as National Velvet which was her first success.

Other movies that Taylor starred in include Father of the Bride, A Place in the Sun, Giant, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Taylor also showcased her prowess as an actress in the 1959 movie Suddenly, Last Summer. She got an Academy Award for Best Actress for the 1960 movie Butterfield 8 and she played the title role in the 1963 movie Cleopatra. Over the span of her career, Taylor received numerous awards including two Oscars for Best Actress and multiple Golden Globe Awards.

Taylor was married eight times to seven husbands. She married Richard Burton, divorced him and remarried him later on. At the time of her death on March 23rd 2011, Taylor already had ten grandchildren and four great-grand children.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2014

Earnings

Earnings from movie residuals and perfume royalties

$20,000,000

2011

Earnings

Estimated earnings from the auction of three of her art collections

$23,000,000

2010

Asset

Estimated value of her Bel Air Mansion which is currently in the market

$8,600,000

2001

Asset

Estimated value of her jewelry collection

$150,000

1993

Salary

Value of her stocks and bonds

$274,210,000

1993

Salary

Value of her interest-bearing bank accounts

$104,000,000

1993

Salary

Salary from The Flintstones

$2,500,000

1993

Salary

Value of her real estate properties

$127,450,000

1987

Contract

Advance payment for Elizabeth Takes Off: On Weight Gain, Weight Loss, Self-Image and Self-Esteem

$750,000

1986

Salary

Salary from Poker Alice

$500,000

1984

Salary

Salary from North and South

$200,000

1984

Salary

Salary from Malice in Wonderland

$1,000,000

1979

Salary

Salary from The Mirror Crack'd

$250,000

1978

Salary

Salary from Winter Kills

$100,000

1969

Salary

Salary from The Only Game in Town

$1,250,000

1967

Salary

Salary from Secret Ceremony

$1,000,000

1967

Salary

Salary from Boom

$1,250,000

1966

Salary

Salary from The Comedians

$500,000

1966

Salary

Salary from Reflections in a Golden Eye

$1,000,000

1965

Salary

Salary from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (+ 10% of the gross)

$1,100,000

1964

Salary

Salary from The Sandpiper

$1,000,000

1962

Salary

Salary from Cleopatra (+ 10% of the gross)

$1,000,000

1962

Salary

Salary from Elizabeth Taylor in London

$387,500

1959

Salary

Salary from Butterfield 8

$150,000

1958

Salary

Salary from Suddenly, Last Summer

$500,000

1957

Salary

Weekly salary from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

$4,750

1955

Salary

Salary from Giant

$175,000

1951

Salary

Weekly salary from Ivanhoe

$5,500

1950

Salary

Weekly salary from A Place in the Sun

$1,500

1950

Divorce

Divorce settlement from Conrad Hilton Jr.

$500,000

1949

Salary

Weekly salary from The Big Hangover

$2,000

1945

Salary

Weekly salary from Courage of Lassie

$750,000

1942

Salary

Weekly salary from Lassie Come Home

$100,000

1941

Salary

Weekly salary from There's One Born Every Minute

$200,000