HAS LIVED IN: Philladelphia, PA; Allenton, PA; Greenwich Village, NY; West Hollywood, CA
ACTING COACH: Stella Adler
FIRST BROADWAY APPEARANCE: The Devils with Anne Bancroft, 1965
HIDDEN TALENTS: Plays tennis; speaks French; enjoys classical French cooking; talented in jazz, tap, and ballet (Joffrey school, beginning level as of 1978)
FAVORITE MUSIC GROUPS: The Band and Earth, Wind, and Fire
ONE FAVORITE FASHION DESIGNER: Armani
AWARDS:
1999 Emmy award
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.....Judge Roberta Kittleson, The Practice
2000 Emmy nominations
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.....Judge Roberta Kittleson, The Practice
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.....Letitia DeVine, The Lot
THE WORD AROUND TOWN IS:
"Taylor is one of those rare actresses who not only never gives a bad performance, but who uplifts mediocrity by sheer dint of her presence."
-- Sylvia Lawler, The Morning Call, March 6, 1987
"Taylor needs next to no prompting to do something else she does extremely well: talk expansively and merrily."
"Taylor is such a superior conversationalist that Jack Paar would have taken her to his talk show couch in the '60s with rapacious verbal intent."
-- Sylvia Lawler, The Morning Call, October 7, 1990
"I still have to say that the coolest person I met was Holland Taylor. She's sort of become my new best friend. We have lots of fun together. She's the hottest ticket in town. I just adore her."
--Téa Leoni as quoted by Amy Longsdorf, free-lance story, April 6, 1996
"I'm really going to miss Holland, who is one of my closest friends. I'm thinking maybe we're going to start fooling around in a garage and put on little one-acts for ourselves. We'll miss the show."
--Téa Leoni regardingThe Naked Truth cancellation as quoted by Amy Longsdorf, a free-lance story, May 8, 1998
"In her professional career she has become known for her personality, deft comedic touch" and "has gained a reputation for professionalism and elevating any part she plays."
--The Morning Call, September 14, 1999
"She has a lot of virtues--she has good instincts, she's very bright and, I think, above all, a totally committed actress."
--Bob Breech, Coexcecutive producer of The Practice as quoted by Valerie J. Nelson, “The Joy of Getting Bolder," Los Angeles Times, October 16, 1999
People Weekly, December 6, 1999:
"Practice creator David E. Kelley, 'gave her a little bit and she took a mile,' says Dylan McDermott, who plays Bobby Donnell on the hit drama."
“She was much better than we were. She blew us off the stage.”
--Peter Scolari, co-star on Bosom Buddies
“’She was tailor-made for this part,’ says [Coexecutive producer of The Practice Bob] Breech, who was drawn to her, ‘strong sense of sexual awareness. You can’t help but pay attention to her.’”
Thanks to Carolyn Parker for sending me some of the information listed in this bio.
Please e-mail me with any additions or corrections.
