Holland Taylor Career Retrospective | SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations

Career Q&A with Holland Taylor. Moderated by John Alan Simon.
Emmy Award winner Holland Taylor is a veteran of film, television and theater. Her film credits include "Baby Mama," "Legally Blonde," "Wedding Date," "Keeping the Faith," "D.E.B.S., " "Spy Kids 2 and 3," "The Truman Show," "George of the Jungle," "One Fine Day," "To Die For," "How to Make an American Quilt," "Alice," "She's Having a Baby," "Jewel of the Nile," "Romancing the Stone" and "The Chosen One."
In 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2010, Taylor received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Evelyn Harper on "Two and Half Men." Taylor's additional television credits include the series "The Practice," for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, "The Naked Truth," Norman Lear's "The Powers That Be" and "Bosom Buddies," with Tom Hanks, as well as the movies "Counterfeit Contessa," "Concealed Enemies" and "People Like Us." She has also guest-starred in "Ally McBeal," playing her character from "The Practice," and "The L Word."
Taylor's Broadway theater credits include "The Devils," "Butley," "Breakfast with Les and Bess," "Moose Murders," "Murder Among Friends," "Something Old, Something New" and "We Interrupt This Program." She also performed in the world premieres of "Cocktail Hour," "Drinks Before Dinner," "Children," "Fashion" and "Colette," as well as "Love Letters" and "The Vagina Monologues." She spent her summer 2009 hiatus in New York appearing opposite Buck Henry in the Off-Broadway premiere of "Mother." Taylor spent three years researching and writing "Ann!" a play about Governor Ann Richards, which launched at the Galveston Opera House in Texas in 2010. The successful first production appeared in San Antonio, and in May 2011, played at the Paramount Theatre in Austin. It opened in Chicago in fall 2011 and had its pre-Broadway run at the Kennedy Center December 2011 through January 2012.

[@born2grooveu]

Holland is 5 stars all the way across. Brilliantly beautiful and beautifully brilliant.

[@nataliastornello]

One of my most favorite actresses! Her life story is so interesting and inspiring, and the amount of work she puts into a role, and her passion and fire is truly mesmerizing. I adore her!

[@jennc8286]

Marvellous interview with such a fascinating, genuine and talented lady.

[@luizareis1829]

I always go back to that video and watch it over and over again, because I feel like it's taking a drama class.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

Her advice is incredibly valuable.

[@wandawilcox]

She's awesome! Thank you, Sarah Paulson, for bringing so much JOY into her life.

[@HStanzi]

charismatic, awesome, beautiful, enlightening, funny, smart, honest. An eye-dessert if that word exists in English:-)

[@storybellz]

I am totally jealous of Sarah Paulson and want to be her! She is so blessed, to have an ideal career as an actress/star and to have the love of such a posh, lovely lady as Holland in her life!
If distance and life's circumstances were different for me, I may have been the lucky one. But, I guess if I can't be Sarah Paulson and be with Holland, I'm glad at least somebody can---cause we onlookers need to see that kind of happiness, even between others, as a reminder that it could happen for us too.

[@susanallison183]

Stand-out performer. First saw her in Bosom Buddies, where she made a strong impression. Now I’m watching her in Netflix series Hollywood all these years later. She is spectacular.

[@imagineaworldlikethat4081]

I adore her so much! Love her originally from Legally Blonde, to all the boys I loved 2, then I saw her *INCREDIBLE* performance in the tv series Hollywood, she’s also dating one of my favorite actresses, Sarah Paulson!

[@monkeyzuncle1]

Her smile is incredible.

[@istinevertudazo1722]

i love her the way she talk oh my god .....

[@clam1735]

she sounds very polished

[@junomay]

She is gorgeous ❤ envy Sarah Paulson, blessing this couple of love birds

[@feralranch3466]

Brains, beauty, talent. Check, check, check.

[@goodvibes1397]

What a real artist! Lovely inspiring and sooooooooo cool!

[@tashee44]

Love her

[@phoenixnoah8384]

Wow Amazing human being

[@born2grooveu]

great legs.

[@davidolivera984]

Prudence.

[@FoelyZ89]

Nice lady, but where is the frame/picture of her out of "the powers that be"? In the Moma?

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

Calling actresses "actor" robs them of their individuality.

[@bm4114]

She walked in purse first