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Liza May Minnelli ( LY-zə; born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli is among a rare group of performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy (Grammy Legend Award), Oscar, and Tony (EGOT).[1] Minnelli is a Knight of the French Legion of Honour.[2]
Daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, Minnelli was born in Los Angeles, spent part of her childhood in Scarsdale, New York, and moved to New York City in 1961 where she began her career as a musical theatre actress, nightclub performer, and traditional pop music artist. She made her professional stage debut in the 1963 Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward[3] and received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for starring in Flora the Red Menace in 1965,[4] which marked the start of her lifelong collaboration with John Kander and Fred Ebb. They wrote, produced or directed many of Minnelli’s future stage acts and television series and helped create her stage persona of a stylized survivor, including her career-defining performances of anthems of survival («New York, New York», «Cabaret», and «Maybe This Time»).[5] Along with her roles on stage and screen, this persona and her style of performance contributed to Minnelli’s status as an enduring gay icon.[6]
An acclaimed performance in the drama film The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) marked a film breakthrough for Minnelli and brought her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She later received the award for her performance as Sally Bowles in the musical film Cabaret (1972), which brought her to international prominence. Most of her following films, including Lucky Lady (1975), New York, New York (1977), Rent-a-Cop (1988), and Stepping Out (1991), were not as successful, aside from the major box office hit and critically lauded Arthur (1981) which starred Minnelli. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Lucky Lady, New York, New York and Arthur.[7] She returned to Broadway on a number of occasions, including The Act (1977), for which she received her second Tony Award, as well as The Rink (1984) and Liza’s at The Palace…. (2008). Minnelli has also worked on various television formats and has predominantly focused on music hall and nightclub performances since the late 1970s. Her concert performances at Carnegie Hall in 1979 and 1987 and at Radio City Music Hall in 1991 and 1992 are recognized among her most successful. From 1988 to 1990, she toured with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event.
While Minnelli is known for her renditions of American standards, her early-1960s pop singles were produced to attract a young audience.[8][9] Her albums from 1968 to 1977 contained contemporary singer-songwriter material. In 1989, she ventured into the contemporary pop scene by collaborating with the Pet Shop Boys on the album Results. After a hiatus due to serious health problems, Minnelli returned to the concert stage in 2002 with Liza’s Back and recurred as a guest star on the sitcom Arrested Development between 2003 and 2013. Since the 2010s, she has avoided huge concert performances in favor of small retrospective performances.[10][11][12][13][14]
Early life[edit]
Minnelli was born on March 12, 1946, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles. She is the daughter of Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli.[15] Her parents named her after Ira Gershwin’s song «Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away)». Minnelli has a half-sister, Lorna, and half-brother, Joey, from Garland’s marriage to Sid Luft. She has another half-sister, Christiane Nina Minnelli (nicknamed Tina Nina), from her father’s second marriage.[16] Minnelli’s godparents were Kay Thompson and Ira Gershwin.[17]
Minnelli’s first performing experience on film was at age three appearing in the final scene of the musical In the Good Old Summertime (1949); the film stars Garland and Van Johnson. In 1961 she moved to New York City, attending High School of Performing Arts and later, Chadwick School.[18]
Career[edit]
Theatre[edit]
During 1961, Minnelli was an apprentice at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, Massachusetts. She appeared in the chorus of Flower Drum Song and played the part of Muriel in Take Me Along. She began performing professionally at age 17 in 1963 in an Off-Broadway revival of the musical Best Foot Forward, for which she received the Theatre World Award.
The next year, her mother invited her to perform with her in concert at the London Palladium. Both concerts were recorded and released as an album. She attended Scarsdale High School for one year, starring in a production of The Diary of Anne Frank which then went to Israel on tour. She turned to Broadway at 19, and won her first Tony Award as a leading actress for Flora the Red Menace. It was the first time that she worked with the musical pair John Kander and Fred Ebb.[19]
Music[edit]
Minnelli began as a nightclub singer as an adolescent, making her professional nightclub debut at the age of 19 at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. That same year she began appearing in other clubs and on stage in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and New York City. Her success as a live performer led her to record several albums for Capitol Records: Liza! Liza! (1964), It Amazes Me (1965), and There Is a Time (1966). In her early years, she recorded traditional pop standards as well as show tunes from various musicals in which she starred. Because of this fact, William Ruhlmann named her «Barbra Streisand’s little sister».[20] The Capitol albums Liza! Liza!, It Amazes Me, and There Is a Time were reissued on the two-CD compilation The Capitol Years in 2001, in their entirety.
From 1968 to the 1970s, she also recorded her albums Liza Minnelli (1968), Come Saturday Morning and New Feelin’ (both 1970) for A&M Records. She released The Singer (1973) and Tropical Nights (1977) on Columbia Records.
In 1989, Minnelli collaborated with the Pet Shop Boys on Results, an electronic dance-style album. The release hit the top 10 in the UK and charted in the U.S., spawning four singles: «Losing My Mind»; «Don’t Drop Bombs»; «So Sorry, I Said»; and «Love Pains». Later that year, she performed «Losing My Mind» live at the Grammys Award ceremony before receiving a Grammy Legend Award (the first Grammy Legend Awards were issued in 1990 to Minnelli, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Smokey Robinson, and Willie Nelson). With this award, she became one of only 16 people—a list that includes composer Richard Rodgers, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbra Streisand, and John Gielgud and others—to win an Emmy, Grammy, Tony Award, and Academy Award.
In April 1992, Minnelli appeared at the tribute concert for her late friend Freddie Mercury, performing «We Are the Champions» with the surviving members of the rock band Queen at Wembley Stadium in London.[21] In 1996, Minnelli released a studio album titled Gently. It was a recording of jazz standards and included contemporary songs such as the cover of Does He Love You which she performed as a duet with Donna Summer. This album brought her a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.
In 2006, Minnelli appeared on My Chemical Romance’s album The Black Parade, providing backing vocals and singing a solo part with Gerard Way on the track «Mama». Minnelli was nominated in 2009 for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for her studio recording Liza’s at the Palace…!, based on her hit Broadway show. Minnelli released an album on the Decca Records label titled Confessions on September 21, 2010.[22]
Film[edit]
Minnelli’s first appearance on film is as the baby in the final shot of her mother’s film In the Good Old Summertime (1949). Her first credited film role was as the love interest in Charlie Bubbles (1967), Albert Finney’s only film as director and star, although four years earlier, she did voiceover work for the animated film Journey Back to Oz, a sequel to The Wizard of Oz. Minnelli was the voice of Dorothy (a character played in the earlier film by her mother Judy Garland) in what would have been her first credited film role had it been released in 1964 as planned—the Filmation production was delayed, eventually being released in the UK during 1972.
Minnelli appeared in The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), Alan J. Pakula’s first feature film, as Pookie Adams, a needy, eccentric teenager. Her performance was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She played another eccentric character in Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970), directed by Otto Preminger. A nude scene in that film, filmed in a Massachusetts cemetery, resulted in a misdemeanor complaint by family of those buried there, and a «Liza Minnelli Bill» was introduced the following year to penalise filming in Massachusetts cemeteries without permission.[23][24]
Minnelli appeared in her best-known film role, Sally Bowles, in the film version of Cabaret (1972). She said that one of the things she did to prepare was to study photographs of actresses Louise Glaum and Louise Brooks and the dark-haired women of the era in which the film is set.[25][magazine verification needed] Minnelli won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance, along with a Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, and also Sant Jordi Award and David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actress.
Following the success of Cabaret, Bob Fosse and Minnelli teamed for Liza with a ‘Z’. A Concert for Television, a television special. The program aired two times on TV and was not seen again until a DVD release in 2006.
Minnelli appeared in three expensive flops in three years, with Variety suggesting by 1978 that she was the number-one choice for box office poison.[26] First was Lucky Lady (1975), then she worked with her father in A Matter of Time (1976), co-starring Ingrid Bergman and then New York, New York (1977), which gave Minnelli her best known signature song. She sometimes performed duets on stage with Frank Sinatra, who recorded a cover version (for his Trilogy: Past Present Future album).
Minnelli made fewer film appearances from then on, but her next film, Arthur (1981), where she starred as Dudley Moore’s love interest, was a big hit.[27] She returned to film for Rent-A-Cop and Arthur 2: On the Rocks (both 1988) and Stepping Out (1991), a musical comedy drama. She later appeared in The Oh in Ohio in 2006 which received only a limited release in theatres.[28]
Television[edit]
During the 1950s, Minnelli appeared as a child guest on Art Linkletter’s show and sang and danced with Gene Kelly on his first television special in 1959. She was a guest star in one episode of Ben Casey and was a frequent guest on chat shows of the day including numerous appearances on shows hosted by Jack Paar, Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas, Joe Franklin, Dinah Shore and Johnny Carson. During the 1960s, she made several guest appearances on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In as well as other variety shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, The Hollywood Palace, and The Judy Garland Show. In 1965, she starred in the television special, The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood. A soundtrack was released to coincide with the specials
In 1964, she appeared as Minnie in her first television dramatic role in the episode «Nightingale for Sale» on Craig Stevens’s short-lived series Mr. Broadway.
In 1970, Liza headlined her first television special, entitled Liza, with guest stars Anthony Newley, and Randy Newman. In 1972, she starred in the Bob Fosse directed Liza with a Z.
In 1980, she made 2 television specials, Goldie and Liza Together, with Goldie Hawn, and An Evening with Liza Minnelli. In 1984, she made a guest appearance as Princess Alecia in ‘The Princess and the Pea’ episode of Faerie Tale Theatre. In 1985, she starred in a made-for-TV movie, A Time to Live, and in 1988, she appeared in Sam Found Out: A Triple Play.
In December 1992, American Public Television aired Liza Minnelli Live from Radio City Music Hall produced by Phil Ramone and Chris Giordano. The show received six Emmy nominations and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics, awarded to Fred Ebb and John Kander. This was followed by appearances in two more Made-For-TV movies: Parallel Lives, and The West Side Waltz, in 1994 and 1995, respectively.
Much later in her career, Minnelli made guest appearances on shows such as Arrested Development, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Drop Dead Diva, and Smash. In the UK, she appeared on the Ruby Wax, Graham Norton and Jonathan Ross shows, and in October 2006, participated in a comedy skit on Charlotte Church’s show and was featured on Michael Parkinson’s show.
In November 2009, American Public Television aired Liza’s at the Palace, taped from September 30 to October 1, 2009, in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand’s Hollywood Theatre.[29] The executive producers of the taping, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, were previously involved with the 2005 rerelease of 1972’s Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning Liza with a Z.[30]
Later career[edit]
Minnelli returned to Broadway in 1997, taking over the title role in the musical Victor/Victoria, replacing Julie Andrews. In his review, New York Times critic Ben Brantley wrote «her every stage appearance is perceived as a victory of show-business stamina over psychic frailty. She asks for love so nakedly and earnestly, it seems downright vicious not to respond.»[31]
After a serious case of viral encephalitis in 2000, doctors predicted that Minnelli would spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair and perhaps not be able to speak again. However, taking vocal and dance lessons daily (especially with Sam Harris, Luigi Faccuito, Ron Lewis, and Angela Bacari), she managed to recover. She appeared on a September 19, 2001, episode of The Rosie O’Donnell Show, notable because it was Rosie’s first show back following the September 11 attacks. Despite having had vocal surgery shortly before, she sang her signature song, «New York, New York», and received an enthusiastic ovation. She also returned to the stage in 2001 when asked by long-time friend Michael Jackson to perform at Madison Square Garden in New York City where she sang «Never Never Land» and the televised «You Are Not Alone» at the Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special concert produced by future husband David Gest. Minnelli told reporters: «I am stable as a table.»[32]
Gest was so impressed with Minnelli’s stamina and ability to stun audiences that he produced her in Liza’s Back in Spring 2002, performing to rave reviews in London and New York City. The tour featured a tribute to her mother: after years of declining fans’ pleas for her to sing Garland’s signature song «Over The Rainbow», she concluded Act 1 with the final refrain of her mother’s anthem to an instant ovation.[citation needed]
In 2003, she was reported to be in the talks for a Reality TV show starring her and her then-husband, David Gest.
From 2003 through 2005, she appeared as a recurring character on the Emmy Award-winning TV sitcom Arrested Development as Lucille Austero (also known as «Lucille 2»), the lover of both the sexually and socially awkward Buster Bluth and Buster’s brother Gob. Minnelli appeared in the role for the show’s fourth season in 2013.[33]
On December 14, 2004, Minnelli made her first appearance in the UK after a long absence, performing as a special guest at the annual Royal Variety Performance. The performance was presented by the BBC, and was attended by Charles, Prince of Wales. It was staged at the London Coliseum, celebrating both its centenary year and the theatre’s re-opening after an extensive 4 year restoration.[34]
In 2005, Minnelli made her first film appearance in more than 15 years, in The Oh in Ohio.
In September 2006, Minnelli made a guest appearance on the long-running drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent in «Masquerade», a Halloween-themed episode, broadcast on October 31, 2006.[35]
Minnelli also completed guest vocals on My Chemical Romance’s 2006 concept album The Black Parade, portraying «Mother War», a dark conception of the main character’s mother in the song «Mama».[36]
Minnelli at The Heart Truth Fashion Show 2008
In 2007, it was announced that Minnelli was working on an album in tribute to Kay Thompson. This turned into Minnelli’s return to Broadway in a new solo concert at the Palace Theatre titled Liza’s at The Palace…!, which ran from December 3, 2008, through January 4, 2009.[37][38] In her second act, she performed a series of numbers created by Thompson.[39]
Minnelli was a character in the Australian musical The Boy from Oz (a biography of her first husband) starring Hugh Jackman. In the show’s Broadway production, she was portrayed by Stephanie J. Block. In October 2009, Minnelli toured Australia, and appeared on Australian Idol as a mentor and guest judge. Minnelli made a cameo appearance in the May 2010 release of Sex and the City 2, in which she covered Beyoncé’s hit «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)» and Cole Porter’s «Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye». She made a starring appearance in December 2010 in The Apprentice.[40]
Also in 2010, Minnelli released an album of a number of American standards «unplugged» with long-time collaborator Billy Stritch, showing a sultrier and softer, more interpretive side to her artistry. The songs are said to have been recorded several years prior and later released as the album Confessions.[citation needed]
On June 14, 2012, Minnelli headlined at Hampton Court Palace Festival. On May 9, 2014, Minnelli had a guest appearance on Cher’s Dressed to Kill Tour in Brooklyn, performing «Girls Just Want to Have Fun» with Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O’Donnell.[41]
Personal life[edit]
Minnelli has long suffered from alcoholism and has been addicted to prescription drugs, originating from a Valium prescription after her mother died.[42] Her use of recreational drugs in the 1970s was noted by Andy Warhol, who in a 1978 diary entry recalled Minnelli arriving at Halston’s house and imploring the host to «Give me every drug you’ve got.»[42][43] Along with Warhol and Bianca Jagger, Minnelli made frequent appearances at New York City nightclubs during the late 1970s, including Studio 54. Minnelli left her 1984 musical The Rink to enter the Betty Ford Clinic.[44]
Minnelli has stated that she is an Episcopalian.[45]
Minnelli’s friendships have included the singer Adam Ant whom she advised on what to wear when he was presented to Queen Elizabeth II after the 1981 Royal Variety Performance at which his band Adam and the Ants performed.[46] Ant in turn namechecked Minnelli in the track «Crackpot History and the Right To Lie» on his 1982 solo album Friend or Foe.[47]
During an Australian visit in 1964, Minnelli and her then-boyfriend Peter Allen were invited to the opening of the Compass Centre in Bankstown, Sydney. They were awarded the titles of King and Queen of the Compass Centre.[48]
Marriages[edit]
Minnelli has married and divorced four times. Her first marriage was to entertainer Peter Allen on March 3, 1967.[49] Australian-born Allen was Judy Garland’s protégé in the mid-1960s.[50] Allen and Minnelli divorced on July 24, 1974.[51] Minnelli told The Advocate editor-in-chief Judy Wieder in September 1996 «I married Peter, and he didn’t tell me he was gay. Everyone knew but me. And I found out … well, let me put it this way: I’ll never surprise anybody coming home as long as I live. I call first!»[52]
Following the divorce from Allen, Minnelli married Jack Haley Jr., a producer and director, on September 15, 1974.[53] His father, Jack Haley, was Garland’s co-star in The Wizard of Oz. They divorced in April 1979.[54]
Minnelli was married to Mark Gero, a sculptor and stage manager, from December 4, 1979, until their divorce in January 1992.[55]
Minnelli was married to David Gest, a concert promoter, from March 16, 2002, until their separation in July 2003, and their divorce in April 2007.[56][57] In a 2003 lawsuit, Gest alleged that Minnelli beat him in alcohol-induced rages during their marriage.[58]
Minnelli also had relationships with Rock Brynner (son of Yul Brynner), Desi Arnaz, Jr., Peter Sellers, and Martin Scorsese.[59][60] Her close friendship with French pop singer Charles Aznavour was described by Aznavour as «more than friends and less than lovers».[61]
Minnelli has no children; one pregnancy left her with a hiatal hernia as a result of the medical steps taken to try to save the baby.[16]
Philanthropy[edit]
Minnelli, in 1993, visiting the tomb of Eva Perón in Buenos Aires (in the early 1990s, Minnelli was in the running for the role of Evita)
Throughout her lifetime, Minnelli has served on various charities and causes. She served on the board of directors of The Institutes for The Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP) for 20 years, a nonprofit educational organization that introduces parents to the field of child brain development. In a 2006 interview with Randy Rice at Broadwayworld.com, Minnelli said that she was the person who told Elizabeth Taylor about HIV/AIDS while talking about their mutual friend Rock Hudson.[62] She has also dedicated much time to amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, which was co-founded by Taylor.
In 2007, she stated in an interview with Palm Springs Life: «AmfAR is important to me because I’ve lost so many friends that I knew [to AIDS]».[63] In 1994, she recorded the Kander & Ebb tune «The Day After That» and donated the proceeds to AIDS research.[64] The same year, she performed the song in front of thousands in Central Park at the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.
Discography[edit]
- Studio albums
- Liza! Liza! (1964)
- It Amazes Me (1965)
- There Is a Time (1966)
- Liza Minnelli (1968)
- Come Saturday Morning (1969)
- New Feelin’ (1970)
- The Singer (1973)
- Tropical Nights (1977)
- Results (1989)
- Gently (1996)
- Confessions (2010)
Credits[edit]
Film[edit]
Year | Title | Director | Role | Notes |
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1949 | In the Good Old Summertime | Robert Z. Leonard | The Daughter | Uncredited role |
1954 | The Long, Long Trailer | Vincente Minnelli | Little Girl at Wedding | Scenes deleted |
1968 | Charlie Bubbles | Albert Finney | Eliza | |
The Odd Couple | Gene Saks | Go-go Dancer | Uncredited | |
1969 | The Sterile Cuckoo | Alan J. Pakula | Mary Ann «Pookie» Adams | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress |
1970 | Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon | Otto Preminger | Junie Moon | |
1972 | Cabaret | Bob Fosse | Sally Bowles | Won the Academy Award for Best Actress |
Journey Back to Oz | Hal Sutherland | Dorothy Gale | Voice | |
1974 | That’s Entertainment! | Jack Haley Jr. | Host | |
1975 | Lucky Lady | Stanley Donen | Claire | |
1976 | Silent Movie | Mel Brooks | Herself | Cameo appearance |
A Matter of Time | Vincente Minnelli | Nina | ||
1977 | New York, New York | Martin Scorsese | Francine Evans | |
1981 | Arthur | Steve Gordon | Linda Marolla | |
1983 | The King of Comedy | Martin Scorsese | Herself | Scenes deleted |
1984 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Frank Oz | Cameo appearance | |
1985 | That’s Dancing! | Jack Haley Jr. | ||
1988 | Rent-a-Cop | Jerry London | Della Roberts | |
Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Bud Yorkin | Linda Marolla Bach | ||
1991 | Stepping Out | Lewis Gilbert | Mavis Turner | |
2006 | The Oh in Ohio | Billy Kent | Alyssa Donahue | |
2010 | Sex and the City 2 | Michael Patrick King | Herself | Cameo appearance |
2019 | Halston | Frédéric Tcheng |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1956 | Ford Star Jubilee | Herself | The first full-scale color telecast on CBS |
1960 | Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood | Minnelli sings «Somewhere Over The Rainbow» | |
1963 | The Judy Garland Show | Episodes 3 and 15 («The Judy Garland Christmas Special») | |
1964 | Mr. Broadway | Minnie | Episode: «Nightingale for Sale» |
Judy and Liza at the Palladium | Herself | Television special with Judy Garland | |
1965 | The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood | Television special | |
1967 | Woody Allen Looks at 1967 | ||
1968 | That’s Life | Secretary | Episode: «Twas the Night Before Christmas» |
1970 | Liza | Herself | Television special |
1972 | Liza with a «Z»: A Concert for Television | Television special | |
1974 | Love from A to Z | Television special with Charles Aznavour | |
1979 | The Muppet Show | Episode: «Liza Minnelli» | |
1980 | Goldie and Liza Together | Television special with Goldie Hawn | |
An Evening with Liza Minnelli | Television special | ||
1984 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Princess Alecia | Episode: «The Princess and the Pea» |
1985 | A Time to Live | Mary-Lou Weisman | Television movie |
1986 | Liza in London | Herself | Television special |
1987 | Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente | Documentary | |
1988 | Sam Found Out: A Triple Play | Television special | |
1989 | Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event | Television special with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. | |
1992 | The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert | Television special | |
Liza Live from Radio City Music Hall | |||
1993 | Liza and Friends: A Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. | ||
1994 | Parallel Lives | Stevie Merrill | Television movie |
1995 | The West Side Waltz | Cara Varnum | Television movie |
1999 | Jackie’s Back | Herself | Cameo; Television film |
2003–05 2013 |
Arrested Development | Lucille Austero | 21 episodes |
2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Beth Harner | Episode: «Masquerade» |
2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Lily Wells | Episode: «Make Me a Match» |
2013 | Smash | Herself | Episode: «The Surprise Party» |
2022 | 94th Academy Awards | Herself — Presenter | Presented Best Picture with Lady Gaga |
Theatre[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Venue |
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1961 | Wish You Were Here | Ballet solo | Cape Cod Melody Tent, Massachusetts |
Take Me Along | Muriel | ||
Flower Drum Song | Chorus | ||
1961–62 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Anne Frank | Scarsdale High School, Scarsdale New York and Israel Tour |
1963 | Best Foot Forward | Ethel Hofflinger | Stage 73, Off-Broadway |
1964 | Carnival! | Lili | Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey |
Time Out For Ginger | Ginger | Bucks County Playhouse, Pennsylvania | |
The Fantasticks | Luisa | US National Tour | |
1965 | Flora the Red Menace | Flora | Alvin Theatre, Broadway |
1966 | The Pajama Game | Babe Williams | US National Tour |
1974 | Liza | Herself (one-woman show) | Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway |
1975 | Chicago | Roxie Hart | 46th Street Theatre, Broadway Note: replacement for Gwen Verdon |
1977–78 | The Act | Michelle Craig | Majestic Theatre, Broadway |
1978 | Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? | Letter Reader (cameo) | Promenade Theatre, Off-Broadway |
1978–79 | The Owl and the Pussycat | The Storyteller | Metropolitan Opera House, New York City |
1984 | The Rink | Angel | Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway |
1994 | Love Letters | Melissa Gardner | Coconut Grove Playhouse, Florida |
1997 | Victor/Victoria | Victoria Grant | Marquis Theatre, Broadway Note: vacation replacement for Julie Andrews |
1999–00 | Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the Palace | Herself (one-woman show) | Palace Theatre, Broadway |
2008–09 | Liza’s at The Palace…. | Herself (one-woman show) | |
2013 | Liza & Alan | Herself | Town Hall, Broadway |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1969 | Academy Award | Best Actress | The Sterile Cuckoo | Nominated | [65] |
1972 | Cabaret | Won | |||
1973 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performance in a Variety Program | A Royal Gala Variety Performance | Nominated | [66] |
Outstanding Variety Special | Liza with a Z | Won | |||
1980 | Outstanding Variety Program | Goldie and Liza Together | Nominated | ||
1987 | Outstanding Informational Special | Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente | Nominated | ||
1993 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety Program | Liza Minnelli: Live from Radio City Music Hall | Nominated | ||
1965 | Tony Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Musical | Flora the Red Menace | Won | [67] |
1974 | Special Tony Award | Liza at the Winter Garden | Honored | ||
1978 | Best Leading Actress in a Musical | The Act | Won | ||
1984 | Best Leading Actress in a Musical | The Rink | Nominated | ||
2009 | Best Special Theatrical Event | Liza’s at The Palace… | Won | [68] | |
1990 | Grammy Awards | Grammy Legend Award | Liza Minnelli | Honored | |
1997 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance | Gently | Nominated | [69] | |
2010 | Liza’s at The Palace…! | Nominated | [70] |
See also[edit]
- Honorific nicknames in popular music
- List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards
References[edit]
- ^ «Liza Minnelli Opens 3-Week Carnegie Date». The New York Times. May 31, 1987.
…and her voice—a ripe, rounded alto whose physical qualities remain uncannily reminiscent of her mother, Judy Garland…
- ^ «Liza Minnelli receives Legion of Honour award». BBC News. July 12, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ Scott Schechter (2004): The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook, pp. 12–13.
- ^ Scott Schechter (2004): The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook, p. 47.
- ^ James Leve (2009): Kander and Ebb, p. 20.
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- ^ Scott Schechter (2004): The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook, pp. 13, 127
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- ^ a b Brockes, Emma (April 12, 2008). «Lunch with a legend». The Guardian. UK. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
- ^ Emanuel Levy (2009): Vincente Minnelli: Hollywood′s dark dreamer. New York: St. Martin′s Press, p. 156.
- ^ Giunta, Edvige (2002). The Milk of Almonds: Italian American Women Writers on Food and Culture. Feminist Press. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-1-55861-453-6.
- ^ «Dialogue with Liza Minnelli, Fred Ebb, and John Kander». NYPL Digital Collections. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Minnelli_Liza/Discography/Index/P3130/1/1[dead link]
- ^ «The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert: We Are the Champions». Ultimate Queen. Retrieved December 8, 2012
- ^ Liza Minnelli’s «Confessions» CD Due in September; Artwork Revealed Archived May 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.com (May 11, 2010). Retrieved on April 2, 2012.
- ^ Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ^ «Mass. Cemeteries Safe From Nude Pic Capers». Variety. June 17, 1970. p. 5.
- ^ Sischy, Ingrid (February 2004). «Liza Minnelli: Be «strange and extraordinary», her father once told her. She listened». Interview.
- ^ Frederick, Robert B. (January 4, 1978). «‘Star Wars’; What Else Was News in 1977″. Variety. p. 21.
- ^ «1981 Domestic Grosses». Box Office Mojo.
- ^ The Oh in Ohio at Box Office Mojo
- ^ «Authentication Error». Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ Cox, Gordon (September 17, 2009) Liza’s ‘Palace’ to get TV reprise. Variety.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (January 14, 1997). «For Liza Minnelli, the Affection of Her Fans Is the Milk of Life». The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ «Arrested Development: «Switch Hitter»/»Queen For A Day»«. TV Club. June 27, 2012.
- ^ «Liza Minnelli Returning For ‘Arrested Development’ Season 4». ScreenRant. September 11, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ «Performances: 2004, London Coliseum». Royal Variety Charity.
- ^ Minnelli to guest star on ‘Law & Order’ October 1, 2006
- ^ Spanos, Brittany (December 19, 2019). «Flashback: My Chemical Romance Recruit Liza Minnelli for ‘Mama’«. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ Liza’s at The Palace …! Extends Through the New Year Archived December 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.com. Retrieved on April 2, 2012.
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- ^ a b Barber, Lynn (May 3, 2008). «Secrets and Liza». The Guardian. London. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
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Further reading[edit]
- Leigh, Wendy (1993), Liza: Born a Star. E.P. Dutton
- Mair, George (1996), Under the Rainbow: The Real Liza Minnelli. Carol Publishing
- Schechter, Scott (2004), The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook. Kensington Books/Citadel Press
- Spada, James (1983), Judy and Liza. Doubleday
External links[edit]
- Liza Minnelli at IMDb
- Liza Minnelli at the Internet Broadway Database
- Liza Minnelli at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Liza Minnelli at Playbill Vault
- Liza Minnelli at AllMovie
- Liza Minnelli interview with KVUE-TV in 1988 about Arthur 2: On the Rocks from Texas Archive of the Moving Image
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Liza May Minnelli ( LY-zə; born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli is among a rare group of performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy (Grammy Legend Award), Oscar, and Tony (EGOT).[1] Minnelli is a Knight of the French Legion of Honour.[2]
Daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, Minnelli was born in Los Angeles, spent part of her childhood in Scarsdale, New York, and moved to New York City in 1961 where she began her career as a musical theatre actress, nightclub performer, and traditional pop music artist. She made her professional stage debut in the 1963 Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward[3] and received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for starring in Flora the Red Menace in 1965,[4] which marked the start of her lifelong collaboration with John Kander and Fred Ebb. They wrote, produced or directed many of Minnelli’s future stage acts and television series and helped create her stage persona of a stylized survivor, including her career-defining performances of anthems of survival («New York, New York», «Cabaret», and «Maybe This Time»).[5] Along with her roles on stage and screen, this persona and her style of performance contributed to Minnelli’s status as an enduring gay icon.[6]
An acclaimed performance in the drama film The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) marked a film breakthrough for Minnelli and brought her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She later received the award for her performance as Sally Bowles in the musical film Cabaret (1972), which brought her to international prominence. Most of her following films, including Lucky Lady (1975), New York, New York (1977), Rent-a-Cop (1988), and Stepping Out (1991), were not as successful, aside from the major box office hit and critically lauded Arthur (1981) which starred Minnelli. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Lucky Lady, New York, New York and Arthur.[7] She returned to Broadway on a number of occasions, including The Act (1977), for which she received her second Tony Award, as well as The Rink (1984) and Liza’s at The Palace…. (2008). Minnelli has also worked on various television formats and has predominantly focused on music hall and nightclub performances since the late 1970s. Her concert performances at Carnegie Hall in 1979 and 1987 and at Radio City Music Hall in 1991 and 1992 are recognized among her most successful. From 1988 to 1990, she toured with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event.
While Minnelli is known for her renditions of American standards, her early-1960s pop singles were produced to attract a young audience.[8][9] Her albums from 1968 to 1977 contained contemporary singer-songwriter material. In 1989, she ventured into the contemporary pop scene by collaborating with the Pet Shop Boys on the album Results. After a hiatus due to serious health problems, Minnelli returned to the concert stage in 2002 with Liza’s Back and recurred as a guest star on the sitcom Arrested Development between 2003 and 2013. Since the 2010s, she has avoided huge concert performances in favor of small retrospective performances.[10][11][12][13][14]
Early life[edit]
Minnelli was born on March 12, 1946, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles. She is the daughter of Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli.[15] Her parents named her after Ira Gershwin’s song «Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away)». Minnelli has a half-sister, Lorna, and half-brother, Joey, from Garland’s marriage to Sid Luft. She has another half-sister, Christiane Nina Minnelli (nicknamed Tina Nina), from her father’s second marriage.[16] Minnelli’s godparents were Kay Thompson and Ira Gershwin.[17]
Minnelli’s first performing experience on film was at age three appearing in the final scene of the musical In the Good Old Summertime (1949); the film stars Garland and Van Johnson. In 1961 she moved to New York City, attending High School of Performing Arts and later, Chadwick School.[18]
Career[edit]
Theatre[edit]
During 1961, Minnelli was an apprentice at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, Massachusetts. She appeared in the chorus of Flower Drum Song and played the part of Muriel in Take Me Along. She began performing professionally at age 17 in 1963 in an Off-Broadway revival of the musical Best Foot Forward, for which she received the Theatre World Award.
The next year, her mother invited her to perform with her in concert at the London Palladium. Both concerts were recorded and released as an album. She attended Scarsdale High School for one year, starring in a production of The Diary of Anne Frank which then went to Israel on tour. She turned to Broadway at 19, and won her first Tony Award as a leading actress for Flora the Red Menace. It was the first time that she worked with the musical pair John Kander and Fred Ebb.[19]
Music[edit]
Minnelli began as a nightclub singer as an adolescent, making her professional nightclub debut at the age of 19 at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. That same year she began appearing in other clubs and on stage in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and New York City. Her success as a live performer led her to record several albums for Capitol Records: Liza! Liza! (1964), It Amazes Me (1965), and There Is a Time (1966). In her early years, she recorded traditional pop standards as well as show tunes from various musicals in which she starred. Because of this fact, William Ruhlmann named her «Barbra Streisand’s little sister».[20] The Capitol albums Liza! Liza!, It Amazes Me, and There Is a Time were reissued on the two-CD compilation The Capitol Years in 2001, in their entirety.
From 1968 to the 1970s, she also recorded her albums Liza Minnelli (1968), Come Saturday Morning and New Feelin’ (both 1970) for A&M Records. She released The Singer (1973) and Tropical Nights (1977) on Columbia Records.
In 1989, Minnelli collaborated with the Pet Shop Boys on Results, an electronic dance-style album. The release hit the top 10 in the UK and charted in the U.S., spawning four singles: «Losing My Mind»; «Don’t Drop Bombs»; «So Sorry, I Said»; and «Love Pains». Later that year, she performed «Losing My Mind» live at the Grammys Award ceremony before receiving a Grammy Legend Award (the first Grammy Legend Awards were issued in 1990 to Minnelli, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Smokey Robinson, and Willie Nelson). With this award, she became one of only 16 people—a list that includes composer Richard Rodgers, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbra Streisand, and John Gielgud and others—to win an Emmy, Grammy, Tony Award, and Academy Award.
In April 1992, Minnelli appeared at the tribute concert for her late friend Freddie Mercury, performing «We Are the Champions» with the surviving members of the rock band Queen at Wembley Stadium in London.[21] In 1996, Minnelli released a studio album titled Gently. It was a recording of jazz standards and included contemporary songs such as the cover of Does He Love You which she performed as a duet with Donna Summer. This album brought her a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.
In 2006, Minnelli appeared on My Chemical Romance’s album The Black Parade, providing backing vocals and singing a solo part with Gerard Way on the track «Mama». Minnelli was nominated in 2009 for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for her studio recording Liza’s at the Palace…!, based on her hit Broadway show. Minnelli released an album on the Decca Records label titled Confessions on September 21, 2010.[22]
Film[edit]
Minnelli’s first appearance on film is as the baby in the final shot of her mother’s film In the Good Old Summertime (1949). Her first credited film role was as the love interest in Charlie Bubbles (1967), Albert Finney’s only film as director and star, although four years earlier, she did voiceover work for the animated film Journey Back to Oz, a sequel to The Wizard of Oz. Minnelli was the voice of Dorothy (a character played in the earlier film by her mother Judy Garland) in what would have been her first credited film role had it been released in 1964 as planned—the Filmation production was delayed, eventually being released in the UK during 1972.
Minnelli appeared in The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), Alan J. Pakula’s first feature film, as Pookie Adams, a needy, eccentric teenager. Her performance was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She played another eccentric character in Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970), directed by Otto Preminger. A nude scene in that film, filmed in a Massachusetts cemetery, resulted in a misdemeanor complaint by family of those buried there, and a «Liza Minnelli Bill» was introduced the following year to penalise filming in Massachusetts cemeteries without permission.[23][24]
Minnelli appeared in her best-known film role, Sally Bowles, in the film version of Cabaret (1972). She said that one of the things she did to prepare was to study photographs of actresses Louise Glaum and Louise Brooks and the dark-haired women of the era in which the film is set.[25][magazine verification needed] Minnelli won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance, along with a Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, and also Sant Jordi Award and David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actress.
Following the success of Cabaret, Bob Fosse and Minnelli teamed for Liza with a ‘Z’. A Concert for Television, a television special. The program aired two times on TV and was not seen again until a DVD release in 2006.
Minnelli appeared in three expensive flops in three years, with Variety suggesting by 1978 that she was the number-one choice for box office poison.[26] First was Lucky Lady (1975), then she worked with her father in A Matter of Time (1976), co-starring Ingrid Bergman and then New York, New York (1977), which gave Minnelli her best known signature song. She sometimes performed duets on stage with Frank Sinatra, who recorded a cover version (for his Trilogy: Past Present Future album).
Minnelli made fewer film appearances from then on, but her next film, Arthur (1981), where she starred as Dudley Moore’s love interest, was a big hit.[27] She returned to film for Rent-A-Cop and Arthur 2: On the Rocks (both 1988) and Stepping Out (1991), a musical comedy drama. She later appeared in The Oh in Ohio in 2006 which received only a limited release in theatres.[28]
Television[edit]
During the 1950s, Minnelli appeared as a child guest on Art Linkletter’s show and sang and danced with Gene Kelly on his first television special in 1959. She was a guest star in one episode of Ben Casey and was a frequent guest on chat shows of the day including numerous appearances on shows hosted by Jack Paar, Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas, Joe Franklin, Dinah Shore and Johnny Carson. During the 1960s, she made several guest appearances on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In as well as other variety shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, The Hollywood Palace, and The Judy Garland Show. In 1965, she starred in the television special, The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood. A soundtrack was released to coincide with the specials
In 1964, she appeared as Minnie in her first television dramatic role in the episode «Nightingale for Sale» on Craig Stevens’s short-lived series Mr. Broadway.
In 1970, Liza headlined her first television special, entitled Liza, with guest stars Anthony Newley, and Randy Newman. In 1972, she starred in the Bob Fosse directed Liza with a Z.
In 1980, she made 2 television specials, Goldie and Liza Together, with Goldie Hawn, and An Evening with Liza Minnelli. In 1984, she made a guest appearance as Princess Alecia in ‘The Princess and the Pea’ episode of Faerie Tale Theatre. In 1985, she starred in a made-for-TV movie, A Time to Live, and in 1988, she appeared in Sam Found Out: A Triple Play.
In December 1992, American Public Television aired Liza Minnelli Live from Radio City Music Hall produced by Phil Ramone and Chris Giordano. The show received six Emmy nominations and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics, awarded to Fred Ebb and John Kander. This was followed by appearances in two more Made-For-TV movies: Parallel Lives, and The West Side Waltz, in 1994 and 1995, respectively.
Much later in her career, Minnelli made guest appearances on shows such as Arrested Development, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Drop Dead Diva, and Smash. In the UK, she appeared on the Ruby Wax, Graham Norton and Jonathan Ross shows, and in October 2006, participated in a comedy skit on Charlotte Church’s show and was featured on Michael Parkinson’s show.
In November 2009, American Public Television aired Liza’s at the Palace, taped from September 30 to October 1, 2009, in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand’s Hollywood Theatre.[29] The executive producers of the taping, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, were previously involved with the 2005 rerelease of 1972’s Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning Liza with a Z.[30]
Later career[edit]
Minnelli returned to Broadway in 1997, taking over the title role in the musical Victor/Victoria, replacing Julie Andrews. In his review, New York Times critic Ben Brantley wrote «her every stage appearance is perceived as a victory of show-business stamina over psychic frailty. She asks for love so nakedly and earnestly, it seems downright vicious not to respond.»[31]
After a serious case of viral encephalitis in 2000, doctors predicted that Minnelli would spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair and perhaps not be able to speak again. However, taking vocal and dance lessons daily (especially with Sam Harris, Luigi Faccuito, Ron Lewis, and Angela Bacari), she managed to recover. She appeared on a September 19, 2001, episode of The Rosie O’Donnell Show, notable because it was Rosie’s first show back following the September 11 attacks. Despite having had vocal surgery shortly before, she sang her signature song, «New York, New York», and received an enthusiastic ovation. She also returned to the stage in 2001 when asked by long-time friend Michael Jackson to perform at Madison Square Garden in New York City where she sang «Never Never Land» and the televised «You Are Not Alone» at the Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special concert produced by future husband David Gest. Minnelli told reporters: «I am stable as a table.»[32]
Gest was so impressed with Minnelli’s stamina and ability to stun audiences that he produced her in Liza’s Back in Spring 2002, performing to rave reviews in London and New York City. The tour featured a tribute to her mother: after years of declining fans’ pleas for her to sing Garland’s signature song «Over The Rainbow», she concluded Act 1 with the final refrain of her mother’s anthem to an instant ovation.[citation needed]
In 2003, she was reported to be in the talks for a Reality TV show starring her and her then-husband, David Gest.
From 2003 through 2005, she appeared as a recurring character on the Emmy Award-winning TV sitcom Arrested Development as Lucille Austero (also known as «Lucille 2»), the lover of both the sexually and socially awkward Buster Bluth and Buster’s brother Gob. Minnelli appeared in the role for the show’s fourth season in 2013.[33]
On December 14, 2004, Minnelli made her first appearance in the UK after a long absence, performing as a special guest at the annual Royal Variety Performance. The performance was presented by the BBC, and was attended by Charles, Prince of Wales. It was staged at the London Coliseum, celebrating both its centenary year and the theatre’s re-opening after an extensive 4 year restoration.[34]
In 2005, Minnelli made her first film appearance in more than 15 years, in The Oh in Ohio.
In September 2006, Minnelli made a guest appearance on the long-running drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent in «Masquerade», a Halloween-themed episode, broadcast on October 31, 2006.[35]
Minnelli also completed guest vocals on My Chemical Romance’s 2006 concept album The Black Parade, portraying «Mother War», a dark conception of the main character’s mother in the song «Mama».[36]
Minnelli at The Heart Truth Fashion Show 2008
In 2007, it was announced that Minnelli was working on an album in tribute to Kay Thompson. This turned into Minnelli’s return to Broadway in a new solo concert at the Palace Theatre titled Liza’s at The Palace…!, which ran from December 3, 2008, through January 4, 2009.[37][38] In her second act, she performed a series of numbers created by Thompson.[39]
Minnelli was a character in the Australian musical The Boy from Oz (a biography of her first husband) starring Hugh Jackman. In the show’s Broadway production, she was portrayed by Stephanie J. Block. In October 2009, Minnelli toured Australia, and appeared on Australian Idol as a mentor and guest judge. Minnelli made a cameo appearance in the May 2010 release of Sex and the City 2, in which she covered Beyoncé’s hit «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)» and Cole Porter’s «Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye». She made a starring appearance in December 2010 in The Apprentice.[40]
Also in 2010, Minnelli released an album of a number of American standards «unplugged» with long-time collaborator Billy Stritch, showing a sultrier and softer, more interpretive side to her artistry. The songs are said to have been recorded several years prior and later released as the album Confessions.[citation needed]
On June 14, 2012, Minnelli headlined at Hampton Court Palace Festival. On May 9, 2014, Minnelli had a guest appearance on Cher’s Dressed to Kill Tour in Brooklyn, performing «Girls Just Want to Have Fun» with Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O’Donnell.[41]
Personal life[edit]
Minnelli has long suffered from alcoholism and has been addicted to prescription drugs, originating from a Valium prescription after her mother died.[42] Her use of recreational drugs in the 1970s was noted by Andy Warhol, who in a 1978 diary entry recalled Minnelli arriving at Halston’s house and imploring the host to «Give me every drug you’ve got.»[42][43] Along with Warhol and Bianca Jagger, Minnelli made frequent appearances at New York City nightclubs during the late 1970s, including Studio 54. Minnelli left her 1984 musical The Rink to enter the Betty Ford Clinic.[44]
Minnelli has stated that she is an Episcopalian.[45]
Minnelli’s friendships have included the singer Adam Ant whom she advised on what to wear when he was presented to Queen Elizabeth II after the 1981 Royal Variety Performance at which his band Adam and the Ants performed.[46] Ant in turn namechecked Minnelli in the track «Crackpot History and the Right To Lie» on his 1982 solo album Friend or Foe.[47]
During an Australian visit in 1964, Minnelli and her then-boyfriend Peter Allen were invited to the opening of the Compass Centre in Bankstown, Sydney. They were awarded the titles of King and Queen of the Compass Centre.[48]
Marriages[edit]
Minnelli has married and divorced four times. Her first marriage was to entertainer Peter Allen on March 3, 1967.[49] Australian-born Allen was Judy Garland’s protégé in the mid-1960s.[50] Allen and Minnelli divorced on July 24, 1974.[51] Minnelli told The Advocate editor-in-chief Judy Wieder in September 1996 «I married Peter, and he didn’t tell me he was gay. Everyone knew but me. And I found out … well, let me put it this way: I’ll never surprise anybody coming home as long as I live. I call first!»[52]
Following the divorce from Allen, Minnelli married Jack Haley Jr., a producer and director, on September 15, 1974.[53] His father, Jack Haley, was Garland’s co-star in The Wizard of Oz. They divorced in April 1979.[54]
Minnelli was married to Mark Gero, a sculptor and stage manager, from December 4, 1979, until their divorce in January 1992.[55]
Minnelli was married to David Gest, a concert promoter, from March 16, 2002, until their separation in July 2003, and their divorce in April 2007.[56][57] In a 2003 lawsuit, Gest alleged that Minnelli beat him in alcohol-induced rages during their marriage.[58]
Minnelli also had relationships with Rock Brynner (son of Yul Brynner), Desi Arnaz, Jr., Peter Sellers, and Martin Scorsese.[59][60] Her close friendship with French pop singer Charles Aznavour was described by Aznavour as «more than friends and less than lovers».[61]
Minnelli has no children; one pregnancy left her with a hiatal hernia as a result of the medical steps taken to try to save the baby.[16]
Philanthropy[edit]
Minnelli, in 1993, visiting the tomb of Eva Perón in Buenos Aires (in the early 1990s, Minnelli was in the running for the role of Evita)
Throughout her lifetime, Minnelli has served on various charities and causes. She served on the board of directors of The Institutes for The Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP) for 20 years, a nonprofit educational organization that introduces parents to the field of child brain development. In a 2006 interview with Randy Rice at Broadwayworld.com, Minnelli said that she was the person who told Elizabeth Taylor about HIV/AIDS while talking about their mutual friend Rock Hudson.[62] She has also dedicated much time to amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, which was co-founded by Taylor.
In 2007, she stated in an interview with Palm Springs Life: «AmfAR is important to me because I’ve lost so many friends that I knew [to AIDS]».[63] In 1994, she recorded the Kander & Ebb tune «The Day After That» and donated the proceeds to AIDS research.[64] The same year, she performed the song in front of thousands in Central Park at the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.
Discography[edit]
- Studio albums
- Liza! Liza! (1964)
- It Amazes Me (1965)
- There Is a Time (1966)
- Liza Minnelli (1968)
- Come Saturday Morning (1969)
- New Feelin’ (1970)
- The Singer (1973)
- Tropical Nights (1977)
- Results (1989)
- Gently (1996)
- Confessions (2010)
Credits[edit]
Film[edit]
Year | Title | Director | Role | Notes |
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1949 | In the Good Old Summertime | Robert Z. Leonard | The Daughter | Uncredited role |
1954 | The Long, Long Trailer | Vincente Minnelli | Little Girl at Wedding | Scenes deleted |
1968 | Charlie Bubbles | Albert Finney | Eliza | |
The Odd Couple | Gene Saks | Go-go Dancer | Uncredited | |
1969 | The Sterile Cuckoo | Alan J. Pakula | Mary Ann «Pookie» Adams | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress |
1970 | Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon | Otto Preminger | Junie Moon | |
1972 | Cabaret | Bob Fosse | Sally Bowles | Won the Academy Award for Best Actress |
Journey Back to Oz | Hal Sutherland | Dorothy Gale | Voice | |
1974 | That’s Entertainment! | Jack Haley Jr. | Host | |
1975 | Lucky Lady | Stanley Donen | Claire | |
1976 | Silent Movie | Mel Brooks | Herself | Cameo appearance |
A Matter of Time | Vincente Minnelli | Nina | ||
1977 | New York, New York | Martin Scorsese | Francine Evans | |
1981 | Arthur | Steve Gordon | Linda Marolla | |
1983 | The King of Comedy | Martin Scorsese | Herself | Scenes deleted |
1984 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Frank Oz | Cameo appearance | |
1985 | That’s Dancing! | Jack Haley Jr. | ||
1988 | Rent-a-Cop | Jerry London | Della Roberts | |
Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Bud Yorkin | Linda Marolla Bach | ||
1991 | Stepping Out | Lewis Gilbert | Mavis Turner | |
2006 | The Oh in Ohio | Billy Kent | Alyssa Donahue | |
2010 | Sex and the City 2 | Michael Patrick King | Herself | Cameo appearance |
2019 | Halston | Frédéric Tcheng |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1956 | Ford Star Jubilee | Herself | The first full-scale color telecast on CBS |
1960 | Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood | Minnelli sings «Somewhere Over The Rainbow» | |
1963 | The Judy Garland Show | Episodes 3 and 15 («The Judy Garland Christmas Special») | |
1964 | Mr. Broadway | Minnie | Episode: «Nightingale for Sale» |
Judy and Liza at the Palladium | Herself | Television special with Judy Garland | |
1965 | The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood | Television special | |
1967 | Woody Allen Looks at 1967 | ||
1968 | That’s Life | Secretary | Episode: «Twas the Night Before Christmas» |
1970 | Liza | Herself | Television special |
1972 | Liza with a «Z»: A Concert for Television | Television special | |
1974 | Love from A to Z | Television special with Charles Aznavour | |
1979 | The Muppet Show | Episode: «Liza Minnelli» | |
1980 | Goldie and Liza Together | Television special with Goldie Hawn | |
An Evening with Liza Minnelli | Television special | ||
1984 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Princess Alecia | Episode: «The Princess and the Pea» |
1985 | A Time to Live | Mary-Lou Weisman | Television movie |
1986 | Liza in London | Herself | Television special |
1987 | Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente | Documentary | |
1988 | Sam Found Out: A Triple Play | Television special | |
1989 | Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event | Television special with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. | |
1992 | The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert | Television special | |
Liza Live from Radio City Music Hall | |||
1993 | Liza and Friends: A Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. | ||
1994 | Parallel Lives | Stevie Merrill | Television movie |
1995 | The West Side Waltz | Cara Varnum | Television movie |
1999 | Jackie’s Back | Herself | Cameo; Television film |
2003–05 2013 |
Arrested Development | Lucille Austero | 21 episodes |
2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Beth Harner | Episode: «Masquerade» |
2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Lily Wells | Episode: «Make Me a Match» |
2013 | Smash | Herself | Episode: «The Surprise Party» |
2022 | 94th Academy Awards | Herself — Presenter | Presented Best Picture with Lady Gaga |
Theatre[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
1961 | Wish You Were Here | Ballet solo | Cape Cod Melody Tent, Massachusetts |
Take Me Along | Muriel | ||
Flower Drum Song | Chorus | ||
1961–62 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Anne Frank | Scarsdale High School, Scarsdale New York and Israel Tour |
1963 | Best Foot Forward | Ethel Hofflinger | Stage 73, Off-Broadway |
1964 | Carnival! | Lili | Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey |
Time Out For Ginger | Ginger | Bucks County Playhouse, Pennsylvania | |
The Fantasticks | Luisa | US National Tour | |
1965 | Flora the Red Menace | Flora | Alvin Theatre, Broadway |
1966 | The Pajama Game | Babe Williams | US National Tour |
1974 | Liza | Herself (one-woman show) | Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway |
1975 | Chicago | Roxie Hart | 46th Street Theatre, Broadway Note: replacement for Gwen Verdon |
1977–78 | The Act | Michelle Craig | Majestic Theatre, Broadway |
1978 | Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? | Letter Reader (cameo) | Promenade Theatre, Off-Broadway |
1978–79 | The Owl and the Pussycat | The Storyteller | Metropolitan Opera House, New York City |
1984 | The Rink | Angel | Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway |
1994 | Love Letters | Melissa Gardner | Coconut Grove Playhouse, Florida |
1997 | Victor/Victoria | Victoria Grant | Marquis Theatre, Broadway Note: vacation replacement for Julie Andrews |
1999–00 | Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the Palace | Herself (one-woman show) | Palace Theatre, Broadway |
2008–09 | Liza’s at The Palace…. | Herself (one-woman show) | |
2013 | Liza & Alan | Herself | Town Hall, Broadway |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1969 | Academy Award | Best Actress | The Sterile Cuckoo | Nominated | [65] |
1972 | Cabaret | Won | |||
1973 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performance in a Variety Program | A Royal Gala Variety Performance | Nominated | [66] |
Outstanding Variety Special | Liza with a Z | Won | |||
1980 | Outstanding Variety Program | Goldie and Liza Together | Nominated | ||
1987 | Outstanding Informational Special | Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente | Nominated | ||
1993 | Outstanding Performance in a Variety Program | Liza Minnelli: Live from Radio City Music Hall | Nominated | ||
1965 | Tony Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Musical | Flora the Red Menace | Won | [67] |
1974 | Special Tony Award | Liza at the Winter Garden | Honored | ||
1978 | Best Leading Actress in a Musical | The Act | Won | ||
1984 | Best Leading Actress in a Musical | The Rink | Nominated | ||
2009 | Best Special Theatrical Event | Liza’s at The Palace… | Won | [68] | |
1990 | Grammy Awards | Grammy Legend Award | Liza Minnelli | Honored | |
1997 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance | Gently | Nominated | [69] | |
2010 | Liza’s at The Palace…! | Nominated | [70] |
See also[edit]
- Honorific nicknames in popular music
- List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards
References[edit]
- ^ «Liza Minnelli Opens 3-Week Carnegie Date». The New York Times. May 31, 1987.
…and her voice—a ripe, rounded alto whose physical qualities remain uncannily reminiscent of her mother, Judy Garland…
- ^ «Liza Minnelli receives Legion of Honour award». BBC News. July 12, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ Scott Schechter (2004): The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook, pp. 12–13.
- ^ Scott Schechter (2004): The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook, p. 47.
- ^ James Leve (2009): Kander and Ebb, p. 20.
- ^
Sources:- Leve, James (March 2009). Kander and Ebb. Yale University Press. pp. 20, 33, 117–119. ISBN 9780300155945.
- Morrison, James (April 27, 2010). Hollywood Reborn: Movie Stars of the 1970s. Rutgers University Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780813547497.
- Musto, Michael (August 25, 2014). «The 12 Greatest Female Gay Icons of All Time». Out. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ Scott Schechter (2004): The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook, p. 87.
- ^ Scott Schechter (2004): The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook, pp. 13, 127
- ^ Scott Schechter (2006): The Complete Capitol Collection
- ^ Bernstein, Jacob (August 8, 2012). «Fire Island′s Got Talent». The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (June 30, 2018). «Liza Minnelli Joins Michael Feinstein for Intimate Concert and Conversation Tonight». Playbill. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ «Liza Minnelli Returns to the Stage with a Touching Tribute». Broadwayworld. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ Quintos, Michael (July 6, 2018). «BWW Review: Liza Minnelli and Michael Feinstein Perform Together at OC’s Segerstrom Center». Broadwayworld. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ Abramovitch, Seth (June 25, 2018). «What Is Going On With Liza Minnelli? Longtime Collaborator Opens Up About Her Health». Broadwayworld. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ Schechter, Scott (2006). Judy Garland: The Day-by-day Chronicle of a Legend. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-58979-300-2.
- ^ a b Brockes, Emma (April 12, 2008). «Lunch with a legend». The Guardian. UK. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
- ^ Emanuel Levy (2009): Vincente Minnelli: Hollywood′s dark dreamer. New York: St. Martin′s Press, p. 156.
- ^ Giunta, Edvige (2002). The Milk of Almonds: Italian American Women Writers on Food and Culture. Feminist Press. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-1-55861-453-6.
- ^ «Dialogue with Liza Minnelli, Fred Ebb, and John Kander». NYPL Digital Collections. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Minnelli_Liza/Discography/Index/P3130/1/1[dead link]
- ^ «The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert: We Are the Champions». Ultimate Queen. Retrieved December 8, 2012
- ^ Liza Minnelli’s «Confessions» CD Due in September; Artwork Revealed Archived May 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.com (May 11, 2010). Retrieved on April 2, 2012.
- ^ Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ^ «Mass. Cemeteries Safe From Nude Pic Capers». Variety. June 17, 1970. p. 5.
- ^ Sischy, Ingrid (February 2004). «Liza Minnelli: Be «strange and extraordinary», her father once told her. She listened». Interview.
- ^ Frederick, Robert B. (January 4, 1978). «‘Star Wars’; What Else Was News in 1977″. Variety. p. 21.
- ^ «1981 Domestic Grosses». Box Office Mojo.
- ^ The Oh in Ohio at Box Office Mojo
- ^ «Authentication Error». Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ Cox, Gordon (September 17, 2009) Liza’s ‘Palace’ to get TV reprise. Variety.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (January 14, 1997). «For Liza Minnelli, the Affection of Her Fans Is the Milk of Life». The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ «Arrested Development: «Switch Hitter»/»Queen For A Day»«. TV Club. June 27, 2012.
- ^ «Liza Minnelli Returning For ‘Arrested Development’ Season 4». ScreenRant. September 11, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ «Performances: 2004, London Coliseum». Royal Variety Charity.
- ^ Minnelli to guest star on ‘Law & Order’ October 1, 2006
- ^ Spanos, Brittany (December 19, 2019). «Flashback: My Chemical Romance Recruit Liza Minnelli for ‘Mama’«. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ Liza’s at The Palace …! Extends Through the New Year Archived December 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.com. Retrieved on April 2, 2012.
- ^ Lahr, John (December 22, 2008). «More About Me: Two Solipsists Onstage». The New Yorker. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (December 5, 2008). «Theater Review, ‘Liza’s at the Palace…!’. To Godmother, Old Chum». The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ Sloan, Billy (March 19, 2013) [5 June 2011]. «Superstar Liza Minelli Reveals Agonising Truth Behind Her New Album». Daily Record. Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ «Cher flips through chapters of her past, shows unmatched style in ‘Dressed to Kill’ tour: concert review.» New York Daily News, by Jim Farber. May 10, 2014.
- ^ a b Barber, Lynn (May 3, 2008). «Secrets and Liza». The Guardian. London. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
- ^ Warhol, Andy (1989). Hackett, Pat (ed.). The Andy Warhol Diaries. New York: Warner Books. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-446-51426-2. LCCN 88-40565.
- ^ Rebecca Mead (January 13, 1997). «Life Is Still a Cabaret». New York Magazine. p. 18. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ «Larry King Interviews Liza Minnelli». March 25, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ Ant, Adam (September 4, 2008). Stand and Deliver: My Autobiography. Pan Macmillan. ISBN 9780330464574 – via Google Books.
- ^ «Friend or Foe, Adam Ant, CBS Records, CBS 25040, 1982″. Adam-ant.net. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ «THE SSO A-Z GUIDE TO QUEER SYDNEY». April 20, 2008.
- ^ Parish, James Robert (2007). The Hollywood Book of Extravagance. John Wiley and Sons. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-470-05205-1.
- ^ Peter Allen bluedesert.dk. Retrieved December 2, 2008.
- ^ «Notes on People», The New York Times, July 25, 1974, p. 34
- ^ Wieder, Judy (2001). Wieder, Judy (ed.). Celebrity: The Advocate Interviews. New York: Advocate Books. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-55583-722-8.
- ^ «Liza Minnelli marries Haley» Eugene Register-Guardian, September 16, 1974
- ^ «Liza Minnelli Divorced» Bangor Daily News, April 11, 1979
- ^ «Divorce Granted for Liza Minnelli» Daily News, January 30, 1992
- ^ Maull, Samuel.»Minnelli, Gest End Lawsuits, to Divorce» The Washington Post, January 18, 2007
- ^ «Gest: Liza’s still a legend» Irish Examiner, April 20, 2007
- ^ Saulny, Susan (October 22, 2003). «Husband Sues Liza Minnelli, Citing Drinking and Violence». The New York Times. p. 2.
- ^ The Children of Legends, photo by Ron Galella». Life Magazine, March 27, 1973
- ^ Smilgis, Martha. Lucy’s Baby Desi Arnaz Jr. Is Still Reaching, but Now It’s for Stardom, Not Starlets» Archived February 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. People Magazine, June 19, 1978
- ^ «Liza Minnelli: 50 years in Paris | INA Archive». Archived from the original on December 11, 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Rice, Randy. «An Interview with Liza Minnelli». BroadwayWorld.com.
- ^ Holly O’Dell «Legendary Liza». Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2016.. Palm Springs Life
- ^ «Liza Will Record Song With An AIDS Message». Desert News. July 5, 1993.
- ^ «THE 45TH ACADEMY AWARDS — 1973». Oscars.org. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- ^ «Liza Minnelli — Emmy Awards, Nominations, and Wins». emmys.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- ^ Tony Awards Archived August 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine tonyawards.com
- ^ Tony Awards Archived August 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine ibdb.com
- ^ «Babyface, Celine Dion Dominate Grammy Nominations». E!. January 7, 1997. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ Partridge, Kenneth (December 2, 2009). «Nominees for 2010 Grammy Awards Announced – Full List». Spinner.com. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
Further reading[edit]
- Leigh, Wendy (1993), Liza: Born a Star. E.P. Dutton
- Mair, George (1996), Under the Rainbow: The Real Liza Minnelli. Carol Publishing
- Schechter, Scott (2004), The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook. Kensington Books/Citadel Press
- Spada, James (1983), Judy and Liza. Doubleday
External links[edit]
- Liza Minnelli at IMDb
- Liza Minnelli at the Internet Broadway Database
- Liza Minnelli at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Liza Minnelli at Playbill Vault
- Liza Minnelli at AllMovie
- Liza Minnelli interview with KVUE-TV in 1988 about Arthur 2: On the Rocks from Texas Archive of the Moving Image
В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Миннелли.
Лайза Миннелли | |
Liza Minnelli | |
Лайза Миннелли в феврале 2008 года |
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Дата рождения: |
12 марта 1946 (66 лет) |
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Место рождения: |
Лос-Анджелес, США |
Профессия: |
актриса, певица |
Карьера: |
1949 — наст. время |
IMDb: |
ID 0591485 |
Официальный сайт |
Лайза Миннелли (англ. Liza Minnelli, род. 12 марта 1946) — американская актриса и певица, обладательница премии «Оскар». Дочь легендарной актрисы Джуди Гарленд и её второго мужа, режиссёра Винсента Миннелли.
Содержание
- 1 Биография
- 1.1 Карьера в театре
- 1.2 Карьера в кино
- 1.3 Личная жизнь
- 2 Фильмография
- 3 Дискография
- 4 Премии
- 5 Примечания
- 6 Ссылки
Биография
Лайза Мэй Миннелли принадлежит к знаменитому артистическому семейству. Её мать — знаменитая актриса и певица Джуди Гарленд, тёти по материнской стороне выступали в группе «The Gumm Sisters», а отец, Винсент Миннелли, был известным режиссёром итальянского происхождения. Первый раз на экранах Лайза появилась в трёхлетнем возрасте в финальной сцене фильма 1949 года «Старым добрым летом», в главных ролях в котором снимались её мать и Ван Джонсон.
В 1951 году Гарленд развелась с мужем, и маленькая Лайза стала постоянно переезжать с матерью с места на место. Вскоре, после нового брака её матери, у неё появились брат Джо и сестра Лорна. Из-за постоянных депрессий и проблем с наркотиками матери Лайзе приходилось постоянно ухаживать за своими малолетними братом и сестрой.
Но несмотря на всё это, профессия матери непосредственно повлияла на судьбу Лайзы. С ранних лет она стала появляться то на театральной сцене, то на телевидении, а в 17 лет она уже пела вместе с матерью. Хотя у них были довольно тёплые отношения, во время выступления в «Лондонском Паллаудиуме» Гарленд признала талант дочери, увидев даже в ней некую конкуренцию. Позже Лайза вспоминала: «Я выступала на сцене с матерью, но вдруг поняла, что она не мама… она Джуди Гарленд».
Карьера в театре
В 1963 году Лайза Миннелли начала выступления на нью-йоркской театральной сцене. Впервые она появилась в мюзикле «Best Foot Forward», за который она получила хорошие отзывы и свою первую награду — «The Theatre World Award». В 1965 году в 19 лет она выступила на Бродвее в мюзикле Джона Кандера и Фреда Эбба «Флора — красная угроза» (англ. Flora the Red Menace), роль в которой была отмечена премией «Тони».[1] Вторая совместная работа с этими авторами, мюзикл «Кабаре», была принята очень успешно. Шоу получило 8 из 11 номинаций на премию «Тони». В начале 1970-х годов на волне коммерческой популярности Салли Боулз, Кандер и Эбб создают для Минелли телевизионное шоу «Лайза, через „З“» (англ. Liza with a Z), на основе которого она даёт сольные концертные выступления на Бродвее. Следующей большой работой актрисы на сцене стал мюзикл «Каток» (англ. The Rink, 1984 год), в котором она выступила в дуэте с Читой Ривера.
Карьера в кино
Первой значительной ролью в кино стала её Элиза в фильме «Чарли Бабблз» с Альбертом Финни. Двумя годами позже в фильме Алана Дж. Пакулы «Бесплодная кукушка» она сыграла эксцентричную девушку-подростка, за роль которой она была выдвинута на «Оскар».
В 1972 году Миннелли сыграла свою самую знаменитую роль — певицы Салли Боулз в киноверсии мюзикла «Кабаре» (в звёздном партнёрстве с Майклом Йорком, Джоэлом Греем и Марисой Беренсон). Этот фильм принёс Лайзе статуэтку «Оскара» в номинации «Лучшая актриса» и Золотой глобус. Но всё же после такого триумфа последовало несколько малоуспешных фильмов и телевизионных шоу. В 1976 году Лайза снялась в картине своего отца, Винсента Миннелли, «Дело времени», где её коллегой стала Ингрид Бергман. После того, как фильм отсняли, он был значительно отредактирован и урезан, в связи с чем он не имел коммерческого успеха и не был по достоинству оценен критиками. Спустя год вышел ещё один фильм с участием Лайзы, «Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк», благодаря которому её музыкальный репертуар пополнился новыми песнями, включая «New York, New York», ставшую одной из наиболее известных её композиций.
В 1980-е годы Миннелли стала реже появляться в кино. Наиболее запоминающейся в то время стала её роль Линды Мароллы в фильмах «Артур» (1981) и «Артур 2: На мели» (1988). В 1997 году Лайза вернулась на Бродвей в главной роли в мюзикле «Виктор/Виктория». В 2010 году актрисы сыграла саму себя в фильме «Секс в большом городе 2», за что в итоге получила номинацию на «Золотую малину», как худшая актриса второго плана.[2]
Личная жизнь
Лайза четыре раза была замужем и все четыре брака закончились разводами. Её мужьями были:
- Питер Аллен (3 марта 1967—1972). Протеже Джуди Гарленд в 1960-е годы, певец, автор песен.
- Джек Хэйли Мл. (15 сентября 1974—1979). Продюсер и режиссёр. Его отец, Джек Хэйли, вместе с Джуди Гарленд снимался в «Волшебник страны Оз».
- Марк Гиро (4 декабря 1979—1992). Скульптор и режиссёр.
- Дэвид Гест (16 марта 2002—25 июля 2003). Телевизионный продюсер и концертный промоутер.
Широко известная борьба самой Лайзы с приёмом наркотиков неизменно привела к её сравнению с матерью. Миннелли много времени проводила в реабилитационных центрах. Один из курсов лечения она прошла перед своим замужеством с Дэвидом Гестом, а другой после их скандального развода.
Фильмография
Год | Русское название | Оригинальное название | Роль | |
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1949 | ф | Старым добрым летом | In the Good Old Summertime | ребёнок |
1967 | ф | Чарли Бабблз | Charlie Bubbles | Элиза |
1970 | ф | Бесплодная кукушка | The Sterile Cuckoo | Пуки (Мэри Энн) Адамс |
1970 | ф | Скажи, что ты любишь меня, Джуни Мун | Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon | Джуни Мун |
1972 | ф | Кабаре | Cabaret | Салли Боулз |
1975 | ф | Леди Удача | Lucky Lady | Клэр |
1976 | ф | Дело времени | A Matter of Time | Нина |
1977 | ф | Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк | New York, New York | Фрэнсис Эванс |
1981 | ф | Артур | Arthur | Линда Маролла |
1985 | тф | Время жить | A Time to Live | Мэри-Лу Вайсман |
1988 | ф | Полицейский по найму | Rent-a-Cop | Делла Робертс |
1988 | ф | Артур 2: На мели | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Линда Маролла Бач |
1991 | ф | Сценический дебют | Stepping Out | Мэвис Тёрнер |
1994 | тф | Параллельные жизни | Parallel Lives | Стиви Меррилл |
1995 | тф | Вестсайдский вальс | The West Side Waltz | Кара Варнум |
2003—2005 | с | Замедленное развитие | Arrested Development | Люсилль Аустеро |
2006 | ф | Оргазм в Огайо | The Oh in Ohio | Алисса Донахью |
2006 | с | Закон и порядок. Преступное намерение | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Бет Харнер |
2009 | с | До смерти красива | Drop Dead Diva | Лили Уэллс |
2010 | ф | Секс в большом городе 2 | Sex and the City 2 | играет саму себя |
2011 | ф | Маппеты | The Muppets | играет саму себя |
2012 | ф | Замедленное развитие | Arrested Development | Люсилль Аустеро |
Дискография
Премии
- Давид ди Донателло 1969 — «Лучшая иностранная актриса» («Стерильная кукушка»)
- Давид ди Донателло 1972 — «Лучшая иностранная актриса» («Кабаре»)
- Оскар 1972 — «Лучшая актриса» («Кабаре»)
- BAFTA 1972 — «Лучшая актриса» («Кабаре»)
- Золотой глобус 1972 — «Лучшая иностранная актриса» («Кабаре»)
- Золотой глобус 1985 — «Лучшая актриса в минисериале или телефильме» («Время жить»)
- Золотая малина 1989 — «Худшая актриса» («Артур 2: На мели» и «Полицейский по найму»)
Примечания
- ↑ http://www.ibdb.com/awardperson.asp?id=68333 Лист наград актрисы на IMDb
- ↑ RAZZIES Nominations. Архивировано из первоисточника 9 февраля 2012. Проверено 26 января 2011.
Ссылки
Миннелли, Лайза на Викискладе? |
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Премия «Оскар» за лучшую женскую роль |
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Софи Лорен (1961) · Энн Бэнкрофт (1962) · Патриция Нил (1963) · Джули Эндрюс (1964) · Джули Кристи (1965) · Элизабет Тейлор (1966) · Кэтрин Хепбёрн (1967) · Кэтрин Хепбёрн / Барбра Стрейзанд (1968) · Мэгги Смит (1969) · Гленда Джексон (1970) · Джейн Фонда (1971) · Лайза Миннелли (1972) · Гленда Джексон (1973) · Эллен Бёрстин (1974) · Луиза Флетчер (1975) · Фэй Данауэй (1976) · Дайан Китон (1977) · Джейн Фонда (1978) · Салли Филд (1979) · Сисси Спейсек (1980) Полный список · (1928—1940) · (1941—1960) · (1961—1980) · (1981—2000) · (2001 — настоящее время) |
Премия «Золотой глобус» за лучшую женскую роль — комедия или мюзикл |
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Розалинд Расселл (1961) • Розалинд Расселл (1962) • Ширли Маклейн (1963) • Джули Эндрюс (1964) • Джули Эндрюс (1965) • Линн Редгрейв (1966) • Энн Бэнкрофт (1967) • Барбра Стрейзанд (1968) • Патти Дьюк (1969) • Кэрри Снодгресс (1970) • Твигги (1971) • Лайза Миннелли (1972) • Гленда Джексон (1973) • Ракель Уэлч (1974) • Энн-Маргрет (1975) • Барбра Стрейзанд (1976) • Дайан Китон / Марша Мейсон (1977) • Мэгги Смит / Эллен Бёрстин (1978) • Бетт Мидлер (1979) • Сисси Спейсек (1980) Полный список · (1950—1960) · (1961—1980) · (1981—2000) · (2001 — настоящее время) |
Премия «Золотой глобус» за лучшую женскую роль — мини-сериал или телефильм |
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Джейн Сеймур (1981) • Ингрид Бергман (1982) • Энн-Маргрет (1983) • Энн-Маргрет (1984) • Лайза Миннелли (1985) • Лоретта Янг (1986) • Джина Роулендс (1987) • Энн Джиллиан (1988) • Кристин Лахти (1989) • Барбара Херши (1990) • Джуди Дэвис (1991) • Лора Дёрн (1992) • Бетт Мидлер (1993) • Джоан Вудвард (1994) • Джессика Лэнг (1995) • Хелен Миррен (1996) • Элфри Вудард (1997) • Анджелина Джоли (1998) • Хэлли Берри (1999) • Джуди Денч (2000) Полный список · (1981—2000) · (2001 — настоящее время) |
Премия «Тони» за лучшую женскую роль в мюзикле (1948—1975) |
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Грейс Хартман (1948) · Нанетт Фабрэй (1949) · Мэри Мартин (1950) · Этель Мерман (1951) · Гертруда Лоуренс (1952) · Розалинд Расселл (1953) · Долорес Грэй (1954) · Мэри Мартин (1955) · Гвен Вердон (1956) · Джуди Холидей (1957) · Телма Риттер / Гвен Вердон (1958) · Гвен Вердон (1959) · Мэри Мартин (1960) · Элизабет Сил (1961) · Дайан Кэрролл / Анна Мария Альбергетти (1962) · Вивьен Ли (1963) · Кэрол Чэннинг (1964) · Лайза Минелли (1965) · Анджела Лэнсбери (1966) · Барбара Харрис (1967) · Патриция Рутледж / Лесли Уггемс (1968) · Анджела Лэнсбери (1969) · Лорен Бэколл (1970) · Хелен Галлахер (1971) · Алексис Смит (1972) · Глинис Джонс (1973) · Вирджиния Кейперс (1974) · Анджела Лэнсбери (1975) Полный список · (1948—1975) · (1976—2000) · (2001 — настоящее время) |
Премия «Тони» за лучшую женскую роль в мюзикле (1976—2000) |
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Донна Маккечни (1976) · Дороти Лаудон (1977) · Лайза Минелли (1978) · Анджела Лэнсбери (1979) · Пэтти Люпон (1980) · Лорен Бэколл (1981) · Дженнифер Холлидей (1982) · Наталия Макарова (1983) · Чита Ривера (1984) · Бернадетт Питерс (1986) · Мэриэнн Планкетт (1987) · Джоанна Глисон (1988) · Рут Браун (1989) · Тайн Дейли (1990) · Лиа Салонга (1991) · Фэйт Принц (1992) · Чита Ривера (1993) · Донна Мёрфи (1994) · Гленн Клоуз (1995) · Донна Мёрфи (1996) · Биби Нойвирт (1997) · Наташа Ричардсон (1998) · Бернадетт Питерс (1999) · Хизер Хэдли (2000) Полный список · (1948—1975) · (1976—2000) · (2001 — настоящее время) |
Американская актриса и певица
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Миннелли в 1997 году | |
Родилась | Лайза Мэй Миннелли. (1946-03-12) 12 марта 1946 (возраст 74). Лос-Анджелес, Калифорния, США |
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Годы работы | 1949 – настоящее время |
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Родитель (и) | Винсенте Миннелли. Джуди Гарланд |
Родственники | Лорна Люфт (сводная сестра по материнской линии). Джои Люфт (сводный брат по материнской линии) |
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Лайза Мэй Миннелли (родилась 12 марта 1946 года) — американская актриса и певица, наиболее известная благодаря своей роли в фильме Кабаре (1972), получившей награду Оскар.), фильм Артур (1981), несколько хитовых альбомов и многие другие появления в кино и на телевидении. Она известна своим энергичным сценическим присутствием и мощным альт певческим голосом. Она дочь актрисы и певицы Джуди Гарланд и режиссера Винсенте Миннелли.
В поисках театральной работы Миннелли переехала в Нью-Йорк в 1961 году, где начала свою карьеру как актриса музыкального театра. исполнитель ночного клуба и традиционный исполнитель поп-музыки. Она дебютировала на профессиональной сцене в 1963 Off-Broadway возрождении Best Foot Forward и выиграла Tony Award за главную роль в Flora the Red Menace. в 1965 году, что ознаменовало начало ее сотрудничества на протяжении всей жизни с Джоном Кандером и Фредом Эббом. Они написали, спродюсировали или направили многие будущие сценические действия и телешоу Миннелли и помогли создать ее сценический образ стилизованного выжившего, включая определяющие ее карьеру выступления гимнов выживания («Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк «, «Кабаре » и «Может быть, на этот раз »). Наряду с ее ролями на сцене и на экране, этот образ и стиль игры добавили Миннелли статуса непреходящей гей-иконы.
, получившей признание критиков за ее ранние немузыкальные экранные выступления, особенно в Стерильная кукушка (1969), который принес ей номинацию на премию Оскар за лучшую женскую роль — Миннелли стала международной звездой, сыграв главную роль в Кабаре и в телевизионном спецвыпуске Эмми Лиза с Z (1972). 22 июня 1969 года она потеряла свою мать, Джуди Гарланд, которой на момент смерти было 47 лет. Большинство ее следующих фильмов, в том числе Удачливая леди (1975), Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк (1977), Аренда полицейского (1988) и Stepping Out (1991) — раскритиковали критики и взорвали кассовые сборы, и у нее больше не было крупных кинохитов, кроме Артура (1981). Она возвращалась на Бродвей несколько раз, включая The Act (1977), The Rink (1984) и Liza’s at The Palace…. (2008), работал над различными телевизионными форматами и с конца 1970-х в основном занимался мюзик-холлом и выступлениями в ночных клубах. Ее концертные выступления в Карнеги-холле в 1979 и 1987 годах и в Radio City Music Hall в 1991 и 1992 годах признаны одними из самых успешных. С 1988 по 1990 год она гастролировала с Фрэнком Синатрой и Сэмми Дэвисом-младшим в фильме «Фрэнк, Лиза и Сэмми: The Ultimate Event».
Хотя Миннелли известна своим исполнением американских стандартов, ее поп-синглы начала 1960-х были выпущены для привлечения молодой аудитории. Ее альбомы с 1968 по 1977 год содержали материалы современных авторов и исполнителей. В 1989 году она отважилась на современную поп-сцену, сотрудничая с Pet Shop Boys над альбомом Results. После перерыва из-за серьезных проблем со здоровьем Миннелли вернулась на концертную сцену в 2002 году с Спиной Лизы и была приглашенной звездой ситкома Задержка развития в период с 2003 по 2013 год. 2010-е годы она избегала масштабных концертных выступлений в пользу небольших ретроспективных представлений.
Содержание
- 1 Молодость
- 2 Карьера
- 2.1 Театр
- 2.2 Музыка
- 2.3 Кино
- 2.4 Телевидение
- 2.5 Дальнейшая карьера
- 3 Личная жизнь
- 3.1 Браки
- 3.2 Филантропия
- 4 Работа
- 4.1 Кино
- 4.2 Телевидение
- 4.3 Театр
- 4.4 Дискография
- 5 Награды и номинации
- 6 См. Также
- 7 Ссылки
- 8 Дополнительная литература
- 9 Внешние ссылки
Ранние годы
Миннелли с матерью на съемках Саммер Сток в 1950 году
Миннелли родилась 12 марта 1946 года в Медицинском центре Сидарс-Синай на Беверли-Бульвар, Лос-Анджелес. Она дочь. из Джуди Гарланд и Винсенте Миннелли. Родители назвали ее в честь песни Иры Гершвина «Лиза (Все облака разойдутся) ». У Миннелли есть сводная сестра Лорна и сводный брат Джоуи от брака Гарланда с Сидом Люфтом. У нее есть еще одна сводная сестра, Кристиан Нина Миннелли (по прозвищу Тина Нина) от второго брака отца. Крестными родителями Миннелли были Кей Томпсон и ее муж Уильям Спайер.
Ее первый опыт выступления в кино был в возрасте трех лет, когда она появилась в финальной сцене мюзикла Старым добрым летом (1949); в фильме снимались Гарланд и Ван Джонсон. В 1961 году она переехала в Нью-Йорк, посещая Высшую школу исполнительских искусств, а затем Чедвикскую школу.
Карьера
Театр
В 1961 году Миннелли был учеником в палатке «Мелодия Кейп-Код» в Хианнисе, штат Массачусетс. Она появилась в припеве Flower Drum Song и сыграла роль Мюриэль в Take Me Along. Она начала профессионально выступать в возрасте 17 лет в 1963 году в возрожденном вне Бродвея мюзикле Best Foot Forward, за который получила премию Theatre World Award.
В следующем году ее мать пригласила ее выступить с ней на концерте в London Palladium. Оба концерта были записаны и выпущены в виде альбома. Она училась в средней школе Скарсдейла в течение одного года, где снялась в постановке Дневник Анны Франк, который затем отправился в тур по Израилю. Она обратилась на Бродвей в 19 лет и выиграла свою первую премию «Тони» в качестве ведущей актрисы в фильме «Флора, красная угроза». Это был первый раз, когда она работала с музыкальной парой Джон Кандер и Фред Эбб.
Музыка
Миннелли начинала как певица в ночном клубе в подростковом возрасте, что сделало ее профессиональным ночным клубом. дебютировала в 19 лет в отеле Shoreham в Вашингтоне, округ Колумбия. В том же году она начала выступать в других клубах и на сценах Лас-Вегаса, Лос-Анджелеса, Чикаго, Майами и Нью-Йорка. Ее успех в качестве живого исполнителя привел к тому, что она записала несколько альбомов для Capitol Records : Liza! Лиза! (1964), Меня поражает (1965) и Время есть (1966). В ранние годы она записывала традиционные поп-музыку, а также исполняла мелодии из различных мюзиклов, в которых играла главную роль. Из-за этого Уильям Рулманн назвал ее «младшей сестрой Барбры Стрейзанд ». Альбомы Capitol Liza! Liza !, It Amazing Me, и There Is A Time были полностью переизданы на сборнике из двух компакт-дисков «Годы Капитолия» в 2001 году.
С 1968 по 1970-е годы она также записывала свои альбомы Liza Minnelli (1968), Come Saturday Morning и New Feelin ‘ (оба 1970) для AM Records. Она выпустила The Singer (1973) и Tropical Nights (1977) на Columbia Records.
. В 1989 году Миннелли сотрудничала с Pet Shop Boys на Результаты, электронный танцевальный альбом. Релиз вошел в десятку лучших в Великобритании и попал в чарты США, породив четыре сингла: «Losing My Mind «; «Не сбрасывайте бомбы «; «Извините, я сказал ‘»; и «Боль любви ». Позже в том же году она исполнила «Losing My Mind» вживую на церемонии вручения премии Грэмми, прежде чем получить премию Grammy Legend (первая награда Grammy Legend Awards была вручена в 1990 году Миннелли, Эндрю Ллойд Уэббер, Смоки Робинсон и Уилли Нельсон ). Получив эту награду, она стала одной из 16 человек — список, в который входят композитор Ричард Роджерс, Вупи Голдберг, Барбра Стрейзанд, и Джон Гилгуд и другие — чтобы получить Эмми, Грэмми, Премию Тони и Оскар.
в В апреле 1992 года Миннелли появилась на концерте памяти для своего покойного друга Фредди Меркьюри, исполнив «We Are the Champions » с выжившими участниками рок-группы Королева на стадионе Уэмбли в Лондоне. В 1996 году Миннелли выпустила студийный альбом под названием Gently. Это была запись джазовых стандартов и включала современные песни, такие как кавер на Does He Love You, который она исполнила дуэтом с Донной Саммер. Этот альбом принес ей номинацию на Грэмми за Лучшее традиционное вокальное поп-исполнение.
. В 2006 году Миннелли появилась на альбоме My Chemical Romance The Black Parade с бэк-вокалом. и спел сольную партию с Джерардом Уэй на треке «Mama». Миннелли была номинирована в 2009 году на лучший традиционный вокальный поп-альбом за ее студийную запись Liza’s at the Palace…!, основанную на ее популярном бродвейском шоу. 21 сентября 2010 года Миннелли выпустила альбом под названием Confessions на лейбле Decca Records.
25 июня 2019 года The New York Times Magazine перечислил Лайзу Миннелли среди сотни художников, материал которых, как сообщается, был уничтожен во время Универсального пожара 2008 года.
Фильм
Как Салли Боулз в Кабаре
Первое появление Миннелли в фильме — это младенец в заключительный кадр из фильма ее матери Старым добрым летом (1949). Ее первая зачисленная роль в кино была любовным увлечением в Чарли Бабблсе (1967), единственном фильме Альберта Финни в качестве режиссера и звезды, хотя четырьмя годами ранее она озвучила для анимационного фильма Путешествие в страну Оз, продолжение фильма Волшебник из страны Оз. Миннелли озвучивала Дороти (персонаж, сыгранный в более раннем фильме ее матерью Джуди Гарланд), которая была бы ее первой ролью в кино, если бы она была выпущена в 1964 году, как и планировалось — производство Filmation было отложено, в конечном итоге выпущенный в Великобритании в 1972 году.
Миннелли появилась в Стерильная кукушка (1969), первом полнометражном фильме Алана Дж. Пакулы, как Пуки. Адамс, нуждающийся эксцентричный подросток. Ее исполнение было номинировано на премию Оскар в категории Лучшая женская роль в главной роли. Она сыграла еще одного эксцентричного персонажа в Скажи мне, что любишь меня, Джуни Мун (1970), режиссер Отто Премингер. Обнаженная сцена в этом фильме, снятая на кладбище в Массачусетсе, привела к жалобе на мисдиминор со стороны членов семей похороненных здесь, а в следующем году была введена «Лайза Миннелли Билл» для наказания любого, кто стреляет на кладбище в Массачусетсе без разрешения.
Миннелли появилась в своей самой известной роли в кино, Салли Боулз, в киноверсии Кабаре (1972). Она сказала, что в ходе подготовки она изучила фотографии актрис Луизы Глаум и Луизы Брукс, а также темноволосых женщин той эпохи, в которой действие фильма происходит. Миннелли получила премию Оскар за лучшую женскую роль в главной роли за свою игру, а также премию «Золотой глобус», премию BAFTA, а также Сант Премия Хорди и Премия Давида ди Донателло за лучшую иностранную женскую роль.
После успеха Cabaret, Боб Фоссе и Миннелли объединились для Лизы с буквой «Z». Концерт для телевидения, телешоу. Программа транслировалась два раза по телевидению и не появлялась снова до выпуска DVD в 2006 году.
Минелли появилась на трех дорогих провалах за три года, причем Variety предполагал, что к 1978 году она была Выбор номер один для яда в прокате. Сначала была Счастливая леди (1975), затем она работала со своим отцом в Вопрос времени (1976), в главной роли Ингрид Бергман, а затем Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк (1977), который дал Миннелли ее самую известную фирменную песню. Иногда она выступала на сцене дуэтами с Фрэнком Синатрой, записавшим кавер-версию (для своего альбома Trilogy: Past Present Future ).
С тех пор Миннелли стала меньше появляться в фильмах, но ее следующий фильм, Артур (1981), где она играла роль любовного интереса Дадли Мура, был большой хит. Она вернулась в кино для съемок Rent-A-Cop и Arthur 2: On the Rocks (оба 1988) и Stepping Out (1991), музыкальной комедийной драме.. Позже она появилась в The Oh in Ohio в 2006 году, который получил только ограниченный выпуск в кинотеатрах.
Television
Михаил Барышников и Миннелли в Барышникове. на Бродвее, 1980
В 1950-х Миннелли появился в качестве гостя-ребенка на шоу Арта Линклеттера и пел и танцевал с Джином Келли в его первом телевизионном спецвыпуске в 1959 году. Она была приглашенной звездой в одном из эпизодов Бена Кейси и была частым гостем на ток-шоу того дня, включая многочисленные выступления на шоу, организованных Джеком Пааром, Мервом Гриффином, Майк Дуглас, Джо Франклин, Дина Шор и Джонни Карсон. В течение 1960-х она несколько раз появлялась в качестве гостя на Rowan Martin’s Laugh-In, а также в других развлекательных шоу, таких как Шоу Эда Салливана, Голливудский дворец и Шоу Джуди Гарланд.
В 1964 году она появилась в роли Минни в своей первой телевизионной драматической роли в эпизоде «Соловей на продажу» в недолговечном сериале Крейга Стивенса Мистер. Бродвей.
В декабре 1992 года Американское Общественное Телевидение транслировало Лайзу Миннелли в прямом эфире из Radio City Music Hall, продюсерами которой выступили Фил Рамон и Крис Джордано. Шоу получило шесть номинаций на премию «Эмми» и выиграло премию «Эмми» за выдающиеся личные достижения в области музыки и текстов, присужденную Фреду Эббу и Джону Кандеру.
Намного позже в своей карьере Миннелли появлялась в качестве гостя на таких шоу, как Задержанное развитие, Закон и порядок: Преступное намерение и Drop Dead Diva. В Великобритании она появилась на шоу Ruby Wax, Graham Norton и Jonathan Ross, а в октябре 2006 года участвовала в комедийном пародии на Шоу Шарлотты Черч и шоу Майкла Паркинсона .
В ноябре 2009 года Американское Общественное Телевидение транслировало Лизу во Дворце, записанную с 30 сентября по 1 октября 2009 года в Лас-Вегасе в Голливудском театре MGM Grand. Исполнительные продюсеры ленты, Крейг Задан и Нил Мерон, ранее участвовали в переиздании 2005 года Лайзы, удостоенной премий Эмми и Пибоди 1972 года с буквой Z.
Дальнейшая карьера
Миннелли вернулась на Бродвей в 1997 году, получив главную роль в мюзикле Виктор / Виктория, заменив Джули Эндрюс. В своей рецензии критик New York Times Бен Брантли писал: «Каждый ее выход на сцену воспринимается как победа выносливости шоу-бизнеса над психической слабостью. Она так откровенно и искренне просит любви, что это кажется прямо-таки злобным.
После серьезного случая вирусного энцефалита в 2000 году врачи предсказали, что Миннелли проведет остаток своей жизни в инвалидном кресле и, возможно, больше не сможет говорить. Однако, ежедневно принимая уроки вокала и танцев (особенно с Сэмом Харрисом, Роном Льюисом и Анжелой Бакари), ей удалось поправиться. Она появилась 19 сентября 2001 года в эпизоде шоу Рози О’Доннелл, примечательном тем, что это было первое шоу Рози после терактов 11 сентября. Несмотря на то, что незадолго до этого ей сделали вокальную операцию, она спела свою фирменную песню «New York, New York» и получила восторженные овации. Она также вернулась на сцену в 2001 году, когда ее давний друг Майкл Джексон попросил выступить в Мэдисон-Сквер-Гарден в Нью-Йорке, где она исполнила «Never Never Land» и переданный по телевидению «You Are Not Alone» на концерте Майкл Джексон: 30th Anniversary Special, спродюсированный будущим мужем Дэвидом Гестом. Миннелли сказала репортерам: «Я стабильна, как стол».
Гест был настолько впечатлен стойкостью Миннелли и способностью ошеломлять публику, что произвел ее в Спине Лизы весной 2002 года, выступая перед восторженные отзывы в Лондоне и Нью-Йорке. Тур был посвящен ее матери: после многих лет отказа фанатов к ее исполнению фирменной песни Гарланд «Over The Rainbow «, она завершила первый акт финальным припевом гимна своей матери на мгновение. овациями.
С 2003 по 2005 год она появлялась в качестве повторяющегося персонажа в телевизионном ситкоме, удостоенном премии «Эмми» Арестованное развитие в роли Люсиль Остеро (также известная как «Люсиль 2 «), любовник сексуально и социально неуклюжего Бастера Блута и брата Бастера Гоба. Миннелли появилась в роли в четвертом сезоне шоу в 2013 году.
В сентябре 2006 года Миннелли появилась в качестве гостя в многолетней драме Закон и порядок: Преступное намерение в «Маскараде»., эпизод на тему Хэллоуина, транслировавшийся 31 октября 2006 года.
Миннелли также выступила в качестве гостя на концептуальном альбоме My Chemical Romance 2006 года The Black Parade, изображая «Mother War», мрачную концепцию матери главного героя в песне «Мама «.
Миннелли на показе моды Heart Truth 2008″
Миннелли вернулась на Бродвей с новым сольным концертом в Palace Theater под названием Liza’s at The Palace…!, который проходил с 3 декабря 2008 года по 4 января 2009 года. Во втором акте она исполнила серию номеров, созданных Кей Томпсон.
Миннелли была персонажем австралийского мюзикла Мальчик из страны Оз (биография ее первого мужа) с Хью Джекманом в главной роли. В бродвейской постановке шоу она был изображен под руководством Стефани Дж. Блок. В октябре 2009 года Миннелли гастролировала по Австралии и появилась на Australian Idol в качестве наставника и приглашенного судьи. Миннелли сыграла эпизодическую роль в выпуске Секс в большом городе 2 в мае 2010 года, в котором она покрыла хит Бейонсе «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)» «и» Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye «Коула Портера. Она снялась в главной роли в декабре 2010 года в The Apprentice.
Также в 2010 году Миннелли выпустила альбом ряда американских стандартов, «отключенный» с давним соавтором Билли Стритчем, показывающий более душный и мягкий, более интерпретируемый. сторону ее артистизма. Говорят, что песни были записаны за несколько лет до этого и позже выпущены как альбом Confessions.
14 июня 2012 года Миннелли выступила хедером на Hampton Court Palace Festival. 9 мая 2014 года Миннелли выступила в качестве гостя на Cher Dressed to Kill Tour в Бруклине, исполняя «Girls Just Want to Have Fun » с Синди Лаупер и Рози О’Доннелл.
Личная жизнь
Миннелли долгое время страдала алкоголизмом и пристрастилась к лекарствам, отпускаемым по рецепту, полученным по рецепту валиума после смерти ее матери. Использование ею рекреационных наркотиков в 1970-х годах было отмечено Энди Уорхолом, который в записи дневника 1978 года вспомнил, как Миннелли прибыла в дом Халстона и умоляла хозяина: «Дайте мне все наркотики. у тебя есть.» Вместе с Уорхолом и Бьянкой Джаггер Миннелли часто появлялась в ночных клубах Нью-Йорка в конце 1970-х. Миннелли оставила свой мюзикл 1984 года Каток, чтобы поступить в клинику Бетти Форд.
Миннелли заявила, что она епископалька.
Семья перевезла останки матери Миннелли Джуди Гарланд из кладбище Фернклифф в Гринбург, округ Вестчестер, Нью-Йорк, на кладбище Hollywood Forever в Лос-Анджелесе, Калифорнии в 2017 году.
Среди друзей Миннелли был певец Адам Муравей, которому она посоветовала, что надеть, когда он был представлен королеве Елизавете II после выступления Royal Variety Performance 1981 года, на котором выступала его группа Adam and the Ants. Муравей, в свою очередь, отметил Миннелли в треке «Crackpot History and the Right To Lie» на его сольном альбоме 1982 года Friend or Foe.
Во время визита в Австралию Миннелли и ее тогдашний бойфренд Питер Аллен были приглашены на открытие Центр Компаса в Бэнкстауне. Они были удостоены титулов Короля и Королевы центра Компаса.
Браки
Миннелли была замужем и разводилась четыре раза. Ее первый брак был 3 марта 1967 года с артистом Питером Алленом. Уроженец Австралии Аллен был протеже Джуди Гарланд в середине 1960-х годов. Они развелись 24 июля 1974 года. Миннелли сказала главному редактору The Advocate Джуди Видер в сентябре 1996 года: «Я вышла замуж за Питера, и он не сказал мне, что он гей. Все знали, кроме меня. И я узнал… ну, позвольте мне сказать так: пока я живу, я никого не удивлю, вернувшись домой. Я звоню первым! «
Позже в том же году Миннелли вышла замуж за Джека Хейли-младшего, продюсер и режиссер, 15 сентября 1974 года. Его отец, Джек Хейли, был партнером Гарланда по фильму Волшебник из страны Оз. Они развелись в апреле 1979 года.
Миннелли была замужем за Марком Геро, скульптором и режиссером, с 4 декабря 1979 года до их развода в январе 1992 года.
Миннелли была замужем за Дэвид Гест, промоутер концертов, с 16 марта 2002 г. до их разлуки в июле 2003 г. и их развода в апреле 2007 г. В судебном иске 2003 г. Гест утверждал, что Миннелли избила его в вызванной алкоголем гневе во время их брака.
Миннелли также имела отношения с Роком Бриннером (сыном Юла Бриннера ), Дези Арназом младшим, Питером Селлерсом и Мартин Скорсезе. Ее тесная дружба с французским поп-певцом Шарлем Азнавуром была описана Азнавуром как «больше, чем друзья и меньше, чем любовники».
У Миннелли нет детей; одна беременность оставила ее с грыжей пищеводного отверстия диафрагмы в результате медицинских шагов, предпринятых для спасения ребенка.
Филантропия
Миннелли, в 1993 году, посетила могилу Ева Перон (В начале 1990-х Миннелли баллотировалась на роль Эвиты )
На протяжении всей своей жизни Миннелли работала в различных благотворительных организациях. Она входила в совет директоров The Institutes for The Achievement Human Potential (IAHP) в течение 20 лет, некоммерческая образовательная организация, которая знакомит родителей с областью развития детского мозга. В интервью 2006 года Рэнди Райсу на Broadwayworld.com Миннелли сказал, что именно она рассказала Элизабет Тейлор о ВИЧ / СПИДе, рассказывая об их общем друге Роке Хадсоне. Она также много времени посвятила amfAR, Фонду для исследования СПИДа, соучредителем которого является Тейлор.
В 2007 году она заявила в интервью Palm Springs Life: «AmfAR важен для меня, потому что я потерял так много друзей, которых я знал [из-за СПИДа] ». В 1994 году она записала мелодию Кандера и Эбба «День после этого» и пожертвовала вырученные средства на исследование СПИДа. В том же году она исполнила песню перед тысячами людей в Центральном парке на 25-й годовщине беспорядков в Стоунволл.
Работа
Фильм
Год | Название | Директор | Роль | Заметки |
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1949 | В старое доброе лето | Роберт З. Леонард | Дочь | В титрах не указан роль |
1954 | Длинный, длинный трейлер | Винсенте Миннелли | Маленькая девочка на свадьбе | Сцены удалены |
1968 | Чарли Бабблз | Альберт Финни | Элиза | |
1968 | Странная пара | Джин Сакс | Go-go Dancer | В титрах не указан |
1969 | Стерильная кукушка | Алан Дж. Пакула | Мэри Энн «Пуки» Адамс | |
1970 | Скажи мне, что любишь меня, Джуни Мун | Отто Премингер | Джуни Мун | |
1972 | Кабаре | Боб Фосс | Салли Боулз | |
1972 | Путешествие в страну Оз | Хэл Сазерленд | Дороти Гейл | Голос |
1974 | Это развлечение! | Джек Хейли-младший | Ведущий | |
1975 | Счастливая леди | Стэнли Донен | Клер e | |
1976 | Немое кино | Мел Брукс | Сама | Появление в камео |
1976 | Вопрос времени | Винсенте Миннелли | Нина | |
1977 | Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк | Мартин Скорсезе | Фрэнсин Эванс | |
1981 | Артур | Стив Гордон | Линда Маролла | |
1983 | Король комедии | Мартин Скорсезе | Сама | Сцены удалены |
1984 | Маппеты на Манхэттене | Фрэнк Оз | Сама | Появление в эпизодической роли |
1985 | Это танцы! | Джек Хейли-младший | Сам / Ведущий | |
1985 | Время жить | Рик Уоллес | Мэри-Лу Вайсман | |
1988 | Сдам в аренду- Полицейский | Джерри Лондон | Делла Робертс | |
Артур 2: На скалах | Бад Йоркин | Линда Маролла Бах | ||
1991 | Выходя | Льюис Гилберт | Мавис Тернер | |
2006 | Ох в Огайо | Билли Кент | Алисса Донахью | |
2010 | Секс в большом городе 2 | Майкл Патрик Кинг | Сама | Появление в эпизоде |
Телевидение
Год | Название | Rol e | Примечания |
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1963 | Шоу Джуди Гарланд | Сама | Эпизод: «Рождественский выпуск Джуди Гарленд» |
1964 | Мистер Бродвей | Минни | Эпизод: «Соловей на продажу» |
1964 | Джуди и Лиза в «Палладиуме» | Сама | Телевизионный спецвыпуск с Джуди Гарланд |
1965 | Опасное Рождество Красной Шапочки | Сама | Телесериал |
1967 | Вуди Аллен смотрит на 1967 | Сама | Television Special |
1968 | Это жизнь | Секретарь | Эпизод: «Twas the Night Before Christmas» |
1970 | Лиза | Сама | Телевизионный выпуск |
1972 год | Лиза с буквой Z: Концерт для телевидения | Сама | Телевизионный выпуск |
1974 | Любовь от А до Z | Сама | Телесериал с Шарлем Азнавуром |
1979 | Маппет-шоу | Сама | Эпизод: «Лайза Миннелли « |
1980 | Голди и Лиза вместе | Сама | Телесериал с Голди Хоун |
1980 | Вечер с Лайзой Миннелли | Сама | Телевидение специальный |
1984 | Фаер т.е. Театр сказок | Принцесса Алеция | Эпизод: «Принцесса на горошине « |
1986 | Лиза в Лондоне | Сама | Телевизионный специальный выпуск |
1987 | Миннелли о Миннелли: Лиза вспоминает Винсенте | Саму себя | Документальный фильм |
1988 | Сэм узнал: A Triple Play | Сама | Телесериал |
1989 | Фрэнк, Лиза и Сэмми: Окончательное событие | Сама / Ведущий | Телесериал с Фрэнком Синатрой и Сэмми Дэвисом младшим |
1992 | Концерт памяти Фредди Меркьюри | Сама | Телевидение |
1992 | Лиза в прямом эфире из Radio City Music Hall | Сама | Специальное телевидение |
1993 | Лиза и друзья: дань уважения Сэмми Дэвису младшему | Сама / ведущая | Телевизионный специальный |
1994 | Параллельные жизни | Стиви Меррилл | Телевизионный фильм |
1995 | Вестсайдский вальс | Кара Варнум | Телевизионный фильм |
1999 | Спина Джеки | Сама | Камея; Телевизионный фильм |
2003–05. 2013 | Задержанное развитие | Люсиль Остеро | 21 серия |
2006 | Закон и порядок: преступное намерение | Бет Харнер | Эпизод: «Маскарад « |
2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Лили Уэллс | Эпизод:« Подбери меня « |
2013 | Smash | Сама | Эпизод: «Вечеринка-сюрприз» |
Театр
Год | Название | Роль | Место проведения |
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1961 | Wish You Were Here | Соло балета | Палатка Мелоди Кейп-Код, Массачусетс |
1961 | Возьми меня с собой | Мюриэл | Мелодия Кейп-Код Палатка, Массачусетс |
1961 | Песня о цветочном барабане | Хор | Кейп-Код Мелоди Палатка, Массачусетс |
1961–62 | Дневник Анны Франк | Анны Франк | Средняя школа Скарсдейла, Скарсдейл. Тур по Нью-Йорку и Израилю |
1963 | Лучший нападающий | Этель Хоффлингер | Стадия 73, Off-Broadway |
1964 | Карнавал! | Лили | Театр бумажной фабрики, Нью-Джерси |
1964 | Время Out For Ginger | Ginger | Театр округа Бакс, Пенсильвания |
1964 | The Fantasticks | Луиза | Национальный тур по США |
1965 | Флора Красная Угроза | Флора | Театр Элвина, Бродвей |
1966 | Игра в пижаму | Бэйб Уильямс | Национальный тур по США |
1974 | Лиза | Сама (шоу одной женщины) | Winter Garden Theater, Бродвей |
1975 | Чикаго | Рокси Харт | Театр на 46-й улице, Бродвей. Примечание: замена для Гвен Вердон |
1977–78 | Закон | Мишель Крейг | Маджестик Театр, Бродвей |
1978 | Are You Now or Have You Ever Был? | Читатель письма (камео) | Театр Променад, Off-Broadway |
1978–79 | Сова и Кошечка | Рассказчик | Метрополитен Опера, Нью-Йорк |
1984 | Каток | Ангел | Театр Мартина Бека, Бродвей |
1994 | Любовные письма | Мелисса Гарднер | Театр Коконат-Гроув, Флорида |
1997 | Виктор / Виктория | Виктория Грант | Театр Маркиз, Бродвей. Примечание: замена на отпуск для Джули Эндрюс |
1999– 00 | Миннелли о Миннелли: Концерт во Дворце | Сама (шоу одной женщины) | Дворцовый театр, Бродвей |
2008–09 | Лиза во Дворце…. | Сама (шоу одной женщины) | Палас Театр, Бродвей |
2013 | Лиза и Алан | Сама | Ратуша, Бродвей |
Дискография
- Студийные альбомы
- Лиза! Лиза! (1964)
- Меня поражает (1965)
- Время есть (1966)
- Лайза Миннелли (1968)
- Приходите в субботу утром (1969)
- New Feelin ‘ (1970)
- The Singer (1973)
- Тропические ночи (1977)
- Результаты (1989)
- Джентли (1996)
- Признания (2010)
Награды и номинации
Год | Премия | Категория | Номинальная работа | Результат | Ref. |
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1969 | Премия Оскар | Лучшая женская роль | Бесплодная кукушка | Номинация | |
1972 | Кабаре | Выиграл | |||
1973 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Выдающийся Выступление в эстрадной программе | Королевский гала-концерт эстрадной музыки | Номинация | |
за выдающийся эстрадный конкурс | Лиза с Z | вон | |||
1980 | Выдающаяся эстрадная программа | Голди и Лиза вместе | Номинация | ||
1987 | Выдающийся информационный выпуск | Миннелли о Миннелли: Лиза вспоминает Винсенте | Номинация | ||
1993 | Выдающееся исполнение в разнообразии Программа | Лайза Миннелли: Прямой эфир из Radio City Music Hall | Номинация | ||
1965 | Tony Awards | Лучшая ведущая актриса в мюзикле | Флора Красная угроза | Выиграла | |
1974 | Специальная премия Тони | Лиза в Зимнем саду | Заслуженная | ||
1978 | Лучшая ведущая актриса мюзикла | The Act | Выиграла | ||
1984 | Лучшая женская роль в мюзикле | Каток | Номинация | ||
2009 | Лучший специальный театральный Событие | Liza’s at The Palace… | Выиграла | ||
1997 | Grammy Awards | Лучшее традиционное вокальное поп-исполнение | Джентли | Номинация | |
2010 | Лиза во Дворце…! | Nominated |
See also
- Liza Minnelli discography
- List of awards and nominations received by Liza Minnelli
- Honorific nicknames in popular music
- List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards
References
Further reading
- Leigh, Wendy (1993), Liza: Born a Star. E.P. Dutton
- Mair, George (1996), Under the Rainbow: The Real Liza Minnelli. Carol Publishing
- Schechter, Scott (2004), The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook. Kensington Books /Citadel Press * See Free Preview at Amazon.com
- Spada, James (1983), Judy and Liza. Doubleday
- Wimmer, Martin (2018), Clockwork Liza. Star und Künstlerin: Das Lebenswerk der Liza Minnelli. BoD-Books on Demand * See Free Preview at Amazon.com
External links
- Liza Minnelli at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- Liza Minnelli on IMDb
- Liza Minnelli at the Internet Broadway Database
- Liza Minnelli at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Liza Minnelli at AllMovie
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress and singer. Best known for her Academy Award-winning performance in Cabaret (1972), she is famous for her energetic stage presence and her powerful mezzo-soprano singing voice. She is the daughter of Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli. In 1972, she became the only Oscar recipient whose parents also won Oscar awards.
Seeking theatrical work, Minnelli moved to New York City in 1961, where she began her career as a musical theatre actress, nightclub performer and traditional pop music artist. She made her professional stage debut in the 1963 Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward[1] and won a Tony Award for starring in Flora the Red Menace in 1965,[2] which marked the start of her lifelong collaboration with John Kander and Fred Ebb. They wrote, produced or directed many of Minnelli’s future stage acts and TV shows and helped create her stage persona of a stylized survivor, including her career-defining performances of anthems of survival («New York, New York», «Cabaret» and «Maybe This Time»).[3] Along with her roles on stage and screen, this persona and her style of performance added to Minnelli’s status as an enduring gay icon.[4][5][6]
Critically lauded for her early non-musical screen performances—especially The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)—Minnelli rose to international stardom, starring in Cabaret and the Emmy Award-winning TV special Liza with a Z (1972). Most of her following films—including Lucky Lady (1975), New York, New York (1977), Rent-a-Cop (1988) and Stepping Out (1991)—were panned by the critics and bombed at the box office, and she had no more major movie hits except Arthur (1981).[7] She returned to Broadway on a number of occasions, including The Act (1977), The Rink (1984) and Liza’s at The Palace…. (2008), worked on various television formats and has predominantly focused on music hall and nightclub performances since the late 1970s. Her concert performances at Carnegie Hall in 1979 and 1987, and at Radio City Music Hall in 1991 and 1992 are recognized among her most successful. From 1988 to 1990, she toured with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event.
Best known for her renditions of pop standards, Minnelli’s early 1960s pop singles were produced to attract a young audience,[8][9] and her albums from 1968 to 1977 contained much of the contemporary singer-songwriter material. In 1989, she ventured into the contemporary pop scene by collaborating with the Pet Shop Boys on the album Results. After a hiatus due to serious health problems, Minnelli returned to the concert stage in 2002 with Liza’s Back and was an acclaimed guest star in the sitcom Arrested Development between 2003 and 2013. Since the 2010s, she has avoided huge concert tours in favor of small retrospective performances.
Early Life
Minnelli was born on March 12, 1946 in Hollywood, California, to Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli.[15] Her parents named her after Ira Gershwin’s song «Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away)». Minnelli has a half-sister, Lorna, and half-brother, Joey, from Garland’s marriage to Sid Luft. She has another half-sister, Christiane Nina Minnelli (nicknamed Tina Nina), from her father’s second marriage.[16] Minnelli’s godparents were Kay Thompson and her husband William Spier.[17]
Her first performing experience on film was at age three appearing in the final scene of the musical In the Good Old Summertime (1949); the film stars Garland and Van Johnson In 1956 she landing the lead role of Sally Gold in Little New Orleans Girl. In 1961 she moved to New York City, attending High School of Performing Arts and later, Chadwick School.
Career
Theater
During 1961, Minnelli was an apprentice at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, Massachusetts. She appeared in the chorus of Flower Drum Song and played the part of Muriel in Take Me Along. She began performing professionally at age 17 in 1963 in an Off-Broadway revival of the musical Best Foot Forward, for which she received the Theatre World Award.
The next year, her mother invited her to perform with her in concert at the London Palladium. Both concerts were recorded and released as an album. She attended Scarsdale High School for one year, starring in a production of The Diary of Anne Frank which then went to Israel on tour. She turned to Broadway at 19, and won her first Tony Award as a leading actress for Flora the Red Menace. It was the first time that she worked with the musical pair John Kander and Fred Ebb.[citation needed]
Music
Minnelli began as a nightclub singer as an adolescent, making her professional nightclub debut at the age of 19 at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. That same year she began appearing in other clubs and on stage in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and New York City. Her success as a live performer led to her record several albums for Capitol Records: Liza! Liza! (1964), It Amazes Me (1965), and There Is a Time (1966). In her early years, she recorded traditional pop standards as well as show tunes from various musicals in which she starred. Because of this fact, William Ruhlmann named her «Barbra Streisand’s little sister».[19] The Capitol albums Liza! Liza!, It Amazes Me, and There Is A Time were reissued on the two-CD compilation The Capitol Years in 2001, in their entirety.
From 1968 to the 1970s, she also recorded her albums Liza Minnelli (1968), Come Saturday Morning and New Feelin’ (both 1970) for A&M Records. She released The Singer (1973) and Tropical Nights (1977) on Columbia Records.
In 1989, Minnelli collaborated with the Pet Shop Boys on Results, an electronic dance-style album. The release hit the top 10 in the UK and charted in the U.S., spawning four singles: «Losing My Mind»; «Don’t Drop Bombs»; «So Sorry, I Said'»; and «Love Pains». Later that year, she performed «Losing My Mind» live at the Grammys Award ceremony before receiving a Grammy Legend Award (the first Grammy Legend Awards were issued in 1990 to Minnelli, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Smokey Robinson, and Willie Nelson). With this award, she became one of only 16 people—a list that includes composer Richard Rodgers, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbra Streisand, and John Gielgud and others—to win an Emmy, Grammy, Tony Award, and Academy Award.
In April 1992, Minnelli appeared at the tribute concert for her late friend Freddie Mercury, performing «We Are the Champions» with the surviving members of the rock band Queen at Wembley Stadium in London.[20] In 1996, Minnelli released a studio album titled Gently. It was a recording of jazz standards and included contemporary songs such as the cover of Does He Love You which she performed as a duet with Donna Summer. This album brought her a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.
In 2006, Minnelli appeared on My Chemical Romance’s album The Black Parade, providing backing vocals and singing a solo part with Gerard Way on the track «Mama.» Minnelli was nominated in 2009 for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for her studio recording Liza’s at the Palace…!, based on her hit Broadway show. Minnelli released an album on the Decca Records label titled Confessions on September 21, 2010.[21]
On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Liza Minnelli among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[22]
Film
Her first appearance on film is as the baby in the very last shot of her mother’s film In the Good Old Summertime (1949) and She lead role of Sally Gold from the Republic Pictures feature the 1956 film «Little New Orleans Girl. Her first credited film role was as the love-interest in Charlie Bubbles (1967), Albert Finney’s only film as director and star, although four years earlier, she did voiceover work for the animated film Journey Back to Oz, a sequel to The Wizard of Oz. Minnelli was the voice of Dorothy (a character played in the earlier film by her mother Judy Garland) in what would have been her first credited film role had it been released in 1964 as planned—the Filmation production was delayed, eventually being released in the UK during 1972.
Minnelli appeared in The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), Alan J. Pakula’s first feature film, as Pookie Adams, a needy, eccentric teenager. Her performance was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She played another eccentric character in Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970), directed by Otto Preminger.
Minnelli appeared in her best-known film role, Sally Bowles, in the film version of Cabaret (1972). She said that one of the things she did to prepare was to study photographs of actresses Louise Glaum and Louise Brooks and the dark-haired women of the era in which the film is set.[23][magazine verification needed] Minnelli won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance, along with a Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, and also Sant Jordi Award and David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actress.
Following the success of Cabaret, Bob Fosse and Minnelli teamed for Liza with a ‘Z’. A Concert for Television, a television special. The program aired two times on TV and was not seen again until a DVD release in 2006.
Minelli appeared in three expensive flops in three years, with Variety suggesting by 1978 that she was the number one choice for box office poison.[24] First was Lucky Lady (1975), then she worked with her father in A Matter of Time (1976), co-starring Ingrid Bergman and then New York, New York (1977), which gave Minnelli her best known signature song. She sometimes performed duets on stage with Frank Sinatra, who recorded a cover version (for his Trilogy: Past Present Future album).
Minnelli made fewer film appearances from then on but her next film, Arthur (1981), where she starred as Dudley Moore’s love interest, was a big hit.[25] She returned to film for Rent-A-Cop and Arthur 2: On the Rocks (both 1988) and Stepping Out (1991), a musical comedy drama. She later appeared in The Oh in Ohio in 2006 which only received a limited release in theatres.[26]
Television
During the 1950s, Minnelli appeared as a child guest on Art Linkletter’s show and sang and danced with Gene Kelly on his first television special in 1959. She was a guest star in one episode of the Ben Casey and was a frequent guest on chat shows of the day including numerous appearances on shows hosted by Jack Paar, Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas, Joe Franklin, Dinah Shore and Johnny Carson. During the 1960s, she made several guest appearances on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In as well as other variety shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, The Hollywood Palace, and The Judy Garland Show.
In 1964, she appeared as Minnie in her first television dramatic role in the episode «Nightingale for Sale» on Craig Stevens’s short-lived series Mr. Broadway.
In December 1992, American Public Television aired Liza Minnelli Live from Radio City Music Hall produced by Phil Ramone and Chris Giordano. The show received six Emmy nominations and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics, awarded to Fred Ebb and John Kander.
Much later in her career, Minnelli made guest appearances on shows such as Arrested Development, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Drop Dead Diva. In the UK, she appeared on the Ruby Wax, Graham Norton and Jonathan Ross shows, and in October 2006, participated in a comedy skit on Charlotte Church’s show and was featured on Michael Parkinson’s show.
In November 2009, American Public Television aired Liza’s at the Palace, taped from September 30 to October 1, 2009 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand’s Hollywood Theatre.[27] The executive producers of the taping, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, were previously involved with the 2005 rerelease of 1972’s Emmy Award- and Peabody Award-winning Liza with a ‘Z’.[28]
Later career
Minnelli returned to Broadway in 1997, taking over the title role in the musical Victor/Victoria, replacing Julie Andrews. In his review, New York Times critic Ben Brantley wrote «her every stage appearance is perceived as a victory of show-business stamina over psychic frailty. She asks for love so nakedly and earnestly, it seems downright vicious not to respond.»[29]
After a serious case of viral encephalitis in 2000, doctors predicted that Minnelli would spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair and perhaps not be able to speak again. However, taking vocal and dance lessons daily (especially with Sam Harris, Ron Lewis, and Angela Bacari), she managed to recover. She returned to the stage in 2001 when asked by long-time friend Michael Jackson to perform at Madison Square Garden in New York City where she sang «Never Never Land» and the televised «You Are Not Alone» at the Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special concert produced by future husband David Gest. Minnelli told reporters: «I am stable as a table.»
Gest was so impressed with Minnelli’s stamina and ability to stun audiences that he produced her in Liza’s Back in Spring 2002, performing to rave reviews in London and New York City. The tour featured a tribute to her mother: after years of declining fans’ pleas for her to sing Garland’s signature song «Over The Rainbow», she concluded Act 1 with the final refrain of her mother’s anthem to an instant ovation. Amongst performing her classic hits, other numbers unreleased in the album version included «I Believe You» by The Carpenters, a rap version of «Liza with a Z», «Yes», and Mary J. Blige’s «Family Affair».
VH1 signed Minnelli and Gest in 2002 to appear in a reality show titled Liza and David. The pilot episode was filmed following the couple around as they prepared for a party at their home, with a guest list including Ray Charles, Luther Vandross, Isaac Mizrahi, Anastacia, and others. The show was cancelled shortly after the pilot episode was filmed due to a dispute between VH1, Gest and Minnelli, and never aired. Recordings of the pilot episode still exist.
From 2003 through 2005, she appeared as a recurring character on the Emmy Award-winning TV sitcom Arrested Development as Lucille Austero (also known as «Lucille 2»), the lover of both the sexually and socially awkward Buster Bluth and Buster’s brother Gob. Minnelli appeared in the role for the show’s fourth season in 2013.
In September 2006, Minnelli made a guest appearance on the long-running drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent in «Masquerade», a Halloween-themed episode, broadcast on October 31, 2006.[30]
Minnelli also completed guest vocals on My Chemical Romance’s 2006 concept album The Black Parade, portraying «Mother War,» a dark conception of the main character’s mother in the song «Mama».
Minnelli returned to Broadway in a new solo concert at the Palace Theatre titled Liza’s at The Palace…!, which ran from December 3, 2008 through January 4, 2009.[31][32] In her second act, she performed a series of numbers created by Kay Thompson.[33] The reviews noted that, while her voice was ragged at times, and her movements no longer elastic, the old magic was still very much present. The show then was staged at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas from September 30 to October 1, 2009, at which time it was filmed for broadcast on public television and a February 2010 DVD and Blu-ray release.
On January 10, 2009, Minnelli made a rare live TV appearance in a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live, playing the best friend of Penelope (Kristen Wiig).
On January 26, 2009, she made an appearance on The View, singing «I Would Never Leave You» (written by Johnny Rodgers, Billy Stritch, and Brian Lane Green) from her CD Liza’s at The Palace…!. She also was interviewed by the cast of The View.
Minnelli was a character in the Australian musical The Boy from Oz (a biography of her first husband) starring Hugh Jackman. In the show’s Broadway production, she was portrayed by Stephanie J. Block. In October 2009, Minnelli toured Australia, and appeared on Australian Idol as a mentor and guest judge. In February 2010, Minnelli appeared in a Snickers commercial along with Aretha Franklin and Betty White. Minnelli made a cameo appearance in the May 2010 release of Sex and the City 2, in which she covered Beyoncé’s hit Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) and Cole Porter’s Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye. She made a starring appearance in December 2010 in The Apprentice.
Also in 2010, Minnelli released an album of a number of American standards «unplugged» with long time collaborator Billy Stritch, showing a sultrier and softer, more interpretive side to her artistry. The songs are said to have been recorded several years prior and later released as the album Confessions.
On June 14, 2012, Minnelli headlined at Hampton Court Palace Festival. On May 9, 2014, Minnelli had a guest appearance on Cher’s Dressed to Kill Tour in Brooklyn, performing «Girls Just Want to Have Fun» with Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O’Donnell.[34] On July 24, 2015, Minnelli performed at the IP Casino Resort & Spa, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the closing of Flora the Red Menace.
Discography
Main article: Liza Minnelli discography
- Studio albums
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- Liza! Liza! (1964)
- It Amazes Me (1965)
- There Is a Time (1966)
- Liza Minnelli (1968)
- Come Saturday Morning (1969)
- New Feelin’ (1970)
- The Singer (1973)
- Tropical Nights (1977)
- Results (1989)
- Gently (1996)
- Confessions (2010)
Filmography
Acting
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1949 | In the Good Old Summertime | Veronica and Andrew’s Daughter | Uncredited role |
1956 | Little New Orleans Girl | Sally Gold | |
1964 | Mr. Broadway | Minnie | Episode: «Nightingale for Sale» |
1967 | Charlie Bubbles | Eliza | |
1968 | That’s Life | Secretary | Episode: «Twas the Night Before Christmas» |
1969 | The Sterile Cuckoo | Mary Ann «Pookie» Adams | Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress |
1970 | Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon | Junie Moon | |
1972 | Cabaret | Sally Bowles | Academy Award for Best Actress |
1972 | Journey Back to Oz | Dorothy Gale (voice) | Recorded in 1962, released in the U.S. in 1974 |
1975 | Lucky Lady | Claire | |
1976 | A Matter of Time | Nina | |
1977 | New York, New York | Francine Evans | |
1981 | Arthur | Linda Marolla | |
1984 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Princess Alecia | Episode: «The Princess and the Pea» |
1985 | A Time to Live | Mary-Lou Weisman | TV movie |
1988 | Rent-a-Cop | Della Roberts | |
Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Linda Marolla Bach | ||
1991 | Stepping Out | Mavis Turner | |
1994 | Parallel Lives | Stevie Merrill | TV movie |
1995 | The West Side Waltz | Cara Varnum | TV movie |
2003–05
2013 |
Arrested Development | Lucille Austero | 21 episodes |
2006 | The Oh in Ohio | Alyssa Donahue | |
2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Beth Harner | Episode: «Masquerade» |
2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Lily Wells | Episode: «Make Me a Match» |
As herself
Year | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|
1963 | The Judy Garland Show | Episode: «The Judy Garland Christmas Special» |
1964 | Judy and Liza at the Palladium | TV special with Judy Garland |
1965 | The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood | TV special |
1970 | Liza | TV special |
1972 | Liza with a «Z»: A Concert for Television | Special |
1974- 2004 | The Liza Minnelli Show | Host |
1974 | Love from A to Z | TV special with Charles Aznavour |
1974 | That’s Entertainment! | Host |
1976 | Silent Movie | Cameo appearance |
1979 | The Muppet Show | Episode: «Liza Minnelli» |
1980 | Goldie and Liza Together | TV special with Goldie Hawn |
1980 | An Evening with Liza Minnelli | TV special |
1983 | The King of Comedy | Credit only |
1984 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Cameo appearance |
1985 | That’s Dancing! | Host |
1986 | Liza in London | TV special |
1987 | Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente | Documentary |
1988 | Sam Found Out: A Triple Play | TV special |
1989 | Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event | TV special with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. |
1992 | The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness | TV special |
1992 | Liza Live from Radio City Music Hall | TV special |
1993 | Liza and Friends: A Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. | Special (with Charles Aznavour, Tom Jones, Jerry Lewis & Cliff Richard) |
1999 | Jackie’s Back | TV film (cameo appearance) |
2010 | Sex and the City 2 | Cameo appearance |
2013 | Smash | Episode: «The Surprise Party» |
Stage productions
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1961 | Wish You Were Here | Ballet solo | Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts |
1961 | Take Me Along | Muriel | Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts |
1961 | Flower Drum Song | Chorus | Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts |
1961–1962 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Anne Frank | Scarsdale High School, Scarsdale, New York and Israel Tour |
1963 | Best Foot Forward | Ethel Hofflinger | Off-Broadway (Stage 73, New York City) |
1964 | Carnival! | Lili | Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey |
1964 | Time Out For Ginger | Ginger | Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pennsylvania |
1964 | The Fantasticks | Luisa | US National Tour |
1965 | Flora the Red Menace | Flora | Broadway (Alvin Theatre, New York City) |
1966 | The Pajama Game | Babe Williams | US National Tour |
1974 | Liza | Herself (one-woman show) | Broadway (Winter Garden Theatre, New York City) |
1975 | Chicago | Roxie Hart | Broadway (46th Street Theatre, New York City)
Note: replacement for Gwen Verdon |
1977–1978 | The Act | Michelle Craig | Broadway (Majestic Theatre, New York City) |
1978 | Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? | Letter Reader (cameo) | Off-Broadway (Promenade Theatre, New York City) |
1978–1979 | The Owl and the Pussycat | The Storyteller | Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center), New York City |
1984 | The Rink | Angel | Broadway (Martin Beck Theatre, New York City) |
1994 | Love Letters | Melissa Gardner | Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, Florida |
1997 | Victor/Victoria | Victoria Grant | Broadway (Marquis Theatre, New York City)
Note: vacation replacement for Julie Andrews |
1999–2000 | Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the Palace | Herself (one-woman show) | Broadway (Palace Theatre, New York City) |
2008–2009 | Liza’s at The Palace…. | Herself (one-woman show) | Broadway (Palace Theatre, New York City) |
2013 | Liza’s and Alan | Herself | Broadway (Town Hall, New York City) |
See also
- Liza Minnelli discography
- List of awards and nominations received by Liza Minnelli
- Honorific nicknames in popular music
- List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress and singer. Best known for her Academy Award-winning performance in Cabaret (1972), she is famous for her energetic stage presence and her powerful mezzo-soprano singing voice. She is the daughter of Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli. In 1972, she became the only Oscar recipient whose parents also won Oscar awards.
Seeking theatrical work, Minnelli moved to New York City in 1961, where she began her career as a musical theatre actress, nightclub performer and traditional pop music artist. She made her professional stage debut in the 1963 Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward[1] and won a Tony Award for starring in Flora the Red Menace in 1965,[2] which marked the start of her lifelong collaboration with John Kander and Fred Ebb. They wrote, produced or directed many of Minnelli’s future stage acts and TV shows and helped create her stage persona of a stylized survivor, including her career-defining performances of anthems of survival («New York, New York», «Cabaret» and «Maybe This Time»).[3] Along with her roles on stage and screen, this persona and her style of performance added to Minnelli’s status as an enduring gay icon.[4][5][6]
Critically lauded for her early non-musical screen performances—especially The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)—Minnelli rose to international stardom, starring in Cabaret and the Emmy Award-winning TV special Liza with a Z (1972). Most of her following films—including Lucky Lady (1975), New York, New York (1977), Rent-a-Cop (1988) and Stepping Out (1991)—were panned by the critics and bombed at the box office, and she had no more major movie hits except Arthur (1981).[7] She returned to Broadway on a number of occasions, including The Act (1977), The Rink (1984) and Liza’s at The Palace…. (2008), worked on various television formats and has predominantly focused on music hall and nightclub performances since the late 1970s. Her concert performances at Carnegie Hall in 1979 and 1987, and at Radio City Music Hall in 1991 and 1992 are recognized among her most successful. From 1988 to 1990, she toured with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event.
Best known for her renditions of pop standards, Minnelli’s early 1960s pop singles were produced to attract a young audience,[8][9] and her albums from 1968 to 1977 contained much of the contemporary singer-songwriter material. In 1989, she ventured into the contemporary pop scene by collaborating with the Pet Shop Boys on the album Results. After a hiatus due to serious health problems, Minnelli returned to the concert stage in 2002 with Liza’s Back and was an acclaimed guest star in the sitcom Arrested Development between 2003 and 2013. Since the 2010s, she has avoided huge concert tours in favor of small retrospective performances.
Early Life
Minnelli was born on March 12, 1946 in Hollywood, California, to Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli.[15] Her parents named her after Ira Gershwin’s song «Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away)». Minnelli has a half-sister, Lorna, and half-brother, Joey, from Garland’s marriage to Sid Luft. She has another half-sister, Christiane Nina Minnelli (nicknamed Tina Nina), from her father’s second marriage.[16] Minnelli’s godparents were Kay Thompson and her husband William Spier.[17]
Her first performing experience on film was at age three appearing in the final scene of the musical In the Good Old Summertime (1949); the film stars Garland and Van Johnson In 1956 she landing the lead role of Sally Gold in Little New Orleans Girl. In 1961 she moved to New York City, attending High School of Performing Arts and later, Chadwick School.
Career
Theater
During 1961, Minnelli was an apprentice at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, Massachusetts. She appeared in the chorus of Flower Drum Song and played the part of Muriel in Take Me Along. She began performing professionally at age 17 in 1963 in an Off-Broadway revival of the musical Best Foot Forward, for which she received the Theatre World Award.
The next year, her mother invited her to perform with her in concert at the London Palladium. Both concerts were recorded and released as an album. She attended Scarsdale High School for one year, starring in a production of The Diary of Anne Frank which then went to Israel on tour. She turned to Broadway at 19, and won her first Tony Award as a leading actress for Flora the Red Menace. It was the first time that she worked with the musical pair John Kander and Fred Ebb.[citation needed]
Music
Minnelli began as a nightclub singer as an adolescent, making her professional nightclub debut at the age of 19 at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. That same year she began appearing in other clubs and on stage in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and New York City. Her success as a live performer led to her record several albums for Capitol Records: Liza! Liza! (1964), It Amazes Me (1965), and There Is a Time (1966). In her early years, she recorded traditional pop standards as well as show tunes from various musicals in which she starred. Because of this fact, William Ruhlmann named her «Barbra Streisand’s little sister».[19] The Capitol albums Liza! Liza!, It Amazes Me, and There Is A Time were reissued on the two-CD compilation The Capitol Years in 2001, in their entirety.
From 1968 to the 1970s, she also recorded her albums Liza Minnelli (1968), Come Saturday Morning and New Feelin’ (both 1970) for A&M Records. She released The Singer (1973) and Tropical Nights (1977) on Columbia Records.
In 1989, Minnelli collaborated with the Pet Shop Boys on Results, an electronic dance-style album. The release hit the top 10 in the UK and charted in the U.S., spawning four singles: «Losing My Mind»; «Don’t Drop Bombs»; «So Sorry, I Said'»; and «Love Pains». Later that year, she performed «Losing My Mind» live at the Grammys Award ceremony before receiving a Grammy Legend Award (the first Grammy Legend Awards were issued in 1990 to Minnelli, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Smokey Robinson, and Willie Nelson). With this award, she became one of only 16 people—a list that includes composer Richard Rodgers, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbra Streisand, and John Gielgud and others—to win an Emmy, Grammy, Tony Award, and Academy Award.
In April 1992, Minnelli appeared at the tribute concert for her late friend Freddie Mercury, performing «We Are the Champions» with the surviving members of the rock band Queen at Wembley Stadium in London.[20] In 1996, Minnelli released a studio album titled Gently. It was a recording of jazz standards and included contemporary songs such as the cover of Does He Love You which she performed as a duet with Donna Summer. This album brought her a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.
In 2006, Minnelli appeared on My Chemical Romance’s album The Black Parade, providing backing vocals and singing a solo part with Gerard Way on the track «Mama.» Minnelli was nominated in 2009 for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for her studio recording Liza’s at the Palace…!, based on her hit Broadway show. Minnelli released an album on the Decca Records label titled Confessions on September 21, 2010.[21]
On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Liza Minnelli among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[22]
Film
Her first appearance on film is as the baby in the very last shot of her mother’s film In the Good Old Summertime (1949) and She lead role of Sally Gold from the Republic Pictures feature the 1956 film «Little New Orleans Girl. Her first credited film role was as the love-interest in Charlie Bubbles (1967), Albert Finney’s only film as director and star, although four years earlier, she did voiceover work for the animated film Journey Back to Oz, a sequel to The Wizard of Oz. Minnelli was the voice of Dorothy (a character played in the earlier film by her mother Judy Garland) in what would have been her first credited film role had it been released in 1964 as planned—the Filmation production was delayed, eventually being released in the UK during 1972.
Minnelli appeared in The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), Alan J. Pakula’s first feature film, as Pookie Adams, a needy, eccentric teenager. Her performance was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She played another eccentric character in Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970), directed by Otto Preminger.
Minnelli appeared in her best-known film role, Sally Bowles, in the film version of Cabaret (1972). She said that one of the things she did to prepare was to study photographs of actresses Louise Glaum and Louise Brooks and the dark-haired women of the era in which the film is set.[23][magazine verification needed] Minnelli won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance, along with a Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, and also Sant Jordi Award and David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actress.
Following the success of Cabaret, Bob Fosse and Minnelli teamed for Liza with a ‘Z’. A Concert for Television, a television special. The program aired two times on TV and was not seen again until a DVD release in 2006.
Minelli appeared in three expensive flops in three years, with Variety suggesting by 1978 that she was the number one choice for box office poison.[24] First was Lucky Lady (1975), then she worked with her father in A Matter of Time (1976), co-starring Ingrid Bergman and then New York, New York (1977), which gave Minnelli her best known signature song. She sometimes performed duets on stage with Frank Sinatra, who recorded a cover version (for his Trilogy: Past Present Future album).
Minnelli made fewer film appearances from then on but her next film, Arthur (1981), where she starred as Dudley Moore’s love interest, was a big hit.[25] She returned to film for Rent-A-Cop and Arthur 2: On the Rocks (both 1988) and Stepping Out (1991), a musical comedy drama. She later appeared in The Oh in Ohio in 2006 which only received a limited release in theatres.[26]
Television
During the 1950s, Minnelli appeared as a child guest on Art Linkletter’s show and sang and danced with Gene Kelly on his first television special in 1959. She was a guest star in one episode of the Ben Casey and was a frequent guest on chat shows of the day including numerous appearances on shows hosted by Jack Paar, Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas, Joe Franklin, Dinah Shore and Johnny Carson. During the 1960s, she made several guest appearances on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In as well as other variety shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, The Hollywood Palace, and The Judy Garland Show.
In 1964, she appeared as Minnie in her first television dramatic role in the episode «Nightingale for Sale» on Craig Stevens’s short-lived series Mr. Broadway.
In December 1992, American Public Television aired Liza Minnelli Live from Radio City Music Hall produced by Phil Ramone and Chris Giordano. The show received six Emmy nominations and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics, awarded to Fred Ebb and John Kander.
Much later in her career, Minnelli made guest appearances on shows such as Arrested Development, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Drop Dead Diva. In the UK, she appeared on the Ruby Wax, Graham Norton and Jonathan Ross shows, and in October 2006, participated in a comedy skit on Charlotte Church’s show and was featured on Michael Parkinson’s show.
In November 2009, American Public Television aired Liza’s at the Palace, taped from September 30 to October 1, 2009 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand’s Hollywood Theatre.[27] The executive producers of the taping, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, were previously involved with the 2005 rerelease of 1972’s Emmy Award- and Peabody Award-winning Liza with a ‘Z’.[28]
Later career
Minnelli returned to Broadway in 1997, taking over the title role in the musical Victor/Victoria, replacing Julie Andrews. In his review, New York Times critic Ben Brantley wrote «her every stage appearance is perceived as a victory of show-business stamina over psychic frailty. She asks for love so nakedly and earnestly, it seems downright vicious not to respond.»[29]
After a serious case of viral encephalitis in 2000, doctors predicted that Minnelli would spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair and perhaps not be able to speak again. However, taking vocal and dance lessons daily (especially with Sam Harris, Ron Lewis, and Angela Bacari), she managed to recover. She returned to the stage in 2001 when asked by long-time friend Michael Jackson to perform at Madison Square Garden in New York City where she sang «Never Never Land» and the televised «You Are Not Alone» at the Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special concert produced by future husband David Gest. Minnelli told reporters: «I am stable as a table.»
Gest was so impressed with Minnelli’s stamina and ability to stun audiences that he produced her in Liza’s Back in Spring 2002, performing to rave reviews in London and New York City. The tour featured a tribute to her mother: after years of declining fans’ pleas for her to sing Garland’s signature song «Over The Rainbow», she concluded Act 1 with the final refrain of her mother’s anthem to an instant ovation. Amongst performing her classic hits, other numbers unreleased in the album version included «I Believe You» by The Carpenters, a rap version of «Liza with a Z», «Yes», and Mary J. Blige’s «Family Affair».
VH1 signed Minnelli and Gest in 2002 to appear in a reality show titled Liza and David. The pilot episode was filmed following the couple around as they prepared for a party at their home, with a guest list including Ray Charles, Luther Vandross, Isaac Mizrahi, Anastacia, and others. The show was cancelled shortly after the pilot episode was filmed due to a dispute between VH1, Gest and Minnelli, and never aired. Recordings of the pilot episode still exist.
From 2003 through 2005, she appeared as a recurring character on the Emmy Award-winning TV sitcom Arrested Development as Lucille Austero (also known as «Lucille 2»), the lover of both the sexually and socially awkward Buster Bluth and Buster’s brother Gob. Minnelli appeared in the role for the show’s fourth season in 2013.
In September 2006, Minnelli made a guest appearance on the long-running drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent in «Masquerade», a Halloween-themed episode, broadcast on October 31, 2006.[30]
Minnelli also completed guest vocals on My Chemical Romance’s 2006 concept album The Black Parade, portraying «Mother War,» a dark conception of the main character’s mother in the song «Mama».
Minnelli returned to Broadway in a new solo concert at the Palace Theatre titled Liza’s at The Palace…!, which ran from December 3, 2008 through January 4, 2009.[31][32] In her second act, she performed a series of numbers created by Kay Thompson.[33] The reviews noted that, while her voice was ragged at times, and her movements no longer elastic, the old magic was still very much present. The show then was staged at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas from September 30 to October 1, 2009, at which time it was filmed for broadcast on public television and a February 2010 DVD and Blu-ray release.
On January 10, 2009, Minnelli made a rare live TV appearance in a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live, playing the best friend of Penelope (Kristen Wiig).
On January 26, 2009, she made an appearance on The View, singing «I Would Never Leave You» (written by Johnny Rodgers, Billy Stritch, and Brian Lane Green) from her CD Liza’s at The Palace…!. She also was interviewed by the cast of The View.
Minnelli was a character in the Australian musical The Boy from Oz (a biography of her first husband) starring Hugh Jackman. In the show’s Broadway production, she was portrayed by Stephanie J. Block. In October 2009, Minnelli toured Australia, and appeared on Australian Idol as a mentor and guest judge. In February 2010, Minnelli appeared in a Snickers commercial along with Aretha Franklin and Betty White. Minnelli made a cameo appearance in the May 2010 release of Sex and the City 2, in which she covered Beyoncé’s hit Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) and Cole Porter’s Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye. She made a starring appearance in December 2010 in The Apprentice.
Also in 2010, Minnelli released an album of a number of American standards «unplugged» with long time collaborator Billy Stritch, showing a sultrier and softer, more interpretive side to her artistry. The songs are said to have been recorded several years prior and later released as the album Confessions.
On June 14, 2012, Minnelli headlined at Hampton Court Palace Festival. On May 9, 2014, Minnelli had a guest appearance on Cher’s Dressed to Kill Tour in Brooklyn, performing «Girls Just Want to Have Fun» with Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O’Donnell.[34] On July 24, 2015, Minnelli performed at the IP Casino Resort & Spa, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the closing of Flora the Red Menace.
Discography
Main article: Liza Minnelli discography
- Studio albums
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- Liza! Liza! (1964)
- It Amazes Me (1965)
- There Is a Time (1966)
- Liza Minnelli (1968)
- Come Saturday Morning (1969)
- New Feelin’ (1970)
- The Singer (1973)
- Tropical Nights (1977)
- Results (1989)
- Gently (1996)
- Confessions (2010)
Filmography
Acting
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1949 | In the Good Old Summertime | Veronica and Andrew’s Daughter | Uncredited role |
1956 | Little New Orleans Girl | Sally Gold | |
1964 | Mr. Broadway | Minnie | Episode: «Nightingale for Sale» |
1967 | Charlie Bubbles | Eliza | |
1968 | That’s Life | Secretary | Episode: «Twas the Night Before Christmas» |
1969 | The Sterile Cuckoo | Mary Ann «Pookie» Adams | Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress |
1970 | Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon | Junie Moon | |
1972 | Cabaret | Sally Bowles | Academy Award for Best Actress |
1972 | Journey Back to Oz | Dorothy Gale (voice) | Recorded in 1962, released in the U.S. in 1974 |
1975 | Lucky Lady | Claire | |
1976 | A Matter of Time | Nina | |
1977 | New York, New York | Francine Evans | |
1981 | Arthur | Linda Marolla | |
1984 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Princess Alecia | Episode: «The Princess and the Pea» |
1985 | A Time to Live | Mary-Lou Weisman | TV movie |
1988 | Rent-a-Cop | Della Roberts | |
Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Linda Marolla Bach | ||
1991 | Stepping Out | Mavis Turner | |
1994 | Parallel Lives | Stevie Merrill | TV movie |
1995 | The West Side Waltz | Cara Varnum | TV movie |
2003–05
2013 |
Arrested Development | Lucille Austero | 21 episodes |
2006 | The Oh in Ohio | Alyssa Donahue | |
2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Beth Harner | Episode: «Masquerade» |
2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Lily Wells | Episode: «Make Me a Match» |
As herself
Year | Title | Notes |
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1963 | The Judy Garland Show | Episode: «The Judy Garland Christmas Special» |
1964 | Judy and Liza at the Palladium | TV special with Judy Garland |
1965 | The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood | TV special |
1970 | Liza | TV special |
1972 | Liza with a «Z»: A Concert for Television | Special |
1974- 2004 | The Liza Minnelli Show | Host |
1974 | Love from A to Z | TV special with Charles Aznavour |
1974 | That’s Entertainment! | Host |
1976 | Silent Movie | Cameo appearance |
1979 | The Muppet Show | Episode: «Liza Minnelli» |
1980 | Goldie and Liza Together | TV special with Goldie Hawn |
1980 | An Evening with Liza Minnelli | TV special |
1983 | The King of Comedy | Credit only |
1984 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Cameo appearance |
1985 | That’s Dancing! | Host |
1986 | Liza in London | TV special |
1987 | Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente | Documentary |
1988 | Sam Found Out: A Triple Play | TV special |
1989 | Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event | TV special with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. |
1992 | The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness | TV special |
1992 | Liza Live from Radio City Music Hall | TV special |
1993 | Liza and Friends: A Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. | Special (with Charles Aznavour, Tom Jones, Jerry Lewis & Cliff Richard) |
1999 | Jackie’s Back | TV film (cameo appearance) |
2010 | Sex and the City 2 | Cameo appearance |
2013 | Smash | Episode: «The Surprise Party» |
Stage productions
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1961 | Wish You Were Here | Ballet solo | Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts |
1961 | Take Me Along | Muriel | Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts |
1961 | Flower Drum Song | Chorus | Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts |
1961–1962 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Anne Frank | Scarsdale High School, Scarsdale, New York and Israel Tour |
1963 | Best Foot Forward | Ethel Hofflinger | Off-Broadway (Stage 73, New York City) |
1964 | Carnival! | Lili | Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey |
1964 | Time Out For Ginger | Ginger | Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pennsylvania |
1964 | The Fantasticks | Luisa | US National Tour |
1965 | Flora the Red Menace | Flora | Broadway (Alvin Theatre, New York City) |
1966 | The Pajama Game | Babe Williams | US National Tour |
1974 | Liza | Herself (one-woman show) | Broadway (Winter Garden Theatre, New York City) |
1975 | Chicago | Roxie Hart | Broadway (46th Street Theatre, New York City)
Note: replacement for Gwen Verdon |
1977–1978 | The Act | Michelle Craig | Broadway (Majestic Theatre, New York City) |
1978 | Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? | Letter Reader (cameo) | Off-Broadway (Promenade Theatre, New York City) |
1978–1979 | The Owl and the Pussycat | The Storyteller | Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center), New York City |
1984 | The Rink | Angel | Broadway (Martin Beck Theatre, New York City) |
1994 | Love Letters | Melissa Gardner | Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, Florida |
1997 | Victor/Victoria | Victoria Grant | Broadway (Marquis Theatre, New York City)
Note: vacation replacement for Julie Andrews |
1999–2000 | Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the Palace | Herself (one-woman show) | Broadway (Palace Theatre, New York City) |
2008–2009 | Liza’s at The Palace…. | Herself (one-woman show) | Broadway (Palace Theatre, New York City) |
2013 | Liza’s and Alan | Herself | Broadway (Town Hall, New York City) |
See also
- Liza Minnelli discography
- List of awards and nominations received by Liza Minnelli
- Honorific nicknames in popular music
- List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards
Лайза Мэй Миннелли , родилась12 марта 1946 г.в Лос-Анджелесе ( Калифорния ) — американская актриса , певица и танцовщица .
Она дочь актрисы и певицы Джуди Гарланд и ее второго мужа, режиссера Винсенте Миннелли . По словам Фреда Астера в « Однажды в Голливуде» ( это развлечение! ): «Если бы Голливуд был монархией, Лиза была бы нашей наследной принцессой. »
Лайза Миннелли наиболее известна своими ведущими ролями в музыкальных фильмах « Кабаре» в 1972 году и « Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк» (вместе с Робертом Де Ниро ) в 1977 году и своей интерпретацией их заглавных тем. Она также получила «Оскар» за роль в « Кабаре» и по сей день остается единственным человеком, награжденным академией, чьи родители также получили «Оскар».
Детство и карьера
Ее имя происходит от песни Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away ) , написанной братьями Гершвин (Ира и Джордж Гершвин ). Ира Гершвин также был его крестным отцом. Его второе имя «Май» происходит от его бабушки по отцовской линии.
Лайза Миннелли выросла в художественной среде вместе со своим отцом, режиссером Винсенте Миннелли, и ее матерью, актрисой Джуди Гарланд . Всю свою жизнь она посвятила себя разной художественной деятельности, такой как кино, театр, мюзик-холл, с акцентом на музыкальную комедию. Она происходит из большой семьи актеров и певцов, занимается водевилем и цирком. Почти шесть поколений художников по материнской линии. До того , как его мать увековечила в «Волшебнике страны Оз » Виктора Флеминга ( 1939 ), его мать выступала со своими старшими сестрами во всех театрах водевилей и сформировала группу Gumm Sisters. Что касается его отца, он сделал успешную карьеру в качестве режиссера, художественного руководителя, декоратора, художника и художника по костюмам на Бродвее до призыва в Голливуде на MGM . Лайза Миннелли впервые появилась в кино в возрасте двух с половиной лет в финальной сцене фильма ее матери « Amour poste restante» ( «Старое доброе лето» ) с Ван Джонсоном в главной роли .
Карьера Лайзы Миннелли длиннее, чем у ее двух родителей, которая, однако, также длилась несколько десятилетий.
Он начинается на Бродвее в возрасте 16 лет в мюзикле Best Foot Forward (en) . В следующем году его мать пригласила его выступить с ней в лондонском «Палладиуме» . Вернувшись на Бродвей в возрасте девятнадцати лет, она выиграла свою первую премию Тони за роль во Флоре, красной угрозе (в) первом мюзикле, созданном дуэтом Джона Кандера и Фреда Эбба (который напишет более позднюю Лизу с буквой Z , Кабаре , Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк и Чикаго и др.).
Своим первым заметным появлением в кино она обязана Алану Дж. Пакуле , который дал ей роль эксцентричного молодого Пуки Адамса в фильме Пуки ( Стерильная кукушка ). Она получает свою первую номинацию на Оскар. В 1972 году она наконец получила статуэтку за роль Салли Боулз в « Кабаре» . Затем она становится единственным человеком, получившим Оскар в Голливуде, чьи двое родителей также получили Оскар.
В 1972 году она сделала обложки для Time и Newsweek на той же неделе — этого дублета больше не было и по сей день. Она получила премию « Эмми» за « Лайзу» Боба Фоссе за телевизионный концерт Z , затем премию «Грэмми » в 1990 году и два Золотых глобуса за « Кабаре де Фосс» и телевизионный фильм «Время жить» .
Как сценический художник, она не оставляет в стороне мир театра и в 1970-х получает две другие премии Тони: особую премию «Тони» в 1974 году и вторую за «Акт» в 1978 году.
После теплого приема, отведенного Мартину Скорсезе для фильма « Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк » , Миннелли вернулась к успеху в 1981 году с фильмом « Артур» . Затем она отошла от студийного пути и посвятила себя сцене, в частности, мировому турне, которое она предприняла с Сэмми Дэвисом-младшим и Фрэнком Синатрой в конце 1980-х, «The Ultimate Event».
В 1989 году она записала поп-диск ( Results ) с Pet Shop Boys, который содержал хит Losing My Mind : он имел большой успех по обе стороны Атлантики.
В 30 сентября 1991 г.Торговая палата Лос-Анджелеса удостоила его звезды на Голливудской Аллее славы за его театральную карьеру. Ее звезда находится на Голливудском бульваре, под номером 7000 (рядом с отцовским, под номером 6676).
Большой друг Шарля Азнавура, которого она считает своим наставником, исполняет его песни в США. В 1992 году серия концертов Азнавура-Миннелли скрепила очень прочную художественную связь, существовавшую между двумя артистами; сначала во Дворце Конгрессов в Париже , затем в Карнеги-холле в Нью-Йорке. В том же году она участвовала в гигантском благотворительном концерте на легендарном стадионе Уэмбли (Великобритания), посвященном смерти Фредди Меркьюри . Она сопровождает оставшихся участников группы Queen : Брайана Мэя , Роджера Тейлора и Джона Дикона в очень известной песне We Are the Champions .
Она вернулась на Бродвей в 1997 году, и на короткое время заменить Джули Эндрюс в главной роли мюзикла Виктора Виктория , на маркиза театра в Нью — Йорке.
В 2003 и 2004 годах она участвовала в рекламных кампаниях косметического бренда MAC , который посвятил ей ряд косметических средств , которые она вдохновила их, в частности, для больших накладных ресниц.
В 2004 и 2005 годах Рон Ховард попросил ее регулярно появляться в получившем признание критиков и популярном сериале « Арестованное развитие» : публика тогда открыла ее в юмористическом свете ( Люсиль 2 Аустеро ).
В Июнь 2005 г., она приехала во Францию на Каннский кинофестиваль, затем на концерт в Опере Гарнье вФевраль 2006 г., Большой Бал де Довиль в август 2006 г.и появление на премьере кабаре в Folies Bergère в Париже с Клэр Перо в роли Салли Боулз.
В Сентябрь 2006 г.Миннелли готовит серию концертов в США (Лас-Вегас, Флорида) и еще один в Скандинавии в апрель 2007 г.. Она также продвигает DVD « Лиза с буквой Z» в Европе и пишет сценарий для продюсеров фильма « Чикаго» . В ноябре она появилась в криминальном разделе Нью-Йорка в эпизоде « Смерть маленькой иконы» . Она играет бывшую королеву красоты, дочь которой убита на Хэллоуин.
В июнь 2007 г.Миннелли представляет свой концерт с новыми номерами, посвященными его крестной матери Кей Томпсон в Южной Америке (Уругвай, Чили, Бразилия и Аргентина). В августе Лиза Мэй Миннелли возвращается из триумфального европейского турне после четырех испанских свиданий (Марбелья, Кап-Роч, Мадрид, Сантандер), двух концертов в Монако в спортивном клубе Монако и сицилийского свидания в древнегреческом театре Таормины. . Прошло десять лет с тех пор, как она пела в княжестве и на Сицилии, против 33 лет в Испании. С сентября 2007 года она уехала в тур по США и вернулась в Европу в середине декабря, чтобы дать два исключительных концерта в Копенгагене. Затем она записала компакт-диск, посвященный Кей Томпсон .
В мае 2008 года она снова побывала в Европе, в турне, которое включало семь концертов в Великобритании (Лондон, Манчестер, Бирмингем, Ноттингем и Глазго), прежде чем летом вернуться в Испанию (Сан-Себастьян), чем в Германии ( Ульм, Регенсбург и Вофсбург) с его последним шоу, посвященным его крестной матери Кей Томпсон, под названием Bazazz: The Godmother and the Goddaughter . В июне она записала в Ванкувере свое новое телешоу «Крестная мать и крестница» , которое в этом году вышло на американские экраны. От3 декабря 2008 г. до того как 4 января 2009 г.она выступает в театре Palace на Таймс-сквер (или Бродвее) в Нью-Йорке. Часть шоу отведена для того, чтобы отдать дань уважения своей крестной матери Кей Томпсон .
В 26 июня 2009 г., он отдает дань уважения Майклу Джексону на съемочной площадке TF1 во время телевизионных новостей, а на следующий день начинается марш прайдов в Париже (гей-прайд).
В 11 июля 2011 г., она была награждена Фредериком Миттераном и получила звание офицера Почетного легиона .
В 5 марта 2013 г. а также 5 июля 2014 г., она возвращается на сцену Олимпии в Париже для своего турне по большим столицам.
Лайза Миннелли неоднократно появлялась в сериалах, таких как « Арестованное развитие» , « Нью-Йорк», «Криминальный отдел» , « Drop Dead Diva» и многих других.
Большой друг Халстона , американский модельер , икона диско-моды середины 1970 -х и Studio 54 .
Она активно участвует в борьбе со СПИДом и часто выступает во Франции в интересах ассоциации Care. Ее часто считают гей-иконой гей- сообщества из-за ее стиля, макияжа и ее связи с Джуди Гарланд , ее матерью, еще одной великой иконой геев .
У нее есть страсть к Франции, которой она обязана своему отцу, режиссеру, в том числе режиссеру « Американец в Париже» и « Джиджи» . Еще она очень хорошо говорит по-французски.
Свадьбы и личная жизнь
Лайза Мэй Миннелли была замужем (и разведена) четыре раза:
- Питер Аллен (гражданское имя Питер Аллен Вулноу) ( 3 марта 1967 — 1972 , умер от СПИДа в 1992).
- Джек Хейли младший , (15 сентября 1974 г.- 1979 ), продюсер и режиссер. Ее отец Джек Хейли снялся вместе с Джуди Гарланд в «Волшебнике страны Оз» в 1939 году.
- Марк Геро (4 декабря 1979 г.- 1992 ), скульптор и директор журнала.
- Дэвид Гест (еп) ( +16 March , +2002 -Июль 2003 г.), продюсер и организатор концертов. Несмотря на план усыновить 3-летнюю девочку, пара рассталась25 июля 2003 г.. Начались бракоразводные процессы, о чем сообщают таблоиды по всему миру.
Она также была связана с режиссером Мартином Скорсезе , актером Питером Селлерсом , пианистом Билли Стричем (де) , актером Дези Арназ-младшим и французским аниматором Винсентом Перро .
Фильмография
- 1949 : Amour poste restante ( В старом добром летнем ) Роберта З. Леонарда : ребенок
- 1967 : Чарли Пузыри от Альберта Финни
- 1969 : Пуки ( Стерильная кукушка ) Алан Дж. Пакула
- 1970 : « Скажи мне, что любишь меня», Джуни Мун (« Скажи мне, что любишь меня», Джуни Мун ) Отто Премингера
- 1972 : Cabaret от Боба Фосса
- 1974 : Однажды в Голливуде ( Это развлечение ), Джек Хейли-младший.
- 1974: Путешествие обратно в страну Оз , Хэл Сазерленд (снят в 1964 году )
- 1975 : Авантюристы Lucky Lady ( Счастливая леди ) Стэнли Донен : Клэр
- 1976 : Последнее безумие Мела Брукса ( немой фильм ) Мел Брукс : сама
- 1976: Нина ( Вопрос времени ) Винсенте Миннелли
- 1977 : Нью — Йорк, Нью — Йорк от Мартина Скорсезе
- 1981 : Артур от Steve Gordon
- 1983 : La Valse des pantins ( Король комедии ) Мартина Скорсезе
- 1984 : The Muppets в Манхэттене по Фрэнк Оз
- 1985 : Это танцы! (в) от Джека Хейли — младший (рассказчик)
- 1987 : Пиноккио и Император Ночь на Hal Sutherland (голос)
- 1987: Помощь женщине в опасности ( Rent-a-Cop ) Джерри Лондон
- 1988 : Артур 2: В Мертвых в Бад Йоркин
- 1991 : Stepping Out от Льюиса Гилберта
- 2006 : О, Огайо , Билли Кент
- 2009 : Бродвей, за Золотой век по Рик Маккей (документальный)
- 2010 : Секс в большом городе 2 : сама
Телевидение
Лайза Миннелли также является постоянным гостем некоторых американских ток-шоу (ведущих Дэвид Леттерман, Ларри Кинг, Тони Данза или в прошлом Джонни Карсона, Джека Паара, Дины Шор и Эд Салливан) и британцев (Грэм Нортон, Руби Вакс, Шэрон Осборн и Паркинсон).
- 1963 : Шоу Джуди Гарланд
- 1963: Рождественское шоу Джуди Гарленд
- 1964 : Джуди и Лиза в «Палладиуме»
- 1965 : Опасное Рождество Красной Шапочки , Сид Смит
- 1972 : Лиза с буквой Z
- 1975 : Сэмми и компания
- 1976 : Юбилей Bell Tepephone
- 1976: Жизнь уходит в кино
- 1979 : Маппет-шоу
- 1980 : Голди и Лиза вместе
- 1980: Барышников на Бродвее
- 1984 : Театр сказок: Принцесса на горошине
- 1985 : Cœur en sursis ( Время жить ) Рика Уоллеса
- 1987 : С 100-летием Голливуда
- 1988 : Sam Найдено Out: A Triple Play на Пирса Haggard
- 1989 : Фрэнк, Лиза и Сэмми: окончательное событие
- 1991 : Дань Фредди Меркьюри
- 1992 : Азнавур Миннелли: конференц-центр
- 1993 : Лайза Миннелли: в прямом эфире из Radio City Music Hall
- 1993: Сондхейм, празднование в Карнеги-холле
- 1994 : Параллельные жизни (еп) по Линда Йеллен
- 1995 : The West Side Waltz по Эрнест Томпсон
- 1999 : Джеки вернулся!
- 1999: Мой любимый Бродвей, ведущие дамы
- 2001 : Майкл Джексон: празднование 30-летия
- 2004 : Королевское эстрадное представление
- +2003 — 2005 : Замедленное развитие : Люсиль Austero
- 2004: Шарль Азнавур: с днем рождения, Шарль
- 2006 : Внутри актерской студии ( февраль 2006 )
- 2006: Нью-Йорк, Криминальная секция : Сезон 6, Эпизод 6: Смерть Маленькой Иконки (31 октября 2006 г.): Бетани Харнер
- 2013 : Арестованное развитие : Люсиль Остеро
- 2013: Smash : Herself (2 сезон, 10 серия)
- 2013: Drop Dead Diva (сезон 1): ясновидящая
Театр
- Лучший нападающий ногой (в) ( 1963 ) (Off-Broadway)
- Фантастики ( 1964 ) (тур)
- Карнавал (en) ( 1964 ) (тур)
- Флора Красная угроза (в) ( 1965 ) (Бродвей)
- Лиза, в главной роли — Лайза Миннелли ( 1974 ) (шоу одной женщины, Бродвей)
- Чикаго ( 1975 ) (замена Гвен Вердон изАвгуст 1975 г., Бродвей)
- Закон ( 1977 ) (Бродвей)
- Сова и кошечка ( 1979 ) Лондон Вест-Энд
- Самостоятельно ( 1983 ) выставка одной женщины, Лос-Анджелес и Лондон
- Каток ( 1984 ) (Бродвей)
- Виктор Виктория ( 1997 ) (замена Джули Эндрюс ) (Бродвей)
- Миннелли на Миннелли ( 1999 ) Бродвей
- Лиза вернулась! ( 2002 ) Бродвей
- Лиза во дворце (2008) Бродвей
Музыка
Альбомы
- Лучший вперед ногой ( 1963 ) (оригинальный состав)
- Лиза! Лиза! ( 1964 ) США # 115
- Джуди Гарланд и Лайза Миннелли вживую в Лондонском Палладиуме ( 1965 ) США # 41
- Флора Красная угроза ( 1965 ) (оригинальный состав) США # 111
- Это меня поражает ( 1965 )
- Есть время ( 1966 )
- Опасное Рождество Красной Шапочки ( 1966 ) (саундтрек)
- Лайза Миннелли ( 1968 )
- Приходите в субботу утром ( 1969 )
- New Feelin ‘ ( 1970 ) США # 158
- Лайза Миннелли: выступление на Олимпии в Париже ( 1972 , записано вДекабрь 1969 г.)
- Cabaret ( 1972 ) (саундтрек) US # 25 UK # 13
- Лиза с буквой Z ( 1972 ) (саундтрек) US # 19 UK # 9
- Певец ( 1973 ) США # 38 UK # 45
- Лайза Миннелли: Живой в Зимнем саду ( 1974 ) США # 150
- Lucky Lady ( 1975 ) (саундтрек)
- Вопрос времени ( 1976 ) (саундтрек)
- Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк ( 1977 ) (саундтрек) США # 50
- Тропические ночи ( 1977 )
- Закон ( 1978 ) (оригинальный состав)
- Жить в Карнеги-холле ( 1981 , ограниченное издание)
- Каток ( 1984 ) (оригинальный состав)
- Лайза Миннелли в Карнеги-холле ( 1987 ) США № 156
- Результаты ( 1989 ) US # 128 UK # 6, производство Pet Shop Boys
- Stepping Out ( 1991 ) (саундтрек)
- Лиза: В прямом эфире из Radio City Music Hall ( 1992 )
- Дуэты (1993), Фрэнк Синатра
- Азнавур Миннелли: Париж, конференц-центр ( 1995 )
- Жизнь: Новый мюзикл ( 1996 )
- Джентли ( 1996 ) US # 156 UK # 58 (включая дуэты с Джонни Матисом и Донной Саммер )
- Миннелли о Миннелли: Живой во дворце ( 1999 )
- Назад Лизы ( 2002 )
- Богоматерь и Крестница (скоро)
- Мама (With My Chemical Romance , на альбоме The Black Parade ) ( 2006 )
- The Complete A&M Recordings (сборник) ( 2008 )
- Лиза во дворце ( 2009 )
- Признания ( 2010 )
Одиночные игры
- Ты за любовь (1963, 500 000 копий)
- Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк (US # 104, 1977)
- Теряю рассудок (UK # 6,Август 1989 г.) (США № 11)
- Не бросайте бомбы (UK # 46,Октябрь 1989 г.)
- Извините, я сказал (UK # 62,Ноябрь 1989 г.)
- Love Pains (Великобритания # 41,Март 1990 г.) (США № 40)
Примечания и ссылки
- ↑ (in) « Лайза Миннелли | Биография, фильмы и факты » , в Encyclopedia Britannica (по состоянию на 13 марта 2020 г. )
- ↑ « Маленькие и большие истории Оскаров » , о Франс Интер ,26 февраля 2017 г.(по состоянию на 9 декабря 2018 г. )
- ↑ (in) Энтони Холден , Оскар , Hachette UK,2016 г., 768 с. ( ISBN 9780349142432 , читать онлайн ) , стр. 288
- ↑ [1]
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