Holland Taylor
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Person

Holland Taylor

Known for
Acting
Born
January 14, 1943
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as
Holland Virginia Taylor, ホランド・テイラー

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Biography

Holland Virginia Taylor (born January 14, 1943) is an American actress. She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on ABC's The Practice (1998–2003). For her portrayal of Evelyn Harper on the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men (2003–15), she received a total of four Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Taylor's other notable television credits include starring roles on the sitcoms Bosom Buddies (1980–82), The Powers That Be (1992–93) and The Naked Truth (1995–98). She also appeared as Jill Ollinger on the soap opera All My Children (1981–83), as Peggy Peabody on The L Word (2004–08), and as Ida Silver on Mr. Mercedes (2017–19). In 2020, she received critical praise and her eighth Primetime Emmy Award nomination for portraying Ellen Kincaid in the Netflix miniseries Hollywood.

Taylor's feature film credits include Romancing the Stone (1984) and its sequel (1985), Alice (1990), To Die For (1995), One Fine Day (1996), George of the Jungle (1997), The Truman Show (1998), Happy Accidents (2000), Keeping the Faith (2000), Legally Blonde (2001), The Wedding Date (2005), Baby Mama (2008), Gloria Bell (2018), Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), and The Stand In (2020).

Taylor wrote and starred in the one-woman play, Ann, based on the life and work of Ann Richards. For this, she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress.

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Filmography

  • BrothersTV · 2026 · as Ma Mac · 8 episodes
  • Fantasy LifeFilm · 2026 · as Dr. Greene
  • N/AFilm · 2026 · as N
  • MotherlandFilm · 2025 · as Toni
  • The Little Pageant That CouldFilm · 2024 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Quiz LadyFilm · 2023 · as Francine
  • The ChairTV · 2021 · as Joan Hambling · 6 episodes
  • The Great NorthTV · 2021 · as Goldie (voice) · 1 episode
  • Bill & Ted Face the MusicFilm · 2020 · as The Great Leader
  • HollywoodTV · 2020 · as Ellen Kincaid · 7 episodes
  • Stars in the HouseTV · 2020 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Stand InFilm · 2020 · as Barbara Cox
  • To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love YouFilm · 2020 · as Stormy
  • BombshellFilm · 2019 · as Faye (uncredited)
  • Gloria BellFilm · 2019 · as Hillary Bell
  • The Morning ShowTV · 2019 · as Cybil Richards · 10 episodes
  • AnnFilm · 2018 · as Ann Richards
  • AnnFilm · 2018 · Writer
  • Mr. MercedesTV · 2017 · as Ida Silver · 30 episodes
  • The OrvilleTV · 2017 · as Jeannie Mercer · 1 episode
  • BillionsTV · 2016 · as Dr. Eleanor Mayer · 3 episodes
  • Divorce: The Greatest HitsFilm · 2016 · Acting
  • Kepler's DreamFilm · 2016 · as Violet von Stern
  • SpeechlessTV · 2016 · as Andrea · 1 episode
  • The New Yorker PresentsTV · 2016 · as Truman's Moher · 1 episode
  • The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV · 2015 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Late Night with Seth MeyersTV · 2014 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Twinkle ToesFilm · 2011 · as Principal Garfield (voice)
  • The Chosen OneFilm · 2010 · as Ruth
  • Baby MamaFilm · 2008 · as Rose
  • Cinderella III: A Twist in TimeFilm · 2007 · as Prudence (voice)
  • American Dad!TV · 2005 · as Mrs. Dawson (voice) · 1 episode
  • D.E.B.S.Film · 2005 · as Ms. Petrie
  • The Wedding DateFilm · 2005 · as Bunny
  • The L WordTV · 2004 · as Peggy Peabody · 8 episodes
  • E!'s 101TV · 2003 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Spy Kids 3-D: Game OverFilm · 2003 · as Grandmother
  • Two and a Half MenTV · 2003 · as Evelyn Harper · 154 episodes
  • Baby BobTV · 2002 · as Madeline Collins · 14 episodes
  • Cinderella II: Dreams Come TrueFilm · 2002 · as Prudence (voice)
  • Fillmore!TV · 2002 · as Mrs. Cornwall (voice) · 1 episode
  • Fits and StartsFilm · 2002 · Acting
  • Home RoomFilm · 2002 · as Dr. Hollander
  • MonkTV · 2002 · as Peggy Davenport · 2 episodes
  • Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost DreamsFilm · 2002 · as Grandmother
  • Legally BlondeFilm · 2001 · as Professor Stromwell
  • Strange FrequencyTV · 2001 · as Marge Crowley · 1 episode
  • The Day Reagan Was ShotFilm · 2001 · as Nancy Reagan
  • Town & CountryFilm · 2001 · as Mistress of Ceremonies
  • Big BrotherTV · 2000 · as Self - Actress, 'Two & a ½ Men' · 1 episode
  • DAGTV · 2000 · as Kathering Twigg · 1 episode
  • Happy AccidentsFilm · 2000 · as Therapist
  • Keeping the FaithFilm · 2000 · as Bonnie Rose
  • Mail to the ChiefFilm · 2000 · as Katherine Horner
  • Strong MedicineTV · 2000 · as Lillian Pynchon · 1 episode
  • The Deadly Look of LoveFilm · 2000 · as Evelyn McGinnis
  • The Spiral StaircaseFilm · 2000 · as Emma
  • The LotTV · 1999 · as Letitia DeVine · 17 episodes
  • The Sex MonsterFilm · 1999 · as Muriel
  • HerculesTV · 1998 · as Queen Myrrha (voice) · 1 episode
  • Next Stop WonderlandFilm · 1998 · as Piper Castleton
  • The Truman ShowFilm · 1998 · as Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair
  • The Truman Show: Tru-TalkFilm · 1998 · as Alanis Montclair
  • The Unknown CyclistFilm · 1998 · as Celia (uncredited)
  • Ally McBealTV · 1997 · as Judge Roberta Kittleson · 1 episode
  • BettyFilm · 1997 · as Crystal Ball
  • George of the JungleFilm · 1997 · as Beatrice Stanhope
  • Just WriteFilm · 1997 · as Emma Jeffreys
  • The PracticeTV · 1997 · as Roberta Kittleson · 29 episodes
  • The Wonderful World of DisneyTV · 1997 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Veronica's ClosetTV · 1997 · as Millicent · 2 episodes
  • Who Is Henry Jaglom?Film · 1997 · as Self
  • One Fine DayFilm · 1996 · as Rita
  • A Walton WeddingFilm · 1995 · as Aunt Flo
  • Awake to DangerFilm · 1995 · as Dr. Joyce Lindley
  • How to Make an American QuiltFilm · 1995 · as Mrs. Rubens
  • Last Summer in the HamptonsFilm · 1995 · as Davis Mora Axelrod
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous JokesterFilm · 1995 · as Janice
  • Steal Big Steal LittleFilm · 1995 · as Mona Rowland-Downey
  • The Naked TruthTV · 1995 · as Camilla Dane · 55 episodes
  • To Die ForFilm · 1995 · as Carol Stone
  • Betrayal of TrustFilm · 1994 · as Mary Shelton
  • ERTV · 1994 · as Phyllis Farr · 1 episode
  • In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & MadnessFilm · 1994 · as Florence Newsom
  • The Counterfeit ContessaFilm · 1994 · as Wallace Everett
  • The FavorFilm · 1994 · as Maggie Sand
  • Cop & ½Film · 1993 · as Captain Rubio
  • Diagnosis: MurderTV · 1993 · as Agent Gretchen McCord · 2 episodes
  • Saved by the Bell: The College YearsTV · 1993 · as Dean Susan McMann · 5 episodes
  • With Hostile IntentFilm · 1993 · as Lois Baxter
  • The Powers That BeTV · 1992 · as Margaret Powers · 20 episodes
  • The Rape of Doctor WillisFilm · 1991 · as Dr. Greenway
  • AliceFilm · 1990 · as Helen
  • Going PlacesTV · 1990 · Acting · 19 episodes
  • People Like UsFilm · 1990 · as Dolly
  • She's Having a BabyFilm · 1988 · as Sarah Briggs
  • CBS Summer PlayhouseTV · 1987 · as Fran Grogan · 1 episode
  • HarryTV · 1987 · Acting · 7 episodes
  • Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica JacksonFilm · 1987 · as Ernestine King
  • The Saint in ManhattanFilm · 1987 · as Fran Grogan
  • WiseguyTV · 1987 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Key ExchangeFilm · 1985 · as Mrs. Fanshaw
  • Me & MomTV · 1985 · Acting · 6 episodes
  • Perry Mason ReturnsFilm · 1985 · as Paula Gordon
  • The Jewel of the NileFilm · 1985 · as Gloria
  • Kate & AllieTV · 1984 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Murder, She WroteTV · 1984 · as Winifred Thayer · 1 episode
  • Romancing the StoneFilm · 1984 · as Gloria
  • I Was a Mail Order BrideFilm · 1982 · as Dottie Birmingham
  • The Royal Romance of Charles and DianaFilm · 1982 · as Frances Shand Kydd
  • My Mother Was Never a KidFilm · 1981 · as Felicia Martin
  • Bosom BuddiesTV · 1980 · as Ruth Dunbar · 38 episodes
  • FameFilm · 1980 · as Claudia van Doren (uncredited)
  • O Youth and Beauty!Film · 1979 · as Beverly Trencher
  • The Sorrows of GinFilm · 1979 · as Beverly Trencher
  • The Love BoatTV · 1977 · as Kathy Brighton · 1 episode
  • The Next ManFilm · 1976 · as TV Interviewer
  • Beacon HillTV · 1975 · as Marilyn Gardiner · 11 episodes
  • KojakTV · 1973 · as Elizabeth · 1 episode
  • ABC Afterschool SpecialTV · 1972 · as Felicia Martin · 1 episode
  • Great PerformancesTV · 1971 · as Ernestine King · 1 episode
  • J.T.Film · 1971 · as Mrs. Arnold
  • The Edge of NightTV · 1956 · Acting · 306 episodes

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