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Biography

Emmy Award-winner Holland Taylor is a veteran of film, television and theater. Her feature-film credits include Legally Blonde, Keeping the Faith, Spy Kids 2:…more

Born

1/14/1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Holland Virginia Taylor

Gender

Female

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Star (13)

Role
- Two and a Half Men
  Evelyn Harper
  - S 9: Ep 24 Oh Look! Al-Qaeda!
    5/14/12
  - S 9: Ep 23 The Straw in My Donut Hole
    5/7/12
  - S 9: Ep 22 Why We Gave Up Women
    4/30/12
  - S 9: Ep 20 Grandma's Pie
    4/9/12
  - S 9: Ep 19 Palmdale, Ech
    3/19/12
  - + 91 More Credits
- Baby Bob
  Madeline (grandmother)
  - S 2: Ep 3 Reality Bites
    6/20/03
  - S 2: Ep 2 Don't Pass Me By
    6/13/03
  - S 2: Ep 1 Rush Lim-Bob
    6/6/03
  - S 1: Ep 6 Talking Babies Say the Darndest Things
    4/22/02
  - S 1: Ep 5 House of the Rising Son
    4/15/02
  - + 9 More Credits
- The Lot
  Letitia DeVine
  - S 2: Ep 13 Property of Sylver Screen
    4/22/01
  - S 2: Ep 12 Kids (aka Worshipping at Shirley's Temple)
    4/8/01
  - S 2: Ep 11 Oscar's Wlld
    4/1/01
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Mob Scene
    3/25/01
  - S 2: Ep 9 Danny Matthews Takes a Wife
    3/18/01
  - + 12 More Credits
- The Naked Truth
  Camilla Dane
  - S 3: Ep 15 Day of the Locos
    5/25/98
  - S 3: Ep 14 The Neighbor of Bath
    3/9/98
  - S 3: Ep 13 8 1/2
    2/9/98
  - S 3: Ep 12 Women on the Verge of a Rhytidectomy
    2/2/98
  - S 3: Ep 11 Hooked on Heroine
    1/26/98
  - + 50 More Credits
- Saved by the Bell: The College Years
  Dean Susan McMann
  - S 1: Ep 20 Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas
    10/7/94
  - S 1: Ep 18 Marry Me
    2/8/94
  - S 1: Ep 19 Wedding Plans
    2/8/94
  - S 1: Ep 17 Love and Death
    1/22/94
  - S 1: Ep 16 Bedside Manner
    1/11/94
  - + 15 More Credits
- The Powers That Be
  Margaret Powers
  - S 2: Ep 13 Grandma's Big Decision
    6/19/93
  - S 2: Ep 12 Grammargate (2)
    6/12/93
  - S 2: Ep 11 Grammargate (1)
    6/5/93
  - S 2: Ep 10 Bradley Gets Fired
    1/19/93
  - S 2: Ep 9 Having a Ball
    1/19/93
  - + 16 More Credits
- Going Places
  Dawn St. Claire
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Camping Show
    3/8/91
  - S 1: Ep 18 Mommy Dearest
    2/22/91
  - S 1: Ep 17 Take My Girlfriend, Please
    2/15/91
  - S 1: Ep 16 Don't Go Changing
    2/8/91
  - S 1: Ep 15 Room to Move
    2/1/91
  - + 14 More Credits
- CBS Summer Playhouse
  Fran Grogan
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Saint in Manhattan
    6/12/87
- Harry
  Nurse Ina Duckett
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Great Rat Race
    3/25/87
  - S 1: Ep 3 This Is the Army, Mr. Porschak
    3/18/87
  - S 1: Ep 2 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Nurse Duckett?
    3/11/87
  - S 1: Ep 1 Meet Harry Porschak
    3/4/87
  - S 1: Ep 6 Mr. Imperfect
  - + 2 More Credits
- Bosom Buddies
  Ruth Dunbar
  - S 2: Ep 19 Call Me Irresponsible
    5/27/82
  - S 2: Ep 18 Not the Last Picture Show
    3/25/82
  - S 2: Ep 17 Not With My Sister, You Pig
    3/18/82
  - S 2: Ep 16 Who's on Thirst?
    3/11/82
  - S 2: Ep 15 The Way Kip and Henry Were
    3/4/82
  - + 30 More Credits
- Somerset
  Sgt. Ruth Winter (1973-1974)
  - S 2: Ep 9 September(1976)
    9/1/76
- Beacon Hill
  Marilyn Gardner
- The Edge of Night
  Denise Cavanaugh (1977-1978)
  - S 14: Ep 2 Wednesday, April 2, 1969
    4/2/69
  - S 14: Ep 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1969
    4/1/69
  - S 2: Ep 2 Friday, March 28, 1958
    3/28/58
  - S 3: Ep 2 JANUARY 2, 1958
    1/2/58
  - S 2: Ep 1 Monday, April 1, 1957
    4/1/57
  - + 5 More Credits
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- The L Word
  Peggy Peabody
  - S 6: Ep 8 Last Word
    3/8/09
  - S 5: Ep 12 Loyal and True
    3/23/08
  - S 5: Ep 3 Lady of the Lake
    1/20/08
  - S 3: Ep 10 Losing the Light
    3/12/06
  - S 2: Ep 13 Lacuna
    5/15/05
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Practice
  Judge Roberta Kittleson
  - S 8: Ep 7 Rape Shield
    11/9/03
  - S 7: Ep 21 Baby Love (1)
    5/5/03
  - S 7: Ep 20 Heroes and Villians
    4/21/03
  - S 7: Ep 4 The Cradle Will Rock
    10/20/02
  - S 7: Ep 2 Convictions
    10/6/02
  - + 21 More Credits
Guest Star (35)

Role
- American Dad!
  Mrs. Dawson
  - S 4: Ep 4 Big Trouble in Little Langley
    11/4/07
- Monk
  Peggy Davenport
  - S 5: Ep 12 Mr. Monk Is At Your Service
    1/26/07
  - S 4: Ep 7 Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding
    8/19/05
- People's Choice Awards
  Herself
  - S 33: Ep 1 The 33rd Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/9/07
- The L Word
  Peggy Peabody
  - S 3: Ep 12 Left Hand of the Goddess
    3/26/06
- Big Brother
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 27 BB6 Episode 27: 11th Nominations
    9/10/05
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
  Grandmother
  - S 7: Ep 15 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
    6/17/05
- E!'s 101
  Interviewee
  - S 1: Ep 19 Reasons the '90s Ruled 40 - 21
    3/10/04
- Banzai
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    7/20/03
- The Practice
  Judge Robera Kittleson
  - S 7: Ep 15 Choirboys (1)
    3/10/03
- Fillmore!
  Mrs. Cornwall
  - S 1: Ep 9 A Cold Day at X
    11/23/02
- The Practice
  Judge Roberta Kittelson
  - S 7: Ep 5 Neighboring Species
    11/3/02
- Politically Incorrect
  Self
  - S 9: Ep 189 Jay Mohr, Peter Roff, Sydney Hay, Holland Taylor
    6/24/02
  - S 9: Ep 147 Holland Taylor, Julianne Malveaux, Bob Just, Chris Hardwick
    4/17/02
  - S 9: Ep 64 Seth Green, Holland Taylor, Bruce Thornton, Danis Tanovic
    12/4/01
  - S 9: Ep 16 Michael Eric Dyson, Tommy Smothers, Holland Taylor, Kerri Houston
    9/24/01
- Strange Frequency
  Marge Crowley
  - S 1: Ep 4 Room Service
    9/8/01
- The Fighting Fitzgeralds
  Rose
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Cook, the Fitz, His Sister and Her Luggage
    5/8/01
- Dag
  Katherine Twigg
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Return of Katherine Twigg
    12/5/00
- Strong Medicine
  Lillian Pynchon
  - S 1: Ep 6 Drug Interactions
    8/27/00
- Ally McBeal
  Judge Roberta Kittleson
  - S 3: Ep 19 Do You Wanna Dance?
    5/8/00
- Cold Feet (US)
  Katherine Whitaker
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Strange Loves of Shelley Bumstead
    10/29/99
- ER
  Phyllis Farr
  - S 5: Ep 20 Power
    5/6/99
- Buddy Faro
  Olivia Vandermeer
  - S 1: Ep 4 Ain't That a Kick in the Head
    10/16/98
- Veronica's Closet
  Millicent (Bryant)
  - S 1: Ep 22 Veronica's Silent Partner
    5/7/98
  - S 1: Ep 21 Veronica's Mole
    4/30/98
- Something So Right
  Abigail
  - S 1: Ep 3 Something About Seared Ahi
    10/15/96
- Perry Mason
  Janice
  - S 12: Ep 4 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
    4/10/95
- Diagnosis Murder
  Agent Gretchen McCord
  - S 2: Ep 18 Sea No Evil
    2/17/95
  - S 2: Ep 1 Many Happy Returns
    9/16/94
- The Waltons
  Aunt Flo
  - S 9: Ep 27 A Walton Wedding
    2/12/95
- Saved by the Bell: The College Years
  Dean Susan McMann
  - S 1: Ep 18 Marry Me
    2/8/94
  - S 1: Ep 19 Wedding Plans
    2/8/94
  - S 1: Ep 17 Love and Death
    1/22/94
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 95 Show #4506
    3/31/92
- Wiseguy
  Allison Royce/Priscilla Prim
  - S 3: Ep 14 To Die in Bettendorf
    1/17/90
- Murder, She Wrote
  Winifred Thayer
  - S 6: Ep 11 Town Father
    12/17/89
- Perfect Strangers
  Olivia Crawford
  - S 3: Ep 3 Sexual Harrassment in Chicago
    10/7/87
- Perry Mason
  Paula Gordon
  - S 10: Ep 1 Perry Mason Returns
    12/1/85
- Kate & Allie
  Linda Cabot
  - S 2: Ep 3 Diner
    10/22/84
- The Love Boat
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 16 Doc's Big Case/A Booming Romance/The Senior Sinners
    1/22/83
- The ABC Afterschool Special
  Felicia Martin
  - S 9: Ep 7 My Mother Was Never a Kid
    3/18/81
- Kojak
  Elizabeth
  - S 4: Ep 24 Sister Maria
    3/15/77

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Modern Family Tops the 2011 Emmy Nominations

By Tim Surette, Jul 14, 2011

ABC's comedy nabs seven major nominations, Game of Thrones is up for Best Drama, and Louis C.K. sneaks in, too. read more
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Emmys: Mad Men Wins... Again

By Tim Surette, Aug 30, 2010

Modern Family joins the party, too. read more

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- Holland's mother is Virginia Taylor and her father is C. Tracy Taylor. She has two sisters Patricia and Pamela.
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- Holland is 5'4" (1.63 m).
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- Holland received a Master degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica in 2005.
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- Holland Taylor: I don't think I was born to be a mother. During those years when my body would have wanted [babies], my mind wasn't listening. My creativity was so starved.
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- Holland Taylor: You know when you are little you have growth spurts. Then when you are older you have aging spurts, or - to be kinder - maturing spurts. I just sort of realized that I had definitely entered the last act of the three-act play.
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- Holland Taylor: (thanking David E. Kelly when winning the Emmy) For giving me a chariot to ride up here on: A woman who puts a flag on the moon for women over 40. Who can think, who can work, who are successes, who can cook, and who can COOK!
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