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Holland Taylor

  • Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Birthday: January 14, 1943

After an impressive start on the Broadway stage in the 1960s and 1970s, actress Holland Taylor made a mark for herself in film and television as memorable “spitfires” who were often authoritative professionals possessing a brazen attitude and bawdy wit. Her big breakout came with just such a characterization of an ad agency boss in the historic TV favorite “Bosom Buddies” (ABC, 1980-82). With her patrician air, dry quips and impeccable comic timing, Taylor brought a delightful old-Hollywood sensibility to her best-known roles as a tablo…more

Credits

Actor

Career Milestones

  • 2008

    Featured in the comedy Baby Mama starring Tina Fey

  • 2005

    Cast in the romantic comedy The Wedding Date starring Debra Messing

  • 2004 to 2008

    Had a recurring role as billionaire Peggy Peabody on Showtime s The L Word

  • 2003

    Again starred as Grandma in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

  • 2003 to 0000

    Cast as the snobbish, overbearing mother of Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer in the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men ; earned Emmy (2005, 2007, 2008) nominations for Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Awards

  • 1999

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Upcoming Appearances

In Two and a Half Men

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