Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011

'NATIONAL' TREASURE

Taylor appeared in her first movie, the 1942 comedy There's One Born Every Minute, when she was 9 years old. MGM noticed her potential – and remarkable violet-colored eyes – and signed her for 1943's Lassie Come Home. The following year, she made her star-making turn in National Velvet (pictured), playing the determined Velvet Brown, who takes her horse all the way to the Grand National.