Liza Minnelli
Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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BIO
Liza Minnelli began her professional stage career in 1963 in the Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward, earning the Theatre World Award, and toured in The Fantasticks. In 1965, she made her Broadway debut in Flora the Red Menace, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She later returned to Broadway in Victor/Victoria (1997) and starred in the solo concert Liza's at the Palace... (2008–2009).
As a recording artist, Minnelli launched a successful nightclub career in the 1960s and released the Capitol Records albums Liza! Liza! (1964), It Amazes Me (1965), and There Is a Time (1966). She later released Liza Minnelli (1968), Come Saturday Morning (1970), New Feelin' (1970), The Singer (1973), Tropical Nights (1977), Results (1989), Gently (1996), Liza's at the Palace...! (2009), and Confessions (2010). She collaborated with the Pet Shop Boys on Results (1989), appeared on My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade (2006), and earned Grammy nominations for Gently and Liza's at the Palace...!. In 1990, she received the Grammy Legend Award, completing EGOT status.
Minnelli's film career includes Charlie Bubbles (1967), The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), which earned her an Academy Award nomination, Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970), Cabaret (1972), for which she won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award for Best Actress, Lucky Lady (1975), A Matter of Time (1976), New York, New York (1977), Arthur (1981), Rent-A-Cop (1988), Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988), Stepping Out (1991), The Oh in Ohio (2006), and Sex and the City 2 (2010). She also starred in the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning television concert special Liza with a Z (1972).
On television, Minnelli appeared on programs including Mr. Broadway (1964), The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood (1965), Liza (1970), Goldie and Liza Together (1980), An Evening with Liza Minnelli (1980), Faerie Tale Theatre (1984), A Time to Live (1985), Liza Minnelli Live from Radio City Music Hall (1992), Parallel Lives (1994), The West Side Waltz (1995), Arrested Development (2003–2005, 2013), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006), Drop Dead Diva, Smash, and The Apprentice (2010).
In her later career, Minnelli continued performing in concert, including Liza's Back (2002), appearances at the Royal Variety Performance (2004), a tour of Australia (2009), Hampton Court Palace Festival (2012), and a guest appearance on Cher's Dressed to Kill Tour (2014). Her memoir, Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!, was published in 2026, alongside the release of the single "Kids Wait Till You Hear This."
STAGE CREDITS
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Movies
[ 1963 ]
[ 1965 ] Little Red Riding Hood
[ 1968 ] Eliza
[ 1969 ] Pookie Adams
[ 1970 ]
[ 1970 ] Junie Moon
[ 1972 ] Sally Bowles
[ 1972 ] Dorothy - Voice
[ 1974 ]
[ 1975 ] Claire
[ 1976 ] Nina
[ 1976 ] Liza Minnelli
[ 1977 ] Francine Evans
[ 1978 ]
[ 1979 ]
[ 1981 ] Linda Marolla
[ 1981 ]
[ 1984 ] Liza Minnelli
[ 1985 ] Mary-Lou Weisman
[ 1987 ] Della Roberts
[ 1988 ] Linda Marolla Bach
[ 1988 ] Three Characters
[ 1991 ] Mavis Turner
[ 1993 ] Self - Host
[ 1994 ] Stevie Merrill
[ 1995 ]
[ 1995 ] Cara Varnum
[ 1999 ] Liza Minnelli
[ 2002 ]
[ 2005 ]
[ 2006 ]
[ 2006 ] Alyssa Donahue
[ 2007 ]
[ 2009 ]
[ 2010 ] Liza Minnelli
[ 2012 ]
[ 2018 ]
TV Shows
Secretary
Francine Evans
Princess Alecia
Beth Harner
Lily Wells
[ 2003-2013 ] Lucille Austero
Liza Minnelli
[ 2018-2019 ] Lucille Austero
Awards and Nominations
Liza Minnelli, The Rink
Liza Minnelli, The Rink
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Liza Minnelli, The Act
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Liza Minnelli
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Liza Minnelli , Flora, the Red Menace
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Liza Minnelli, Best Foot Forward
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Liza Minnelli has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows.
Liza Minnelli has not appeared in the West End.
Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Rink, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Rink, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Act, Special Tony Award (Tony Awards), Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Flora, the Red Menace and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Best Foot Forward.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Act, Special Tony Award (Tony Awards), and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Flora, the Red Menace.