Inspirational Quotes by Liza Minnelli (American Singer, Actress)

Liza May Minnelli (b.1946) is an American actress, dancer, and singer. One of the few show business performers to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony during a career that has spanned more than five decades, Minnelli has succeeded in Broadway musicals, films, concerts, recordings, television specials, and her live concert performances.

Born in Los Angeles, the daughter of film director Vincente Minnelli and actress Judy Garland, Liza first appeared on screen in her mother’s film In The Good Old Summertime (1949) and acted in a school production of The Diary of Anne Frank (1960.)

Minnelli made her off-Broadway début in Best Foot Forward (1963) and became the youngest actress to win a Tony award, for Flora, the Red Menace (1965.) Seen on television and in cabaret, her vibrant voice and emotionally charged renditions brought comparisons with Garland. Roles in films like Charlie Bubbles (1967,) The Sterile Cuckoo (1969,) and Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970) revealed her dramatic skills.

Minnelli won an Academy Award for Cabaret (1972,) and a television special, Liza with a Z (1972,) confirmed her versatility. Subsequent dramatic appearances include New York, New York (1977,) the television film A Time to Live (1985) and Victor-Victoria on Broadway (1997.)

Scott Schechter wrote the biography The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook (2004.)

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