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Liza Minnelli
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March 12, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA
Biography:"Liza Minnelli" grew up on the front lines of entertainment; her mother was the great singer/actress "Judy Garland" and her father the director/designer "Vincente Minnelli". Minnelli made her first film appearance, uncredited, as Garlands daughter (with co-star "Van Johnson") in the last few seconds of "In the Good Old Summertime" (1948). When Garland shared a 1964 concert engagement at the London Palladium with her 18-year-old daughter, Minnelli's performing career was kickstarted. A year later, Minnelli had won the Tony Award for Flora, the Red Menace -- the youngest performer ever to do so -- and by 1974 had won an Oscar as well, for her performance as Sally Bowles in "Bob Fosse"'s dramatic musical "Cabaret". Several of her TV specials, particularly "Liza with a Z", received critical acclaim. Despite her auspicious beginnings in show business, her film career after "Cabaret" has been less than... Full Biography
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