Liza Minnelli
Known for: Acting
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli is among a rare group of performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy (Grammy Legend Award), Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). Minnelli is a Knight of the French Legion of Honour. Daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, Minnelli was born in Los Angeles, spent part of her childhood in Scarsdale, New York, and moved to New York City in 1961 where she began her career as a musical theatre actress, nightclub performer, and traditional pop music artist. She made her professional stage debut in the 1963 Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward and received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for starring in Flora the Red Menace in 1965, which marked the start of her lifelong collaboration with John Kander and Fred Ebb. They wrote, produced or directed many of Minnelli's future stage acts and television series and helped create her stage persona of a stylized survivor, including her career-defining performances of anthems of survival ("New York, New York", "Cabaret", and "Maybe This Time"). Along with her roles on stage and screen, this persona and her style of performance contributed to Minnelli's status as an enduring gay icon. An acclaimed performance in the drama film The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) marked a film breakthrough for Minnelli and brought her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She later received the award for her performance as Sally Bowles in the musical film Cabaret (1972), which brought her to international prominence. Most of her following films, including Lucky Lady (1975), New York, New York (1977), Rent-a-Cop (1988), and Stepping Out (1991), were not as successful, aside from the major box office hit and critically lauded Arthur (1981) which starred Minnelli. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Lucky Lady, New York, New York and Arthur. She returned to Broadway on a number of occasions, including The Act (1977), for which she received her second Tony Award, as well as The Rink (1984) and Liza's at The Palace.... (2008). Minnelli has also worked on various television formats and has predominantly focused on music hall and nightclub performances since the late 1970s. Her concert performances at Carnegie Hall in 1979 and 1987 and at Radio City Music Hall in 1991 and 1992 are recognized among her most successful. From 1988 to 1990, she toured with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Hostess
1961
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self
1975
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Special Honoree
2009
Series
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Beth Harner
2001
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
The South Bank Show
1978
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956
Series
Arrested Development
Lucille Austero
2003
Series
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Series
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
Series
Beckmann
Self
1999
Series
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
Menschen bei Maischberger
Self
2003
Series
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
1967
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
Le monde est à vous
Self
1987
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972
Series
Numéro un
Self (archive footage)
1975
Series
Numéro un
Self
1975
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
Drop Dead Diva
Lily Wells
2009
Series
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958
Series
V Graham Norton
Self
2002
Series
Star Academy
Self
2001
Series
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Series
Going Live!
Self
1987
Series
Ciné regards
Self
1978
Series
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
Series
Through the Night with...
Self
2002
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
Princess Alecia
1982
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Smash
Liza Minnelli
2012
Series
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
Seitenblicke
self
1987
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Self
2004
Series
Parkinson
Self - Guest
2004
Series
The Hollywood Palace
Self
1964
Series
So Graham Norton
Self - Guest
1998
Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
The Johnny Cash Show
Self
1969
Series
De TV Show
Self
1981
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Film
The King of Comedy
Liza Minnelli
1982
Series
Hullabaloo
Self
1965
Film
Sex and the City 2
Self
2010
Series
The Judy Garland Show
Self
1963
40° à l'ombre
Self
1987
Series
The Sharon Osbourne Show
Self - Guest
2003
Series
The Dame Edna Experience
Self
1987
Series
Ruby Wax Meets
Self - Guest
1996
Film
Cabaret
Sally Bowles
1972
Night-Club
Self
1968
The Pearl Bailey Show
Self
1971
Film
New York, New York
Francine Evans
1977
Film
Arthur
Linda Marolla
1981
Film
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Self
1984
Series
When Ruby Wax Met...
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Silent Movie
Liza Minnelli
1976
Film
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
Series
The Men Who Made the Movies
Self
1973
Film
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2001
Hape trifft!
Self
2005
Film
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self - Interviewee
2014
Film
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
1974
Film
The Oh in Ohio
Alyssa Donahue
2006
Film
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self
1992
Film
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Film
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
In the Good Old Summertime
Veronica and Andrew's Daughter (uncredited)
1949
Film
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Series
Rosie Live
2008
Film
Liza Minnelli: The Last Heiress of Hollywood
Self
2025
Film
That's Dancing!
Self - Host
1985
Film
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Self
2025
Film
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
Film
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Linda Marolla Bach
1988
Film
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Film
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
Self
2011
Film
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Junie Moon
1970
Film
Lucky Lady
Claire
1975
Film
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Film
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
2008
Film
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Self
1989
Film
Journey Back to Oz
Dorothy (voice)
1972
Film
Rent-a-Cop
Della Roberts
1987
Film
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Self
1992
Film
A Century of Cinema
Self
1994
Film
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Film
Christmas from Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Queen: Champions of the World
Self
1995
Film
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Dzi Croquettes
Self
2009
Film
Jackie's Back!
Liza Minnelli
1999
Film
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1990
Film
Liza Minnelli: Liza's at The Palace
Self
2009
Film
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self
2005
Film
The Fred Astaire Songbook
Self
1991
Film
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self
2003
Film
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
New York at the Movies
Self
2002
Film
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Self - Performer
1999
Film
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Self
2006
Film
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
1965
Film
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage)
2019
Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente
Self
1987
Film
Liza with a "Z"
Self
1972
Film
The West Side Waltz
Cara Varnum
1995
Film
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
Self
2013
Film
A Matter of Time
Nina
1976
Film
Movies Are My Life
Self
1988
Film
Unzipped
Self
1995
Film
Halston
Self
2019
Film
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Parallel Lives
Stevie Merrill
1994
Film
The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
Self
2007
Film
Stepping Out
Mavis Turner
1991
Film
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
Film
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Self
1992
Film
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
(archive footage)
2009
Film
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self
2009
Kokkino Veloudo
Guest
1996
Film
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self
1990
Film
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
A Time to Live
Mary-Lou Weisman
1985
Film
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
2007
Film
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
Self (archive footage)
1997
Film
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
Self
2009
Film
The Haunted History of Halloween
Self
1997
Film
VH1 Divas 2009
Self
2009
Film
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
Self
1995
Film
Diane Warren: Relentless
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
1960
Film
The 'New York, New York' Stories
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Self - Performer
1984
Film
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
Self (voice)
1994
Film
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
Self
1992
Film
The Sterile Cuckoo
Pookie Adams
1969
Film
The Princess and the Pea
Princess Alecia
1984
Film
Kay Thompson: Think Pink!
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
Judy and Liza at the Palladium
Self
1964
Film
The Judy Garland Christmas Show
Self
1963
Film
The Recreation of an Era
Self
1972
Film
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
1994
Film
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Self
2002
Film
Aznavour and Minnelli
Self
1991
Film
Woody Allen Looks at 1967
Self
1967
Film
Baryshnikov on Broadway
Self
1980
Film
Goldie and Liza Together
Self
1980
Film
An Evening with Liza Minnelli
Self
1980
Film
Judy Garland Duets
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
Judy Garland: The Concert Years
Self (archive footage)
1985
Salute to Lady Liberty
1984
Film
Charlie Bubbles
Eliza
1968
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Self
2004
Film
Annul Victory
Self
2009
Film
Chris & Don: A Love Story
Self
2008
Film
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Self
1988
A Tradition of Romance
Self
1976
Film
Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event
Self
1989
Film
Portrait of a Choreographer
Self
2007
Film
The Real Cabaret
Self
2009
Film
Cabaret: A Legend in the Making
Self / Self - Sally Bowles
1998
Film
Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child
Self
1996
The Songwriters: An Evening with John Kander and Fred Ebb
Self
Film
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
Self
1994
Film
Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret
Self
1975
Film
Liza in London
Self
1986
Film
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Three Characters
1988
Liza Minnelli - Silvester-Gala 1982 live aus Bad Gastein
Self - Performer
1982
Film
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
Self
2011
Film
Liza Minnelli: Visible Results
1990