Liza Minnelli

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 OffBroadway 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 Minnellis future stage acts and television series and helped create her stage persona of a stylized survivor including her careerdefining 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 Minnellis 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 RentaCop 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 Lizas 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Liza Minnelli licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia