Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011), British actress, wearing a green sleeveless low-cut dress, with a white fur wrap on the arm of the armchair in which she sits, circa 1950. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
Cover Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011), British actress, wearing a green sleeveless low-cut dress, with a white fur wrap on the arm of the armchair in which she sits, circa 1950. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011), British actress, wearing a green sleeveless low-cut dress, with a white fur wrap on the arm of the armchair in which she sits, circa 1950. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

絕世女星伊莉莎白泰勒(Elizabeth Taylor)在好萊塢有著超然的地位,直到如今都沒有人可以超越她的經典,在事業最風生水起的時候,她選擇投入公益,為弱勢發聲奔走,究竟她有著怎樣傳奇的一生?

英國女星伊莉莎白泰勒(Elizabeth Taylor)是多少代人心中的「永遠的埃及豔后」?在好萊塢的經典與地位無人可以望其項背,當年其演技與美貌被評價在連奧黛麗赫本(Audrey Hepburn)之上,最重要的是,她不是一位虛有其表的花瓶,演藝圈的繁花似並沒有蒙蔽她的雙眼,更沒有助長她的虛榮心,反而她選擇用其影響力投入公益事業,幫助弱勢、愛滋患者,因此獲得奧斯卡人道精神獎,也受英國女王頒發大英帝國勳章。

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埃及艷后的7個秘密:會9種語言、是一名天才化學家且出版醫書、非世人眼中的花瓶,曾親率海軍出征!

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British-born American actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - 2011), wearing an evening gown and a pearl bracelet, circa 1955. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
Above British-born American actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - 2011), wearing an evening gown and a pearl bracelet, circa 1955. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
British-born American actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - 2011), wearing an evening gown and a pearl bracelet, circa 1955. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

伊莉莎白泰勒的美有多難並駕齊驅,更遑論超越?就在傳出好萊塢要拍她的傳記電影時,網路上陷入討論的熱潮,但更多的評論還是沒有女星可以還原她的風采與神韻,就是這般絕世僅有一人的獨特,讓她演出過的電影屢屢創下經典,從讓她獲得奧斯卡獎最佳女主角提名的《戰國佳人》、拿下金球獎劇情類電影最佳女主角的《夏日痴魂》、奪得奧斯卡最佳女主角的《靈欲春宵》,到讓她成為大家心中永遠的《埃及艷后》,這些都只是她的作品中的冰山一角。

延伸閱讀:為新電影《媽的多重宇宙》吃成大肚子,潔米李寇蒂斯:「我11歲就開始縮小腹,從未感覺如此自由。」

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Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra
Above Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra
Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra

伊莉莎白泰勒還有一項很難打破的紀錄,就是她有八段婚姻,要說美人情路多坎坷嗎?也不全然是。她結婚的年齡算早, 18 歲就閃婚第一任丈夫小康拉德希爾頓,這是因為來自她是清教徒的信仰,從小就希望可以早婚,但因為沒有深入了解就貿然踏入婚姻,婚後才發現丈夫有暴力和酗酒的問題,8 個月後便以離婚收場,隔年,她又以迅雷不及掩耳的速度與英國演員邁克爾威爾丁完婚,但就在伊莉莎白出差拍戲時,她的丈夫被爆出在家與脫衣舞娘狂歡,第二段婚姻在五年左右宣告結束。

在第三段婚姻結束的同一年,伊莉莎白泰勒帶球嫁麥克托德,這次她以為自己找到了對的人,過上幸福美滿的家庭生活,沒想到就在隔年,麥克托德因飛機失事身亡,伊莉莎白悲痛欲絕。或許是因為過度傷心,這次她並沒有隨即就又投入一段婚姻,而是沈澱了將近一年多的時間,但讓大家跌破眼鏡的是,這次她嫁的是已故丈夫的好朋友艾迪費雪,這次離婚的原因卻是不得而知。

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Actress Elizabeth Taylor and her groom, Conrad "Nickie" Hilton, Jr. in the limousine that will take them to their wedding reception at the Bel-Air Country Club, following their marriage at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills.
Above Actress Elizabeth Taylor and her groom, Conrad "Nickie" Hilton, Jr. in the limousine that will take them to their wedding reception at the Bel-Air Country Club, following their marriage at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills.
Actress Elizabeth Taylor and her groom, Conrad "Nickie" Hilton, Jr. in the limousine that will take them to their wedding reception at the Bel-Air Country Club, following their marriage at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills.

許多人認為伊莉莎白泰勒第五任丈夫李察波頓是她一生的摯愛,兩人結了兩次婚,且李察·波頓常在公眾大方示愛,曾大方贈送一條價值 100 萬美元的鑽石項鍊,但最後還是因為男方的不忠,前後加起來約十二年婚姻的告吹。第七任丈夫則是一名政治家,名為約翰溫納,這與她開始為愛滋病發聲而不斷接觸政治圈有關係,他們在只有約過一次會的狀況下,就步入婚姻,這次離婚是因為伊莉莎白泰勒酗酒問題,導致頻頻情緒失控。最後一任丈夫拉里福滕斯基是一名建築工人,非常低調,兩人是在康復中心相遇,雖然這是也是離婚收場,但是是和離,所以在伊莉莎白泰勒離世之前,他們都一直保持聯繫。

 

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Above 15th March 1964: British film stars Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - 2011) and Richard Burton (1925 - 1984) at their first wedding in Montreal, Canada. They married twice, but both marriages ended in divorce. (Photo by William Lovelace/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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(Original Caption) 5/6/1950-Beverly Hills, CA- Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Hilton Jr., pause on the steps of the Church of the Good Shepherd here after their wedding. The bride is the former Elizabeth Taylor, popular Hollywood actress, and the groom is the son of the well-known Hilton Hotel family.
Above (Original Caption) 5/6/1950-Beverly Hills, CA- Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Hilton Jr., pause on the steps of the Church of the Good Shepherd here after their wedding. The bride is the former Elizabeth Taylor, popular Hollywood actress, and the groom is the son of the well-known Hilton Hotel family.
(Original Caption) 5/6/1950-Beverly Hills, CA- Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Hilton Jr., pause on the steps of the Church of the Good Shepherd here after their wedding. The bride is the former Elizabeth Taylor, popular Hollywood actress, and the groom is the son of the well-known Hilton Hotel family.
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Elizabeth Taylor with Richard Burton and children Michael Wilding, Chistopher Wilding, Elisabeth Todd and Maria Burton in 1967.  (Photo by Bob PENN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Above Elizabeth Taylor with Richard Burton and children Michael Wilding, Chistopher Wilding, Elisabeth Todd and Maria Burton in 1967. (Photo by Bob PENN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Elizabeth Taylor with Richard Burton and children Michael Wilding, Chistopher Wilding, Elisabeth Todd and Maria Burton in 1967.  (Photo by Bob PENN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

若說伊莉莎白泰勒的婚姻給予世人什麼意義,那就是她與最後一任丈夫結婚時,她將結婚照以 100 萬美元售出,並把這筆錢全額啟動了她的艾滋病基金會,愛滋病的公益活動是她最珍視的工作,不惜為到處奔走,希望當時的政治人物們可以正視這個疾病及患者,她也因此獲得了多項榮譽,包括1987年的「法國榮譽軍團勳章」(French Légion d’honneur)、1993年奧斯卡獎的「簡·赫肖爾特人道主義獎」(Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award)、2000年由「反歧視同志聯盟」頒發的GLAAD先鋒獎(GLAAD Vanguard Award)、以及2001年度的「總統公民勳章」(Presidential Citizens Medal)。

伊莉莎白泰勒在1985年共同成立了美國愛滋病研究基金會(amfAR),隨後在1991年成立了伊莉莎伯·泰萊愛滋病基金會(ETAF, The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation)。

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UNSPECIFIED  USA - UNSPECIFIED DATE: Actress Elizabeth Taylor poses during a portrait session during the 1950's in the USA. (Photo by API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Above UNSPECIFIED USA - UNSPECIFIED DATE: Actress Elizabeth Taylor poses during a portrait session during the 1950's in the USA. (Photo by API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED  USA - UNSPECIFIED DATE: Actress Elizabeth Taylor poses during a portrait session during the 1950's in the USA. (Photo by API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

無論是作為女演員、女性企業家、還是對抗愛滋病的活動家,多切斯特精選酒店為了向這位奧斯卡偶像的驚人成就致敬,以伊莉莎白泰勒的名字命名了其最心愛的兩間套房:倫敦多切斯特酒店的伊莉莎白泰勒 Harlequin 套房(Elizabeth Taylor Harlequin Suite)及比華利山酒店的伊莉莎白泰勒 5 號別墅(Elizabeth Taylor Bungalow 5)。

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Above 伊莉莎白泰勒 Harlequin 套房(Elizabeth Taylor Harlequin Suite)
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Above 伊莉莎白泰勒 Harlequin 套房(Elizabeth Taylor Harlequin Suite)
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Above 比華利山酒店的伊莉莎白泰勒 5 號別墅(Elizabeth Taylor Bungalow 5)
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Above 比華利山酒店的伊莉莎白泰勒 5 號別墅(Elizabeth Taylor Bungalow 5)

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