![]() ![]() According to The New York Times, Minnelli said "It was like Mama suddenly realized I was good." Minnelli also performed with her mother during Garland’s stint at the Palladium in London and wowed audiences and her mother with her vocal prowess. Around this time, Minnelli also appeared on her mother's short-lived television series, The Judy Garland Show. She landed a role in the off-Broadway revival of the musical Best Foot Forward in 1963, which brought her strong reviews. Aspiring ActressĪs a teenager, Minnelli gave up on school and went to New York City to pursue a stage career. Minnelli remained close to her father throughout the rest of his life. In the 1950s, her father married again and had a daughter, Christiana Nina, with his second wife Georgette Magnani. Minnelli had a difficult relationship with her mother over the years as Minnelli tried to care for Garland who suffered from an addiction to pills and from depression. Her mother married producer Sid Luft in 1952, and Minnelli soon was a big sister to half-siblings Lorna (born in 1952) and Joey (born in 1955). Her parents divorced in 1951, and Minnelli divided her time between her parents. While she made other appearances in her mother’s concert productions, Minnelli's career in entertainment did not start in earnest until later. ![]() Minnelli made her film debut as a toddler in the musical comedy In the Good Old Summertime (1949), which starred her mother and Van Johnson. In addition to Garland, Liza's father Vincente Minnelli was also well known in Hollywood for his work as a director. While her first appearances were with her superstar mother, Judy Garland, Minnelli has been able to step out of her mother’s shadow to establish a substantial career as a performer. Singer and actress Liza Minnelli was born on March 12, 1946, in Los Angeles, California. Minnelli pursued a stage career as a teenager and performed on Broadway. In honor of the release of Netflix’s miniseries, Halston, here is a look back on some of the star’s most dazzling looks.Liza Minnelli's mother, actress Judy Garland, was a famous performer and occasionally included Minnelli in her performances. ![]() Her personal and red carpet style would continue to grow over the years, as she danced her way through Studio 54 in silk jumpers, wore a custom Halston ensemble to her second wedding (the designer was a close friend of hers, and she served as one of his muses), and walked down the red carpet in outfits that could just as easily be on the stage. Over the years she would go on to appear in major pictures like New York, New York and have her own TV special, Liza With a Z, which landed her an Emmy. Chopping her hair to her now-iconic black pixie, Minnelli transformed into a star, showing up the 1972 Paris premiere of Cabaret in a 70s-inspired white dress with matching turban and fur stole. Leaping from stage to screen, Minnelli went on to appear along side Joel Gray in Cabaret, a role that would not only win her an Academy Award for Best Actress, but also cement her as a style icon. Starting her career off young, performing alongside her mother on the Judy Garland Show, she would go one to become the youngest Tony award-winning actress for Best Actress in a Musical for Flora and the Red Menace. Daughter of acclaimed actress and singer Judy Garland and director Vincent Minnelli, Minnelli has gone on to influence all facets of art, film, fashion and stage. Award-winning performer Liza Minnelli was born to be famous. ![]()
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