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Holland Taylor

Acting 83 years old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ★ 1.7
Born: January 14, 1943

Biography

Holland Virginia Taylor (born January 14, 1943) is an American actress. She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on ABC's The Practice (1998–2003). For her portrayal of Evelyn Harper on the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men (2003–15), she received a total of four Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Taylor's other notable television credits include starring roles on the sitcoms Bosom Buddies (1980–82), The Powers That Be (1992–93) and The Naked Truth (1995–98). She also appeared as Jill Ollinger on the soap opera All My Children (1981–83), as Peggy Peabody on The L Word (2004–08), and as Ida Silver on Mr. Mercedes (2017–19). In 2020, she received critical praise and her eighth Primetime Emmy Award nomination for portraying Ellen Kincaid in the Netflix miniseries Hollywood.

Taylor's feature film credits include Romancing the Stone (1984) and its sequel (1985), Alice (1990), To Die For (1995), One Fine Day (1996), George of the Jungle (1997), The Truman Show (1998), Happy Accidents (2000), Keeping the Faith (2000), Legally Blonde (2001), The Wedding Date (2005), Baby Mama (2008), Gloria Bell (2018), Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), and The Stand In (2020).

Taylor wrote and starred in the one-woman play, Ann, based on the life and work of Ann Richards. For this, she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress.

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Known For

Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men Evelyn Harper 2003
Monk
Monk Peggy Davenport 2002
Billions
Billions Dr. Eleanor Mayer 2016
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder Agent Gretchen McCord 1993
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Kathy Brighton 1977

Jimmy's Seen (3)

Repulsion
Repulsion Letitia DeVine 1965
The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys Mrs. Cornwall (voice) 1987
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You Stormy 2020

Filmography

Acting Credits (122)

N/A
N/A N 2026
Fantasy Life
Fantasy Life Dr. Greene 2026
Motherland
Motherland Toni 2025
The Little Pageant That Could
The Little Pageant That Could Self (archive footage) 2024
Quiz Lady
Quiz Lady Francine 2023
Adele One Night Only
Adele One Night Only Self 2021
The Chair
The Chair Joan Hambling 2021
The Great North
The Great North Goldie (voice) 2021
The Stand In
The Stand In Barbara Cox 2020
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Bill & Ted Face the Music The Great Leader 2020
Hollywood
Hollywood Ellen Kincaid 2020
Stars in the House
Stars in the House Self 2020
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You Stormy 2020
Bombshell
Bombshell Faye (uncredited) 2019
The Morning Show
The Morning Show Cybil Richards 2019
Gloria Bell
Gloria Bell Hillary Bell 2019
Ann
Ann Ann Richards 2018
The Orville
The Orville Jeannie Mercer 2017
Mr. Mercedes
Mr. Mercedes Ida Silver 2017
Kepler's Dream
Kepler's Dream Violet von Stern 2016
Speechless
Speechless Andrea 2016
Divorce: The Greatest Hits
Divorce: The Greatest Hits 2016
The New Yorker Presents
The New Yorker Presents Truman's Moher 2016
Billions
Billions Dr. Eleanor Mayer 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
Twinkle Toes
Twinkle Toes Principal Garfield (voice) 2011
The Chosen One
The Chosen One Ruth 2010
Baby Mama
Baby Mama Rose 2008
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time Prudence (voice) 2007
D.E.B.S.
D.E.B.S. Ms. Petrie 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Mrs. Dawson (voice) 2005
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Date Bunny 2005
The L Word
The L Word Peggy Peabody 2004
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men Evelyn Harper 2003
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Grandmother 2003
E!'s 101
E!'s 101 Self 2003
Fillmore!
Fillmore! Mrs. Cornwall (voice) 2002
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Grandmother 2002
Monk
Monk Peggy Davenport 2002
Home Room
Home Room Dr. Hollander 2002
Baby Bob
Baby Bob Madeline Collins 2002
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True Prudence (voice) 2002
Fits and Starts
Fits and Starts 2002
The Day Reagan Was Shot
The Day Reagan Was Shot Nancy Reagan 2001
Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde Professor Stromwell 2001
Town & Country
Town & Country Mistress of Ceremonies 2001
DAG
DAG Kathering Twigg 2000
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine Lillian Pynchon 2000
The Deadly Look of Love
The Deadly Look of Love Evelyn McGinnis 2000
Big Brother
Big Brother Self - Actress, 'Two & a ½ Men' 2000
Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith Bonnie Rose 2000
Mail to the Chief
Mail to the Chief Katherine Horner 2000
The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase Emma 2000
Happy Accidents
Happy Accidents Therapist 2000
The Lot
The Lot Letitia DeVine 1999
The Sex Monster
The Sex Monster Muriel 1999
The Unknown Cyclist
The Unknown Cyclist Celia (uncredited) 1998
Hercules
Hercules Queen Myrrha (voice) 1998
Next Stop Wonderland
Next Stop Wonderland Piper Castleton 1998
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk Alanis Montclair 1998
The Truman Show
The Truman Show Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair 1998
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney 1997
Veronica's Closet
Veronica's Closet Millicent 1997
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal Judge Roberta Kittleson 1997
George of the Jungle
George of the Jungle Beatrice Stanhope 1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Who Is Henry Jaglom? Self 1997
The Practice
The Practice Judge Roberta Kittleson 1997
Just Write
Just Write Emma Jeffreys 1997
Betty
Betty Crystal Ball 1997
One Fine Day
One Fine Day Rita 1996
Last Summer in the Hamptons
Last Summer in the Hamptons Davis Mora Axelrod 1995
How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt Mrs. Rubens 1995
Steal Big Steal Little
Steal Big Steal Little Mona Rowland-Downey 1995
To Die For
To Die For Carol Stone 1995
The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth Camilla Dane 1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester Janice 1995
Awake to Danger
Awake to Danger Dr. Joyce Lindley 1995
A Walton Wedding
A Walton Wedding Aunt Flo 1995
ER
ER Phyllis Farr 1994
The Favor
The Favor Maggie Sand 1994
The Counterfeit Contessa
The Counterfeit Contessa Wallace Everett 1994
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness Florence Newsom 1994
Betrayal of Trust
Betrayal of Trust Mary Shelton 1994
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder Agent Gretchen McCord 1993
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Saved by the Bell: The College Years Dean Susan McMann 1993
With Hostile Intent
With Hostile Intent Lois Baxter 1993
Cop & ½
Cop & ½ Captain Rubio 1993
The Powers That Be
The Powers That Be Margaret Powers 1992
The Rape of Doctor Willis
The Rape of Doctor Willis Dr. Greenway 1991
Alice
Alice Helen 1990
Going Places
Going Places 1990
People Like Us
People Like Us Dolly 1990
She's Having a Baby
She's Having a Baby Sarah Briggs 1988
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson Ernestine King 1987
Wiseguy
Wiseguy 1987
The Saint in Manhattan
The Saint in Manhattan Fran Grogan 1987
CBS Summer Playhouse
CBS Summer Playhouse Fran Grogan 1987
Harry
Harry 1987
Perry Mason Returns
Perry Mason Returns Paula Gordon 1985
Key Exchange
Key Exchange Mrs. Fanshaw 1985
The Jewel of the Nile
The Jewel of the Nile Gloria 1985
Me & Mom
Me & Mom 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Winifred Thayer 1984
Romancing the Stone
Romancing the Stone Gloria 1984
Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie 1984
I Was a Mail Order Bride
I Was a Mail Order Bride Dottie Birmingham 1982
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana Frances Shand Kydd 1982
My Mother Was Never a Kid
My Mother Was Never a Kid Felicia Martin 1981
Bosom Buddies
Bosom Buddies Ruth Dunbar 1980
Fame
Fame Claudia van Doren (uncredited) 1980
O Youth and Beauty!
O Youth and Beauty! Beverly Trencher 1979
The Sorrows of Gin
The Sorrows of Gin Beverly Trencher 1979
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Kathy Brighton 1977
The Next Man
The Next Man TV Interviewer 1976
Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill Marilyn Gardiner 1975
Kojak
Kojak Elizabeth 1973
ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special Felicia Martin 1972
J.T.
J.T. Mrs. Arnold 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Ernestine King 1971
The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night 1956
Brothers
Brothers Ma Mac

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