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.
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Known For
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Self
2025
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Self
2022
When Ruby Wax Met...
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage)
2019
Halston
Self
2019
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
2018
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
2017
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self (archive footage)
2015
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self - Interviewee
2014
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Self
2014
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
Self
2013
Smash
Liza Minnelli · (1 episode)
2012
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
Self
2011
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
Self
2011
Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli
2010
Sex and the City 2
Self
2010
Liza Minnelli: Liza's at The Palace
Herself
2009
The Real Cabaret
Self
2009
Dzi Croquettes
Self
2009
VH1 Divas 2009
Self
2009
Drop Dead Diva
Lily Wells · (1 episode)
2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
Self
2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
(archive footage)
2009
Annul Victory
Self
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Special Honoree · (1 episode)
2009
Kay Thompson: Think Pink!
Self (archive footage)
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self
2009
Rosie Live
(1 episode)
2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
2008
The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
Herself
2007
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
2007
Chris & Don: A Love Story
Herself
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2007
Portrait of a Choreographer
Self
2007
The One Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006
The Oh in Ohio
Alyssa Donahue
2006
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Self
2006
Judy Garland Duets
Self (archive footage)
2005
Hape trifft!
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self
2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self
2005
The 'New York, New York' Stories
Self (archive footage)
2005
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
2004
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
2004
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Self · (1 episode)
2004
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Self
2004
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self
2003
Christmas in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2003
Arrested Development
Lucille Austero · (21 episodes)
2003
The Sharon Osbourne Show
(1 episode)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Menschen bei Maischberger
Self · (1 episode)
2003
New York at the Movies
Self
2002
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Self
2002
Through the Night with...
Self · (1 episode)
2002
V Graham Norton
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2001
Star Academy
Self · (1 episode)
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Beth Harner · (1 episode)
2001
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Self - Performer
1999
Jackie's Back!
Liza Minnelli
1999
Beckmann
Self · (1 episode)
1999
So Graham Norton
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1998
Cabaret: A Legend in the Making
1998
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
Self (archive footage)
1997
The Haunted History of Halloween
Self
1997
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child
Self
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1996
Ruby Wax Meets
(1 episode)
1996
The West Side Waltz
Cara Varnum
1995
Unzipped
Self
1995
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
Self
1995
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
1994
Parallel Lives
Stevie Merrill
1994
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
1994
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
Self (voice)
1994
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
Self
1992
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Self
1992
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self
1992
Aznavour and Minnelli
Self
1991
Stepping Out
Mavis Turner
1991
The Fred Astaire Songbook
Self
1991
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self
1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1990
The Ultimate Event
Self
1989
This Morning
Self · (1 episode)
1988
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Linda Marolla Bach
1988
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Three Characters
1988
Movies Are My Life
Self
1988
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Self
1988
Rent-a-Cop
Della Roberts
1987
Seitenblicke
self · (1 episode)
1987
Going Live!
Self · (1 episode)
1987
Le monde est à vous
Self · (1 episode)
1987
The Dame Edna Experience
Self · (1 episode)
1987
Sacrée soirée
Self · (3 episodes)
1987
40° à l'ombre
Self · (1 episode)
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente
Self
1987
Liza in London
Self
1986
A Time to Live
Mary-Lou Weisman
1985
Judy Garland: The Concert Years
Self (archive footage)
1985
That's Dancing!
Self - Host
1985
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Self
1984
The Princess and the Pea
Princess Alecia
1984
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
Liza Minnelli - Silvester-Gala 1982 live aus Bad Gastein
Herself
1982
The King of Comedy
Liza Minnelli
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Princess Alecia · (1 episode)
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self · (2 episodes)
1982
De TV Show
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Arthur
Linda Marolla
1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Baryshnikov on Broadway
Self
1980
An Evening with Liza Minnelli
Herself
1980
Goldie and Liza Together
Self
1980
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · (1 episode)
1979
New York, New York
Francine Evans
1977
A Matter of Time
Nina
1976
Silent Movie
Self
1976
Lucky Lady
Claire
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975
Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret
1975
Numéro un
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1975
Numéro un
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Dinah!
Self · (1 episode)
1974
Spécial cinéma
Self · (1 episode)
1974
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
1974
The Men Who Made the Movies
Self · (1 episode)
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
1973
Journey Back to Oz
Dorothy (voice)
1972
Liza with a Z
Herself
1972
Cabaret
Sally Bowles
1972
The Recreation of an Era
1972
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Junie Moon
1970
The Sterile Cuckoo
Pookie Adams
1969
Charlie Bubbles
Eliza
1968
Woody Allen Looks at 1967
1967
The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
1965
Judy and Liza at the Palladium
1964
The Judy Garland Christmas Show
Herself
1963
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
1960
In the Good Old Summertime
Veronica and Andrew's Daughter (uncredited)
1949
The Songwriters: An Evening with John Kander and Fred Ebb
Herself
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · (1 episode)
1976
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (1 episode)
1972
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
The Pearl Bailey Show
Self · (1 episode)
1971
The Johnny Cash Show
Self · (1 episode)
1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1969
Night-Club
Self · (1 episode)
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (1 episode)
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1967
Hullabaloo
Self · (1 episode)
1965
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer · (4 episodes)
1964
The Judy Garland Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1963
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · (1 episode)
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (3 episodes)
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · (1 episode)
1961
Kraft Music Hall
Self · (2 episodes)
1958
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (2 episodes)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1956
The Oscars
Self · (4 episodes)
1953
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (7 episodes)
1948