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Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. She is the daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and her second husband, film director Vincente Minnelli^[1]. In 1972, she won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Cabaret and two of her records have been certified gold. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... 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Biography

Minnelli is from a well-known artistic family; her maternal lineage had entertainers in the family going back six generations.^[2] Her famous mother, Judy Garland, had success in film and in music, and her aunts had been part of a singing group, "The Gumm Sisters", with her mother. Her father, also from a theatrical family including circus performers, was an acclaimed film director. Minnelli's first film appearance was at the age of three in the final scene of the 1949 musical In the Good Old Summertime, starring her mother and Van Johnson^[3]. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 - June 22, 1969) was an Academy Award-nominated American film actress and singer, best known for her role as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939). ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... In the Good Old Summertime is a 1949 musical film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. ... Van Johnson (born Charles Van Johnson on August 25, 1916, in Newport, Rhode Island) is an American film and television actor and dancer. ...

Although Minnelli and her mother shared a warm personal relationship, during the London Palladium performances Garland recognized Minnelli's talent and felt a sense of competition. Minnelli recalled a time where she was singing on stage: "I was onstage with my mother, but suddenly, she wasn't Mama ... she was Judy Garland.".^[2]

As a teenager with two younger siblings, Minnelli bore the brunt of Garland's substance abuse issues and instability, and often had to take responsibility for her mother and siblings. Minnelli's half-siblings through her mother are sister Lorna Luft and brother Joe "Joey" Luft. Her half-siblings are a result of Garland's marriage to her manager Sid Luft. She also has a half-sibling Christiane Nina Minnelli (nicknamed Tina Nina) through her father's second marriage.^[4] Also see Alcoholism and Drug addiction. ... This image is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Sidney Luft (November 2, 1915 – September 15, 2005) was a film producer of world renown and is most famous for producing the film A Star Is Born, which starred his then-wife Judy Garland. ...

She has also been portrayed in the Australian musical The Boy From Oz starring Hugh Jackman. On Broadway, she was portrayed by Broadway star Stephanie J. Block. The show received four Tony nominations. The Boy From Oz is a jukebox musical based on the life of singer/songwriter Peter Allen and featuring songs written by him. ... Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968 in Pymble, New South Wales) is an Australian film, television and stage actor. ... Stephanie J. Block (born Stephanie Janette Block on September 19, 1972) is an American stage actress and member of Actors Equity and the Los Angeles Musical Theater Guild. ...

Public life

Her well-publicized struggles with substance abuse have made inevitable parallels and comparisons to her mother's personal and career challenges. Minnelli has been in rehab for her substance abuse numerous times^[5]. She entered rehab shortly before her marriage to David Gest.^[6] Another visit occurred at their first anniversary; she recently visited rehab and a psychiatric center to deal with issues stemming from her contentious divorce from Gest.^[7] This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Marriages

Minnelli has been married (and divorced) four times; her husbands have been:

1. Peter Allen (real name Peter Allen Woolnough) (March 3, 1967–1972). Australian-born Allen, who died of complications from AIDS in 1992. Allen was Judy Garland's protégé in the mid-1960s^[8].
2. Jack Haley Jr., (September 15, 1974–1979), a producer and director. His father, Jack Haley, was Garland's co-star in The Wizard of Oz.^[9]
3. Mark Gero (December 4, 1979–1992), a sculptor and stage manager
4. David Gest (March 16, 2002–July 25, 2003), a concert promoter.^[10]

Minnelli's divorce from Gest was particularly acrimonious. Gest alleged that Minnelli infected him with herpes and did not disclose it until after the wedding, whereas Minnelli claimed Gest was a drug addict.^[11] This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... Jack Haley, Jr (October 25, 1933 - April 21, 2001) was an American film director, producer and writer, two time winner of the Emmy Award. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Jack Haley August 10, 1898-June 6, 1979, was an American film actor best known for his portrayal of The Tin Man (and farmworker Hickory) in The Wizard of Oz, which role he got only because actor Buddy Ebsen had a near-fatal reaction from ingesting the aluminum dust makeup... The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ... is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... David Alan Gest (born May 11, 1953) is an American television personality, TV producer and concert promoter. ... is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ...

The couple filed divorce papers in February 2007. Separation and subsequent divorce proceedings from Gest in 2003 had been fraught with controversy. Minnelli and Gest signed an agreement in January 2007 to end all pending lawsuits against each other, and to proceed with a no-fault divorce. Prior legal matters were either resolved or dismissed.

She is childless, having had three miscarriages; one attempted pregnancy left with a hiatal hernia as a result of the medical steps taken to try and save the baby.^[4]

Career

Theatre

Minnelli started performing (professionally) at age 17, in 1963, in an Off-Broadway revival of the musical Best Foot Forward, for which she received good notices, and her first award -- The Theatre World Award. The next year, her mother invited Minnelli to perform with her at the London Palladium. The audience loved her, launching her future concert career. She returned to Broadway at 19, and won a 1965 Tony Award for Flora the Red Menace. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... The London Palladium in 2004 The London Palladium is a 2,286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ... Flora the Red Menace is a 1965 musical by Kander and Ebb starring Liza Minnelli in the title role. ...

Film

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In 1969 she appeared in Alan J. Pakula's first feature film, The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), as Pookie Adams, a needy, eccentric teenager. Her performance won her her first Academy Award nomination^[12]. She played another eccentric character the following year in Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon, directed by Otto Preminger. Alan Jay Pakula (April 7, 1928 - November 19, 1998) was an American film producer, writer and director noted for his contributions to the conspiracy thriller genre. ... The Sterile Cuckoo is a 1969 film which tells the story of a quirky young couple whose relationship deepens despite their differences. ... Otto Ludwig Preminger (December 5, 1906 – April 23, 1986) was a film director. ...

Liza Minnelli, in 1993, visiting the tomb of Eva Perón. In the early 1980s, Minnelli was in the running for the role of Evita.

In 1972, Minnelli appeared in perhaps her best-known film role, as Sally Bowles in the movie version of Cabaret. She said that one of the things she did to prepare was to study photographs of classic actresses Louise Glaum and Louise Brooks and the dark-haired ladies of that time.^[13] Minnelli won the Best Actress Academy Award for her performance^[14], along with a Golden Globe Award, and was featured on the covers of Time and Newsweek Magazines simultaneously. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1929x1369, 709 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1929x1369, 709 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... For other uses, see Evita. ... Evita is a 1996 film staring Madonna in the title role and Antonio Bandaras as the narrator. ... Cabaret is a 1972 film. ... Silent screen vamp who made nearly 100 movies and shorts between 1912 and 1925. ... Louise Brooks (14 November 1906 – 8 August 1985) was an American dancer, showgirl, and silent film actress. ...

Hot off the success of the movie, Fosse and Minnelli teamed up for what was to become a groundbreaking show in several departments. Liza with a 'Z', a filmed concert later aired only two times on TV until the somewhat "accidental" recovery from the vaults and first public release on DVD in 2006. In the concert, filmed over two performances, Minnelli danced and sang in several daring and censor-challenging costumes designed by famed costume-designer Halston. Several awards were the reward for what is regarded by both critics and public as a piece of show business history. Roy Halston Frowick, also known as Halston (April 23, 1932–March 26, 1990) was an iconic clothing designer of the 1970s. ...

Following a string of less successful feature movies and ventures into television, she finally got the chance to work with her father, director Vincente Minnelli, in the 1976 fantasy-musical A Matter of Time, co-starring Ingrid Bergman. After severe editing and cutting, done at the request of the producers, the film was neither a commercial nor a critical success. Vincente Minnelli (February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was a famous Hollywood director and accomplished stage director, often considered by critics to be the father of the modern musical. ... A Matter of Time was a 1976 film starring Liza Minnelli and Ingmar Bergman. ...   (pronounced in Swedish, but usually IPA: in English) (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was a three-time Academy Award, two-time Emmy Award, one-time BAFTA, honorary César Award, four-time Golden Globe, two-time David di Donatello, two-time Silver Ribbon, one-time NSFC, two-time NBR...

Her appearance opposite Robert De Niro in the 1977 film, New York, New York however, gave Minnelli her best known signature song, "Theme from New York, New York". Frank Sinatra released a successful cover version (for his Trilogy: Past Present Future album) two years later and used it as his signature song as well, sometimes even duetting with Liza live on stage. Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. ... For other uses, see New York, New York (disambiguation). ... A signature song is the one song (or, in some cases, one of a few songs) that a popular and well-established singer, or band, is most closely identified with, even if they have had success with a variety of songs. ... Theme from New York, New York (or New York, New York) is the theme song from the Martin Scorsese film New York, New York (1977), where it was introduced by Liza Minnelli. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... // In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ...

After her performance as leading lady to Dudley Moore in 1981's Arthur, Minnelli made fewer film appearances. Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE (April 19, 1935 – March 27, 2002), was an Academy-Award nominated British comedian, actor and musician. ... Arthur is a 1981 film which tells the story of drunken playboy millionaire Arthur Bach (Dudley Moore), who was on the brink of an arranged marriage to a wealthy heiress, Susan Johnson (Jill Eikenberry). ...

Later career

Minnelli's career has been known to be filled with highs and lows, both personal and professional, but she has never stopped recording albums, even though in her later career these were mostly live recordings of her concerts, several of them highly acclaimed^{[citation needed]} record-breaking^{[citation needed]} stints at the Radio City Music Hall among others. In the beginnings, however, she recorded several studio albums, for A&M and Capitol Records. The Capitol albums "Liza! Liza!", "It Amazes Me" and "There Is A Time" have recently been reissued on a 2CD compilation, for the first time in their entirety. Her perhaps biggest success in the music department might be the 1989 pop album Results, recorded with English duo Pet Shop Boys, which included a hit version of the Stephen Sondheim song "Losing My Mind"^{[citation needed]}. The album spawned 4 singles ("Don't Drop Bombs", "Losing My Mind", "Love Pains" and "So Sorry, I Said") and gave her a chance to film promotional videos for them and enjoy another long-overdue comeback in the music business. Initially released on a VHS tape titled "Visible Results", the clips were later issued on a bonus DVD included in the 2005 remastered and expanded edition of the album. Later that year she performed "Losing My Mind" live at the Grammys ceremony before receiving a Grammy Legend Award, making her one of only 12 other entertainers, in a list that includes Whoopi Goldberg, Barbra Streisand, and Mel Brooks among others, to win an Emmy, Grammy, Tony, and Academy Award, even though she is sometimes discounted since her Grammy was a special award and was not won in a competitive category. A&M redirects here. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California. ... Results is the 1989 Liza Minnelli album produced by Pet Shop Boys. ... Pet Shop Boys are an English dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals. ... Stephen Joshua Sondheim (b. ... Whoopi Goldberg (born November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedian, radio presenter, host, and author. ... Barbara Joan Streisand (pronounced STRY-sand, IPA: ; born April 24, 1942) is a two time Academy Award-winning American singer and film and theatre actress. ... Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an Academy Award-winning American director, writer, comedian, actor and producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and comedy parodies. ...

Liza Minnelli at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival premiere of Elizabethtown, photo by Tony Shek

She returned to Broadway in 1997, taking over the title role in the musical Victor/Victoria, replacing Julie Andrews. In his review, New York Times critic Ben Brantley commented, "her every stage appearance is perceived as a victory of show-business stamina over psychic frailty... She asks for love so nakedly and earnestly, it seems downright vicious not to respond." However, rumors of ill will between her and co-star Tony Roberts gained momentum when he deliberately skipped performances. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (482x938, 285 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Liza Minnelli Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (482x938, 285 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Liza Minnelli Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is generally considered to be one of the five top film festivals in the world. ... Elizabethtown is a 2005 film written and directed by Cameron Crowe. ... Victor/Victoria is a 1982 musical comedy film. ... Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells[1] on 1 October 1935[2]) is an award-winning English actress, singer, author and cultural icon. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ...

After a serious case of viral encephalitis in 2000, Minnelli was in very bad shape, her family and friends were seriously worried, and even a feud with half-sister Lorna was buried. Doctors predicted the rest of her life in a wheelchair. She however refused to accept this and thanks to her dance lessons, which she still takes daily, managed to achieve yet another comeback, with her then-husband who produced her big show "Liza's Back" in 2002. Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain, commonly caused by a viral infection. ... Returning, to the stage Liza Minnelli returns to concerts and albums, and performs a concert on Broadway entitled: Lizas Back. ...

After this success, the world was again made aware of Minnelli's entertainment capabilities and she kept on touring the world and had offers coming from several fields in the business. She had once again all doors open to her, the only thing that seems to escape her is another big movie role, with her last big mark on the silver screen being in 1981 in the comedy Arthur. Arthur is a 1981 film which tells the story of a drunken playboy millionaire called Arthur Bach who can only inherit if he marries. ...

In 2004 and 2005 she appeared as a recurring character on the critically acclaimed TV sitcom Arrested Development as Lucille Austero, the lover of sexually and socially awkward Buster Bluth and also the lover of Buster's brother GOB Bluth. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Fox television comedy series, Arrested Development. ... Tony Hale as Byron Buster Bluth Byron Buster Bluth is a fictional character on the television series Arrested Development. ... Will Arnett as George Oscar G.O.B. Bluth George Oscar G.O.B. Bluth II is a fictional character on the television series Arrested Development. ...

In September 2006, she made a guest appearance on the long-running NBC drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Masquerade, the Halloween-themed episode, was written by Gina Gionfriddo and broadcast on Tuesday, October 31, 2006.^[15] She also completed guest vocals on My Chemical Romance's 2006 concept album The Black Parade, portraying "Mother War", a dark conception of the main character's mother, in the song "Mama". This article is about the television network. ... Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a United States crime drama television series that began in 2001. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... My Chemical Romance are an American rock band formed in 2001. ... Alternate cover Black cover, slipcase, available alongside white cover. ... Mama is a song by My Chemical Romance from their 2006 album, The Black Parade. ...

Her latest project is the imminent release of a collection of songs that her godmother Kay Thompson originated. In 2007 she has added the songs to her latest tour to introduce them to audiences. Kay Thompson (born November 9, 1908 in St. ...

It has recently been announced that once she has completed the collection of songs that Kay Thompson originated and also her tour, she will begin filming Katie's Blues, which she is in negotiations with the writers of the movie musical Chicago in writing the script. Liza will write, produce and star in the film. Kay Thompson (born November 9, 1908 in St. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ...

Signature song

Minnelli had several notable public performances of her signature song, "New York, New York", some of them are:

• At the 1978 Studio 54 party honoring New York City's revival, at which a guest was Mayor Ed Koch;
• The reopening of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 1986;
• As a duet with Luciano Pavarotti at the 1996 "Pavarotti & Friends" concert in Modena, Italy.
• At a 2001 New York Mets baseball game that was the metro area's first major sporting event after the September 11 attacks;
• At the age of 60, for the "Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular" televised live, and nationally on NBC on July 4, 2006, she performed the song and received an ovation.
• In February 2008, weeks before turning 62, she performed the song at a televised celebration of Bruce Forsyth's 80th birthday celebration on BBC.

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Awards and other recognitions

Minnelli's appearance in The Sterile Cuckoo garnered the young actress her first Academy Award nomination^[16]. The Sterile Cuckoo is a 1969 film which tells the story of a quirky young couple whose relationship deepens despite their differences. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

In 1973, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the movie released in 1972, Cabaret^[17]. Cabaret is a 1972 film. ...

She also won an Emmy Award for the 1972 TV special Liza with a 'Z', a 1989 Grammy Legend Award, and Golden Globe Awards for both Cabaret and the 1985 TV movie A Time to Live^[18]. An Emmy Award. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Cabaret is a 1972 film. ...

She has received three Tony Awards to date: a Tony for Best Actress in a Musical in 1965 for "Flora the Red Menace" (and for it still holds the record as the youngest person to receive a Tony for lead in a musical), a special Tony in 1974 for her concert engagement at NY's Winter Garden, and a second Tony, for The Act in 1978^[19]. She was nominated in 1984 for The Rink but lost to her costar, Chita Rivera. The Rink is the tenth musical written by the composer/lyricist team John Kander and Fred Ebb, the creators of both Cabaret and Chicago. ... The Dancers Life poster Chita Rivera (born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero on January 23, 1933 in Washington, D.C.) is a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical actress dancer, and singer best known for her musical theater roles. ...

Minnelli has one Oscar and Emmy, three Tony Awards, two Golden Globes, along with a special Grammy. She has the distinction of being one of the few Academy Award winners whose parents were both Academy Award nominees, and she is the only winner of that award whose parents were both winners of it as well. Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

Image

Minnelli's work in Cabaret molded her popular image; the black helmet of hair, huge eyes and extravagant eyelashes have remained her visual trademarks. The perception among many is that she embodies the same characteristics she portrayed as Sally Bowles's that is a combination of fragility, determination, detachment from reality and hunger for affection. During the Eighties she softened her image and has kept it ever since. Recently, she has suffered from fluctuating weight and has faced severe health problems, including having had both hips replaced, other surgeries, and stints in rehab. Despite this, she stated she will keep on doing what she does best as long as her body allows her to. A recent interview session filmed for “Inside the Actor's Studio” in which she provided insight into her career and style, she stated she will continue to be herself. Her later image is notable for big eyebrows, which has become something of a signature look for her, as much as the black helmet hair was in the 1970s.

Filmography

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Discography

Albums

• Best Foot Forward (1963) (Original Cast Recording)
• Liza! Liza! (1964) US #115
• Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli Live at the London Palladium (1965) US #41
• Flora the Red Menace (1965) (Original Cast Recording) US #111
• It Amazes Me (1965)
• There Is a Time (1966)
• The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood (1966) (soundtrack)
• Liza Minnelli (1968)
• Come Saturday Morning (1969)
• New Feelin' (1970) US #158
• Liza Minnelli: Live at the Olympia in Paris (1972, recorded in December 1969)
• Cabaret (1972) (soundtrack) US #25 UK #13
• Liza with a 'Z' (1972) (soundtrack) US #19 UK #9
• The Singer (1973) US #38 UK #45
• Liza Minnelli: Live at the Winter Garden (1974) US #150
• Lucky Lady (1975) (soundtrack)
• A Matter of Time (1976) (soundtrack)
• New York, New York (1977) (soundtrack) US #50
• Tropical Nights (1977)
• The Act (1978) (Original Cast Recording)
• Live at Carnegie Hall (1981)
• The Rink (1984) (Original Cast Recording)
• Liza Minnelli at Carnegie Hall (1987) US #156
• Results (1989) US #128 UK #6, produced by Pet Shop Boys
• Larlo My Love (1990) US
• Stepping Out (1991) (soundtrack)
• Liza: Live from Radio City Music Hall (1992)
• Aznavour Minnelli: Paris, Palais des Congrès (1995)
• Music from The Life: A New Musical (1995) (concept cast album, is featured on "Use What You Got", "We Had a Dream", and "People Magazine")
• Gently (1996) US #156 UK #58
• Dancin' Divas (1996) This complilation from Sony Music Entertainment featured the song Don't Drop Bombs (Disconet Remix))
• Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the Palace (1999)
• Liza's Back (2002)
• The God-Mother and The God-Daughter (TBC, 2007)
• Liza Minnelli was featured on the album The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance. She played the part of Mama in the song "Mama".

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Popular singles

• "You Are For Loving" (1963, has reportedly sold 500 000 copies, but never charted)
• "(Theme From) New York, New York" (US #104, 1977, became a worldwide classic and signature song)
• "Losing My Mind" (UK #6, August 1989) (#11 on US Dance chart)
• "Don't Drop Bombs" (UK #46, October 1989)
• "So Sorry, I Said" (UK #62, November 1989)
• "Love Pains" (UK #41, March 1990) (#40 on US dance chart)

Television work

During the early days of Television in the 1950s Liza appeared as a child guest on Art Linkletter's show and in 1959 sang and danced with Gene Kelly on his first television special. She was a guest star in one episode of the popular Ben Casey television series starring Vince Edwards and was a frequent guest on chat shows of the day including numerous appearances on shows hosted by Jack Parr, Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas, Joe Franklin, Dinah Shore and Johnny Carson. During the 1960s she made several guest appearances on Laugh In as well as other variety shows including The Ed Sullivan Show, The Hollywood Palace, as well as The Judy Garland Show. Recently, Minnelli has made guest appearances on such shows as Arrested Development and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In the UK she has appeared on the Ruby Wax, Graham Norton and Jonathan Ross shows and in October 2006 participated in a comedy skit on the Charlotte Church Show and was featured on the Michael Parkinson Show. Art Linkletter caricature by Sam Berman for NBCs 1947 promotion book Art Linkletter (born Gordon Arthur Kelly on July 17, 1912) was the host of two of the longest-running shows in broadcast history: House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are... For the similarly-named American actress, see Jean Kelly. ... Dr. Maggie Graham (Bettye Ackerman) and Vince Edwards as the title character Ben Casey was a medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. ... Vince Edwards (July 7,[1] 1928 - March 11, 1996) was an American actor, director, and singer, best known for the role of TV doctor Ben Casey. // Edwards was born Vincent Edward Zoino III in Brooklyn, New York to Julia and Vincento Zoino (a bricklayer), immigrants from Italy. ... Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918–January 27, 2004) was an American radio and television talk show host. ... Mervyn Edward Merv Griffin, Jr. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Joseph Fortgang (born March 9, 1926) is an American radio and television personality who uses the stage name Joe Franklin. ... Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore February 29, 1916 - February 24, 1994) was an American singer, actress and television personality. ... For other persons named John Carson, see John Carson (disambiguation). ... Rowan & Martins Laugh-In was a United States comedy television show broadcast from January 22, 1968 through 1973 over the NBC network. ... The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by former entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. ... The Hollywood Palace was an hour-long television variety show produced by Nick Vanoff. ... Judy Garlands variety show, while not popular at the time, has come to be regarded as some of her finest work. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a United States crime drama television series that began in 2001. ... Ruby Wax (born Ruby Wachs on April 19, 1953) is an American comedienne who made a career in the United Kingdom as part of the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s. ... Graham Norton, born Graham William Walker on 4 April 1963 in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, is an Irish actor, comedian and television presenter. ... This article is about the British television presenter. ... Charlotte Church (born Charlotte Maria Reed on February 21, 1986) is a Welsh singer and television presenter who rose to international fame in childhood as a popular classical singer with a precociously mature dramatic operatic voice, in particular in its tonal qualities. ... Michael Parkinson CBE (born 28 March 1935) is an English broadcaster and journalist. ...

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Stage productions

• Best Foot Forward (1963) (Off-Broadway)
• The Fantasticks (1964) (Tour)
• Carnival (1964) (Tour)
• Flora the Red Menace (1965) (Broadway)
• Liza (1974) (one woman show, Broadway)
• Chicago (1975) (replacement for Gwen Verdon from Aug-Sep. 1975, Broadway)
• The Act (1977) (Broadway)
• Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? (1978) (Off Broadway}
• The Owl and the Pussycat (1979) Martha Graham Ballet, London West End & Lincoln Centre, New York City
• By Myself (1983) one woman show, Los Angeles and London
• The Rink (1984) (Broadway)
• Victor/Victoria (1997) (vacation replacement for Julie Andrews) (Broadway)
• Minnelli on Minnelli (1999) Broadway
• Liza's Back! (2002) Broadway

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See also

• List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards
• The Black Parade

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References

• Schechter, Scott. The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook. Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing Corp. 2004.

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