Elizabeth Taylor was a person.
Elizabeth Taylor . She began as a child actress in the early 1940s , and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s . In 1999 , the American Film Institute named her the seventh-greatest female screen legend . Taylor 's acting career began to decline in the late 1960s , although she continued starring in films until the mid-1970s , after which she focused on supporting the career of her sixth husband , Senator John Warner .