Elizabeth Taylor starred in a movie.
Cleopatra (1963 film) . The film stars Elizabeth Taylor , Richard Burton , Rex Harrison , Roddy McDowall , and Martin Landau . Elizabeth Taylor . She made the transition to adult roles in the early 1950s , when she starred in the comedy Father of the Bride ( 1950 ) and received critical acclaim for her performance in the tragic drama A Place in the Sun ( 1951 ) . Father of the Bride is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli , about a man trying to cope with preparations for his daughter 's upcoming wedding . National Velvet (film) . It stars Mickey Rooney , Donald Crisp , and a young Elizabeth Taylor . The Sandpiper is a 1965 film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor .