Elizabeth Taylor starred in a movie.
BUtterfield 8 is a 1960 drama film directed by Daniel Mann , starring Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey . Cleopatra (1963 film) . The film stars Elizabeth Taylor , Richard Burton , Rex Harrison , Roddy McDowall , and Martin Landau . Elizabeth Taylor . She was next paid a record-breaking $ 1 million to play the title role in the historical epic Cleopatra ( 1963 ) , the most expensive film made up to that point . The Sandpiper is a 1965 film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor .