好莱坞偶像级影星伊利莎白.泰勒去世 享年79岁

Legendary Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79.A statement from Taylor's family says she died peacefully, with her children at her side. The veteran actress, known for movies such as "National Velvet," which made her a star at the age of 12, and "Cleopatra," had been suffering from congestive heart failure. She had been hospitalized in Los Angeles for the past six weeks. Taylor won Academy Awards for her role in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "Butterfield 8." In later years, she was a spokeswoman for humanitarian causes, notably AIDS research. That work gained her a special Oscar in 1993. 

Taylor was sometimes called the most beautiful woman in the world. In addition to her work in film, the Oscar-winning actress was also well known for her off-screen drama, including being married eight times, twice to actor Richard Burton. 

Born in London to American parents, she moved to Los Angeles before World War II, and went from child star to Hollywood starlet to movie icon. But she gained attention for more than just her beauty and acting talent.Her stormy personal life and numerous marriages, as well as her friendship with pop icon Michael Jackson, made her a constant source of stories for the press. 

She had a passion for jewels and jewelry and introduced her own perfumes, including one called White Diamonds. In later years, she was widely recognized for her charitable work. France awarded her the prestigious Legion of Honor in 1987 and Britain's Queen Elizabeth made her a dame, the female equivalent of a knight, in 2000. 

好莱坞传奇女影星伊利莎白.泰勒去世，享年79岁。泰勒家人发表的一份声明说，她安祥去世时，她的子女在侧。在过去6个星期里，这位资深的女演员因为患有充血性心力衰竭而在洛杉矶的医院里住院。她因主演《玉女神驹》和《埃及艳后》等影片而出名。《玉女神驹》的影片更是使泰勒12岁的时候就成为明星。泰勒因在影片《谁怕弗吉尼亚.沃尔夫？》以及《青楼艳妓》里的出色表演而荣获奥斯卡奖。她在后来的岁月里担任了人道主义事业的发言人，特别是艾滋病研究。她因这方面的贡献于1993年荣获奥斯卡特别奖。

泰勒有时被称为全世界最漂亮的女人。除了演电影以外，这位获得奥斯卡奖的女演员也因为她在银屏外的戏剧性经历而广为人知，这其中包括结婚8次，其中两次是与演员理查德.伯顿结婚。

泰勒出生在伦敦，父母都是美国人。她在二战前移居洛杉矶，从一个童星成为好莱坞影星，最后成为电影界的偶像级人物。但是她不仅仅因为她的美貌和演艺才华而引起人们的注意。她坎坷的个人经历、无数次的婚姻，以及她与流行歌星麦克尔.杰克逊的友谊使她一直成为媒体报导的对象。

泰勒酷爱珠宝首饰并创立了自己的香水品牌，其中一种香水叫做“白色钻石”。在后来的生涯中，泰勒因为她的慈善工作而受到普遍的认可。法国在1987年授予她最高荣誉勋章。英国女王伊利莎白在2000年封她为贵妇人，即相当于爵士的爵位。