Liza Minnelli

Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of legendary entertainer Judy Garland and her second husband, acclaimed Italian-American film director Vincente Minnelli.

Further success and awards

The film The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) garnered her her first Academy Award nomination. In 1972, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as "Sally Bowles" in Cabaret, along with Joel Grey who won an Oscar reprising his role in the movie that he had played in the Broadway musical (that of the creepy "Emcee").

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The Sterile Cuckoo - 1969 - Academy Award - Cabaret - Joel Grey

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Minnelli has the distinction of being the only Academy Award winner whose parents are both Academy Award winners.

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Academy Award - Parents

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Most recently she has appeared as a recurring guest star on the critically acclaimed TV sitcom Arrested Development as sexually and socially retarded Buster Bluth's lover. She has also won an Emmy Award for the 1972 TV special Liza with a Z.

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Arrested Development - Emmy Award

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Minnelli received a 1990 Grammy Legend Award. She received Golden Globe Awards for Cabaret and for the TV movie A Time to Live.

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1990 - Grammy - Golden Globe Awards - Cabaret

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Minnelli, like her mother, is known for her powerful vocal style, as in her trademark songs, "Cabaret" and "Theme from New York, New York." (Minnelli's original preceded Frank Sinatra's successful cover version, for his "Trilogy" album, by two years.)

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Vocal - New York, New York - Frank Sinatra's

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