Cast & creator
Liza Minnelli
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, The Mike Douglas Show
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli is among a rare group of performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy (Grammy Legend Award), Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). Minnelli is a Knight of the French Legion of Honour. Daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, Minnelli was born in Los Angeles, spent part of her childhood in Scarsdale, New York, and moved to New York City in 1961 where she began her career as a musical theatre actress, nightclub performer, and traditional pop music artist. She made her professional stage debut in the 1963 Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward and received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for starring in Flora the Red Menace in 1965, which marked the start of her lifelong collaboration with John Kander and Fred Ebb. They wrote, produced or directed many of Minnelli's future stage acts and television series and helped create her stage persona of a stylized survivor, including her career-defining performances of anthems of survival ("New York, New York", "Cabaret", and "Maybe This Time"). Along with her roles on stage and screen, this persona and her style of performance contributed to Minnelli's status as an enduring gay icon. An acclaimed performance in the drama film The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) marked a film breakthrough for Minnelli and brought her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She later received the award for her performance as Sally Bowles in the musical film Cabaret (1972), which brought her to international prominence. Most of her following films, including Lucky Lady (1975), New York, New York (1977), Rent-a-Cop (1988), and Stepping Out (1991), were not as successful, aside from the major box office hit and critically lauded Arthur (1981) which starred Minnelli. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Lucky Lady, New York, New York and Arthur. She returned to Broadway on a number of occasions, including The Act (1977), for which she received her second Tony Award, as well as The Rink (1984) and Liza's at The Palace.... (2008). Minnelli has also worked on various television formats and has predominantly focused on music hall and nightclub performances since the late 1970s. Her concert performances at Carnegie Hall in 1979 and 1987 and at Radio City Music Hall in 1991 and 1992 are recognized among her most successful. From 1988 to 1990, she toured with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event.
Also known as: Liza Minelli
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film credits
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television credits
195
1948–2025 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (195)
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Hostess
1961
Saturday Night Live
Self
1975
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007
The View
Self
1997
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Beth Harner
2001
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Special Honoree
2009
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Great Performances
Self
1971
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
The South Bank Show
1978
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Arrested Development
Lucille Austero
2003
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
1967
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Le monde est à vous
Self
1987
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974
Beckmann
Self
1999
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972
Dinah!
Self
1974
Drop Dead Diva
Lily Wells
2009Menschen bei Maischberger
Self
2003
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Numéro un
Self (archive footage)
1975Numéro un
Self
1975Film '72
Self
1971
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968
The Oscars
Self
1953
V Graham Norton
Self
2002
Parkinson
Self - Guest
2004
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Going Live!
Self
1987
Smash
Liza Minnelli
2012
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Through the Night with...
Self
2002
Star Academy
Self
2001
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
Ciné regards
Self
1978
Faerie Tale Theatre
Princess Alecia
1982Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Self
2004
So Graham Norton
Self - Guest
1998Seitenblicke
self
1987
The Hollywood Palace
Self
1964
The Johnny Cash Show
Self
1969
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Sex and the City 2
Self
2010
The King of Comedy
Liza Minnelli
1982
Hullabaloo
Self
1965
The Judy Garland Show
Self
1963
De TV Show
Self
1981
The Sharon Osbourne Show
Self - Guest
2003
The Dame Edna Experience
Self
198740° à l'ombre
Self
1987
This Morning
Self
1988The Pearl Bailey Show
Self
1971
Ruby Wax Meets
Self - Guest
1996
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
When Ruby Wax Met...
Self (archive footage)
2021
Cabaret
Sally Bowles
1972Night-Club
Self
1968
New York, New York
Francine Evans
1977
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Self
1984
Silent Movie
Liza Minnelli
1976Hape trifft!
Self
2005
Arthur
Linda Marolla
1981Kokkino Veloudo
Guest
1996
The Men Who Made the Movies
Self
1973
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self
1992
The Oh in Ohio
Alyssa Donahue
2006
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
Judy Garland: The Concert Years
Self (archive footage)
1985
Rent-a-Cop
Della Roberts
1987
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Self (archive footage)
2022
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2001
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Linda Marolla Bach
1988
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
2018
Lucky Lady
Claire
1975
In the Good Old Summertime
Veronica and Andrew's Daughter (uncredited)
1949
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Self
2025
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self
1990
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive footage)
2017
Unzipped
Self
1995
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
2007
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self
2009
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2003
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
1974
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self - Interviewee
2014
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Junie Moon
1970
Journey Back to Oz
Dorothy (voice)
1972
Annul Victory
Self
2009
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
Self
1995New York at the Movies
Self
2002
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
Self
2011
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Queen: Champions of the World
Self
1995
Dzi Croquettes
Self
2009
Diane Warren: Relentless
Self (archive footage)
2025
That's Dancing!
Self - Host
1985
A Matter of Time
Nina
1976
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
Self (archive footage)
1997
The Real Cabaret
Self
2009
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Self
1989
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
2008
A Century of Cinema
Self
1994
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self
2005
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Self
1988
Movies Are My Life
Self
1988
Jackie's Back!
Liza Minnelli
1999
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
A Time to Live
Mary-Lou Weisman
1985
Stepping Out
Mavis Turner
1991
Rosie Live
2008
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self (archive footage)
2015
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
2004
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self
2003
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Self - Performer
1984
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Self (archive footage)
2022
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
Self
2009
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Self
1992
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
1960
The West Side Waltz
Cara Varnum
1995
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Self
2002
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
Self
2013
Christmas from Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2003
The Princess and the Pea
Princess Alecia
1984
Liza with a "Z"
Self
1972
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
(archive footage)
2009
Liza Minnelli, la dernière héritière d'Hollywood
Self
2025
The Fred Astaire Songbook
Self
1991
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Self
1992
Liza Minnelli: Liza's at The Palace
Self
2009
The Sterile Cuckoo
Pookie Adams
1969Salute to Lady Liberty
1984
Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall
Self
1992
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage)
2019
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Self - Performer
1999
The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
Self
2007
The Haunted History of Halloween
Self
1997
Portrait of a Choreographer
Self
2007
An Evening with Liza Minnelli
Self
1980
The Recreation of an Era
Self
1972
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1990
Goldie and Liza Together
Self
1980A Tradition of Romance
Self
1976
Judy and Liza at the Palladium
Self
1964
The Judy Garland Christmas Show
Self
1963
Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event
Self
1989
Charlie Bubbles
Eliza
1968
Woody Allen Looks at 1967
Self
1967
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Three Characters
1988
The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
1965A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Self
2004
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Self
2006
Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child
Self
1996
Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret
Self
1975
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
Self
1994
Chris & Don: A Love Story
Self
2008
VH1 Divas 2009
Self
2009
The 'New York, New York' Stories
Self (archive footage)
2005
Parallel Lives
Stevie Merrill
1994
Kay Thompson: Think Pink!
Self (archive footage)
2009
Judy Garland Duets
Self (archive footage)
2005
Halston
Self
2019
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
1994
Baryshnikov on Broadway
Self
1980Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente
Self
1987
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
Self (voice)
1994The Songwriters: An Evening with John Kander and Fred Ebb
Self
Liza Minnelli: Visible Results
1990
Cabaret: A Legend in the Making
Self / Self - Sally Bowles
1998
Liza in London
Self
1986Liza Minnelli - Silvester-Gala 1982 live aus Bad Gastein
Self - Performer
1982
Aznavour and Minnelli
Self
1991
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
Self
2011