Helmsley Palace Hotel, New York - January 14, 1987. This portrait of Elizabeth Taylor was taken at the press conference held by the Cheseborough Pond Company for the actress's new fragrance, Elizabeth Taylor's Passion. Elizabeth &quot;Liz&quot; Taylor (February 27, 1932 &ndash; March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress, who became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age.