Liza Minnelli

Biography

Liza Minnelli is an American actress, singer, and dancer who was born in Los Angeles to Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli and moved to New York City in 1961, building a career in musical theater, nightclubs, and traditional pop. She made her professional stage debut in an Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward in 1963, won Tony Awards for the Broadway musicals Flora the Red Menace and The Act, and later received Special Tonys for her concert shows. On screen she earned an Oscar nomination for The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) and won the Academy Award for playing Sally Bowles in Cabaret (1972). Her films also include New York, New York (1977), Arthur (1981), Stepping Out (1991), The Oh in Ohio (2006), and Sex and the City 2 (2010), and she had a recurring role on the sitcom Arrested Development. She toured from 1988 to 1990 in Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.

80years old

Turns 81 on March 12in 161 days

Born March 12, 1946Los Angeles
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Liza May Minnelli (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 22
Career span: 57 years1968 to 2025

Genres

Comedy41%, 9 films
Documentary36%, 8 films
Drama36%, 8 films
Music36%, 8 films
Musical27%, 6 films

First and latest

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First role
Minnelli's first credited film part was the love interest in Charlie Bubbles (1967), which Albert Finney directed and starred in, his only such film. Four years before that, she voiced a role in the animated Journey Back to Oz.
First role
As a teenager, Minnelli worked as a nightclub singer. At 19 she turned professional with a debut at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., and that same year she started performing in clubs and on stage in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and New York City.
Behind the award
Minnelli received a Grammy Legend Award in 1990, among the first such awards issued, which made her one of only 16 people to win an Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Academy Award.

Liza Minnelli movies on Netflix

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story2025IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act2022IMDb rating 7.8as Himself
Halston2019IMDb rating 7.1as Himself
Sid & Judy2019IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden2011IMDb rating 8.4as Himself
Sex and the City 22010IMDb rating 4.6as Herself
The Oh in Ohio2006IMDb rating 5.5as Alyssa Donahue
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration2001IMDb rating 8.4as Himself
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall1993IMDb rating 8.7as Himself
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica1992IMDb rating 8.1as Himself
Stepping Out1991IMDb rating 6.5as Mavis Turner
Arthur 2: On the Rocks1988IMDb rating 4.7as Linda Marolla Bach
Rent-a-Cop1987IMDb rating 4.8as Della Roberts
That's Dancing!1985IMDb rating 7.2as Herself - Host
The Muppets Take Manhattan1984IMDb rating 6.9as Himself
Arthur1981IMDb rating 6.9as Linda Marolla
New York, New York1977IMDb rating 6.6as Francine Evans
That's Entertainment!1974IMDb rating 7.8as Self - Host / Narrator
Cabaret1972IMDb rating 7.8as Sally Bowles
Journey Back to Oz1972IMDb rating 5.7as Dorothy (voice)
The Sterile Cuckoo1969IMDb rating 6.7as Pookie Adams
Charlie Bubbles1968IMDb rating 6.3as Eliza

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Cabaret1972 Drama, Musicalas Sally Bowles
IMDb rating 7.864K votes
Arthur1981 Comedy, Romanceas Linda Marolla
IMDb rating 6.934K votes
New York, New York1977as Francine Evans
IMDb rating 6.624K votes
Arthur 2: On the Rocks1988as Linda Marolla Bach
IMDb rating 4.77.2K votes
The Sterile Cuckoo1969as Pookie Adams
IMDb rating 6.72.6K votes
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden2011as Himself
IMDb rating 8.42.6K votes
Rent-a-Cop1987as Della Roberts
IMDb rating 4.82.4K votes
Stepping Out1991as Mavis Turner
IMDb rating 6.51.4K votes

Most often with

Jack Haley Jr. directed two of these films. Five actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Mickey Rooney

Fred Astaire

Gene Kelly

Cyd Charisse

Slash

John Gielgud

Jack Haley Jr.Director, 2 films

Films together

Mickey Rooney3 films together, 1972 to 2019
Mickey Rooney's page
- Sid & Judy2019IMDb rating 7.4Minnelli as HimselfRooney as Himself
- That's Entertainment!1974IMDb rating 7.8Minnelli as Self - Host / NarratorRooney as Self - Host / Narrator
- Journey Back to Oz1972IMDb rating 5.7Minnelli as DorothyvoiceRooney as Scarecrowvoice
Fred Astaire3 films together, 1974 to 2019
Fred Astaire's page
- Sid & Judy2019IMDb rating 7.4Minnelli as HimselfAstaire as Himself
- That's Dancing!1985IMDb rating 7.2Minnelli as Herself - HostAstaire as Himself
- That's Entertainment!1974IMDb rating 7.8Minnelli as Self - Host / NarratorAstaire as Self - Host / Narrator
Gene Kelly3 films together, 1974 to 2019
Gene Kelly's page
- Sid & Judy2019IMDb rating 7.4Minnelli as HimselfKelly as Himself
- That's Dancing!1985IMDb rating 7.2Minnelli as Herself - HostKelly as Himself - Host
- That's Entertainment!1974IMDb rating 7.8Minnelli as Self - Host / NarratorKelly as Self - Host / Narrator
Cyd Charisse3 films together, 1974 to 2001
Cyd Charisse's page
- Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration2001IMDb rating 8.4Minnelli as HimselfCharisse as Himself
- That's Dancing!1985IMDb rating 7.2Minnelli as Herself - Host
- That's Entertainment!1974IMDb rating 7.8Minnelli as Self - Host / Narrator
Slash3 films together, 1992 to 2022
Slash's page
- Freddie Mercury: The Final Act2022IMDb rating 7.8Minnelli as HimselfSlash as Himself
- Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration2001IMDb rating 8.4Minnelli as HimselfSlash as Himself
- A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica1992IMDb rating 8.1Minnelli as HimselfSlash as Himself
John Gielgud2 films together, 1981 to 1988
John Gielgud's page
- Arthur 2: On the Rocks1988IMDb rating 4.7Minnelli as Linda Marolla BachGielgud as Hobson
- Arthur1981IMDb rating 6.9Minnelli as Linda MarollaGielgud as Hobson
Jack Haley Jr.Director, 2 films, 1974 to 1985
All films by Jack Haley Jr.
- That's Dancing!1985IMDb rating 7.2Minnelli as Herself - Host
- That's Entertainment!1974IMDb rating 7.8Minnelli as Self - Host / Narrator
Also two films together16 more actors
- Elizabeth TaylorMichael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) and That's Entertainment! (1974)
- Brooke ShieldsHalston (2019) and The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
- Judy GarlandLiza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2025) and Sid & Judy (2019)
- Bill IrwinSondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1993) and Stepping Out (1991)
- Dudley MooreArthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) and Arthur (1981)
- Joel GreyLiza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2025) and Cabaret (1972)
- Geraldine FitzgeraldArthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) and Arthur (1981)
- Marisa BerensonHalston (2019) and Cabaret (1972)
- Stephen ElliottArthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) and Arthur (1981)
- Brian MayFreddie Mercury: The Final Act (2022) and A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992)
- Ray BolgerThat's Dancing! (1985) and That's Entertainment! (1974)
- Roger TaylorFreddie Mercury: The Final Act (2022) and A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992)
- Ted RossArthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) and Arthur (1981)
- Barney MartinArthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) and Arthur (1981)
- Lorna LuftLiza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2025) and Sid & Judy (2019)
- Thomas BarbourArthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) and Arthur (1981)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Liza Minnelli's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$500 million

8 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.

8Worldwide figure
6US gross only
4Never in cinemas
4Figure not found

Top grosser

Sex and the City 22010Herself$291 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Sex and the City 22010as Herself
$291M58.1% of the total
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Arthur1981as Linda Marolla
$95M19.1% of the total
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Cabaret1972as Sally Bowles
$43M8.6% of the total
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The Muppets Take Manhattan1984as Himself
$26M5.1% of the total
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New York, New York1977as Francine Evans
$16M3.3% of the total
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Arthur 2: On the Rocks1988as Linda Marolla Bach
$15M2.9% of the total
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The Sterile Cuckoo1969as Pookie Adams
$14M2.8% of the total
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The Oh in Ohio2006as Alyssa Donahue
$648K0.1% of the total

Awards

Twelve awards and honors from 1963 to 2005, six of them major.

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Liza Minnelli's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Academy Awards
1973	Best Actress	Cabaret	Won
Golden Globes
1973	Awards		Won
BAFTA
	Best Actress in a Leading Role		Won
Tony Awards
1978	Best Actress in a Musical		Won
1965	Best Actress in a Musical		Won
Grammy Awards
1990	Grammy Legend Award		Won
Other honors
2005	GLAAD Vanguard Award		Won
1989	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress	Rent-a-Cop	Won
1973	Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year		Won
1963	Theatre World Award		Won
	David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress		Won
	Drama League Award		Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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