Elizabeth Taylor | A life in movies

“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?�
Taylor packed on the pounds and peeled off the glamour to play Martha, the blustery, overbearingly vulgar wife of a college professor (Burton) in this 1966 adaptation of Edward Albee’s landmark play, which was Mike Nichols’ film-directing debut. In contrast to the whispers about Taylor’s first Oscar, for “Butterfield 8,” there were few quibbles about her picking up a second Academy Award for her venomous, ferocious performance.  (Warner Bros. / Associated Press)