London, March 23: Renowned English-American actress Elizabeth Taylor, who was considered one of the great actresses of Hollywood’s golden age, has passed away at the age of 79.
Taylor, born in London on 27 February 1932, passed away on Wednesday morning of congestive heart failure.
The actress, who had heart surgery in 2009 to replace a leaky valve and had a long history of health problems, had been hospitalized in Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for about six weeks.
Taylor’s son, Michael Wilding, said in a statement that “we will always be inspired by her enduring contribution to our world.”
“My Mother was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest, with great passion, humor, and love,” Wilding added.
“Her remarkable body of work in film, her ongoing success as a businesswoman, and her brave and relentless advocacy in the fight against HIV/AIDS, all make us all incredibly proud of what she accomplished.”
Taylor won two Oscars in the 1960s, for her roles in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” and “Butterfield 8.”
In later years, she was a spokeswoman for humanitarian causes, notably AIDS research. That work gained her a special Oscar in 1993.
—-Agencies