LIZA MINNELLI

Liza Minnelli was born on March 12, 1946, in Los Angeles , California to the actress/singer Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli, the film director responsible for such classics as "Meet Me in St. Louis " and "An American in Paris ."

She began her career at a very early age, co-starring with her mother in the movie "In the Good Old Summertime" in 1949. At the age of 10, Liza hosted the first-ever TV broadcast of "The Wizard of Oz," reaching a viewing audience of about 45 million people.

By the time she was 19, she had landed the lead role in "Flora, the Red Menace." This Broadway performance won her a Tony for Best Actress in a musical.

In 1967 she went on to star in several films that showcased her superb acting abilities ("Charlie Bubbles," "The Sterile Cuckoo," and "Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon").

In 1972, her movie career peaked when she played Sally Bowles in "Cabaret." The film won eight Oscars, including Best Actress for Liza. The role also earned her a Golden Globe and a British Film Academy Award. The unqualified success of "Cabaret" put Liza on the covers of Time and Newsweek in the same week.

Liza also starred in the first concert ever filmed live for television in 1972. "Liza with a Z" produced a Top 20 album and won the Emmy for Outstanding Single Program. It will be re-released soon as a DVD.

Liza went on to appear opposite Robert DeNiro in the musical " New York , New York ," directed by Martin Scorsese, in 1977.

In 1981, she co-starred with Dudley Moore in the movie "Arthur," going on to make the sequel "Arthur 2" in 1988.

Liza added a second Golden Globe to her already impressive list of awards in 1985 with her performance in "A Time to Live," a made-for-TV movie.

In 1989, she produced an album with Britain 's Pet Shop Boys called "Results" that was a huge hit all over Europe .

In 1997, Liza took over from an ailing Julie Andrews in Broadway's "Victoria/Victoria." Andrews had to leave the show to undergo vocal cord surgery, which was not completely successful. Liza later underwent the identical surgical procedure and made a full recovery.

Liza returned to the stage in December 1999 to pay tribute to her father in a show called "Minnelli on Minnelli" at New York 's Palace Theater.

Liza continues her extraordinary music career with ongoing concert tours in the U.S. and Europe, as well as recording a new album. She will also continue to make us laugh as the hilarious Lucille Austero on TV's Arrested Development.