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Biography

Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer and actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli .

Already established as a nightclub singer and musical theatre actress, she first attracted critical acclaim for her dramatic performances in the movies The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), and Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970); Minnelli then rose to international stardom for her appearance as Sally Bowles in the Cabaret (film)|1972 film version of the Broadway (theatre)|Broadway musical Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret , for which she won the Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress in a Leading Role . She later made a great star turn in Arthur (1981 film)|Arthur (1981), co-starring with Dudley Moore (in the title role) and Sir John Gielgud, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor as Arthur's snobbish but loveable butler.

While film projects such as Lucky Lady , A Matter of Time (film)|A Matter of Time and New York, New York (film)|New York, New York were less favorably received than her stage roles, Minnelli became one of the most versatile, highly regarded and best-selling entertainers in television, beginning with Liza with a Z in 1972, and on stage in the Broadway productions of Flora the Red Menace, The Act (musical)|The Act and The Rink (musical)|The Rink . Minnelli also toured internationally and did shows such as Liza Minnelli: At Carnegie Hall , Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event , and Liza Live from Radio City Music Hall .

She starred in '' Liza's Back in 2002. She had guest appearances in the sitcom Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development and had a small role in the movie The OH in Ohio , while continuing to tour internationally. In 2008/2009, she performed the Broadway show Liza's at The Palace...! '' which earned a Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event .

Minnelli has won a total of four Tony Awards awards, including a Special Tony Award .. Ibdb.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-02. She has also won an Academy Awards|Oscar , an Emmy Awards|Emmy Award , two Golden Globes and a Grammy Legend Award for her contributions and influence in the recording field, along with many other honors and awards. She is among the few entertainers List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards|who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award .

Early life

Minnelli was born in Hollywood|Hollywood, California , to Vincente Minnelli and Judy Garland . June 14, 2003 She attended New York City's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and Chadwick School . Her first performing experience on film was at age three where she appeared in the final scene of the 1949 musical In the Good Old Summertime . The film starred Garland and Van Johnson .

Minnelli's half-sister and brother from Garland's marriage to Sid Luft are Lorna Luft|Lorna and Joey Luft. She also has another half-sister, Christiane Nina Minnelli (nicknamed Tina Nina), from her father's second marriage.
Minnelli's godparents were Kay Thompson and Ira Gershwin .

Career

Theatre

During the summer of 1961, Minnelli was an apprentice at the Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, MA. She appeared in the chorus of Flower Drum Song and played the part of Muriel in Take Me Along . Minnelli began performing professionally at age 17, in 1963, in an Off-Broadway revival of the musical Best Foot Forward , for which she received the Theatre World Award. The next year, her mother invited Minnelli to perform with her at the London Palladium .
She turned to Broadway at 19, and in 1965 she became the youngest woman ever to win a leading actress Tony Awards|Tony Award for Flora the Red Menace . It was the first time she worked with the musical duo John Kander and Fred Ebb .

Music

Minnelli began as a nightclub singer as an adolescent, making her professional nightclub debut at the age of 19 at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.. She later appeared in other clubs and on stage in Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas , Los Angeles, Chicago , Miami and New York City. Her success as a live performer led to her recording several albums at Capitol Records : Liza& #33; Liza! (1964), It Amazes Me (1965) and There Is a Time (1966). In her early years, she recorded Traditional pop music|traditional pop standards as well as show tunes from various musicals that she starred in. Because of this fact, William Ruhlmann named her “ Barbra Streisand 's little sister”. starpulse.com The Capitol albums Liza& #33; Liza! , It Amazes Me , and There Is A Time were reissued on the two-CD compilation The Capitol Years in 2001, in their entirety.

From 1968 up to the 1970s, she also recorded more contemporary material according to classic pop songs with her albums Liza Minnelli (album)|Liza Minnelli (1968), Come Saturday Morning (Liza Minnelli album)|Come Saturday Morning and '' New Feelin' (both 1970) from A& M Records . She released The Singer (Liza Minnelli album)|The Singer (1973) and Tropical Nights (1977) from Columbia Records .

In 1989 Minnelli collaborated with Pet Shop Boys on Results , an electronic dance-style album. The release hit the top 10 in the UK and also charted in the US, spawning four singles: Losing My Mind ; '' Don't Drop Bombs ; So Sorry, I Said ; and Love Pains . Initially released on VHS titled Visible Results , the clips were later issued on a bonus DVD included in the 2005 remastered and expanded edition of the album. Later that year she performed Losing My Mind live at the Grammys ceremony before receiving a Grammy Legend Award (the first Grammy Legend Awards were issued in 1990 to Liza Minnelli, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Smokey Robinson and Willie Nelson). With this award, she became one of only 12 other entertainers – in a list that includes Whoopi Goldberg , Barbra Streisand and Mel Brooks among others – to win an Emmy , Grammy , Tony Award and Academy Award . List of people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award|"List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards" ,wikipedia.org, accessed February 12, 2010

In April 1992 Minnelli performed We Are The Champions with the surviving members of the rock band Queen (band)|Queen at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert .

In 1996, Minnelli released a new studio album titled Gently (album)|Gently . It was a recording of jazz standards and also included some contemporary songs such as the cover of Does He Love You which she performed as a duet with Donna Summer . This album brought her a Grammy Award|Grammy nomination for Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album|Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance . Minnelli was nominated in 2009 for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for her studio recording '' Liza's at the Palace...! , based on her hit Broadway show.

In May 2010, Playbill.com reported Minnelli would be releasing an album on the Decca Records label entitled Confessions , which was released on September 21, 2010.. Playbill.com (2010-05-11). Retrieved on 2012-04-02.

In 2006, Minnelli appeared on My Chemical Romance 's album The Black Parade , providing backing vocals and singing a solo part with Gerard Way on the track "Mama".

Film

Her first appearance on film is as the baby in the very last shot of her mother's film, In the Good Old Summertime (1949). Her first credited film role was as the love-interest in Albert Finney 's only film as director and star, Charlie Bubbles (1967).

In 1969 she appeared in Alan J. Pakula 's first feature film, The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), as “Pookie Adams”, a needy, eccentric teenager. Her performance won her her first Academy Award nomination. She played another eccentric character the following year in Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon , directed by Otto Preminger .

In 1972, Minnelli appeared in perhaps her best-known film role, as Sally Bowles in the movie version of Cabaret (film)|Cabaret . She said that one of the things she did to prepare was to study photographs of classic actresses Louise Glaum and Louise Brooks and the dark-haired ladies of that time. Minnelli won the Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance, along with a Golden Globe Award . This made her the only Oscar-winning child of Oscar-winning parents.

Following the success of Cabaret , Bob Fosse and Minnelli teamed up for Liza with a Z|Liza with a ‘Z’. A Concert for Television , a made-for-television special. The program aired two times on TV and was not seen again until a DVD release in 2006.

Minnelli worked with her father in the 1976 A Matter of Time (film)|A Matter of Time , costarring Ingrid Bergman . After severe editing and cutting, done by the studio, with no input from Vincente, the film was neither a commercial nor a critical success .

Her appearance opposite Robert De Niro in the 1977 musical drama film, New York, New York (film)|New York, New York however, gave Minnelli her best known signature song . Frank Sinatra released a successful cover version (for his Trilogy: Past Present Future album) two years later and used it as his signature song as well, sometimes even duetting with Minnelli live on stage.

After her performance as leading woman to Dudley Moore in 1981's hit film Arthur (1981 film)|Arthur , Minnelli made fewer film appearances although she returned to the big screen in 1988 for Arthur 2: On the Rocks and in 1991 for Stepping Out (1991 film)|Stepping Out , a musical dramedy.

Most recently she made an appearance in the movie Sex and the City 2 (2010) as herself.

Television

During the early days of television in the 1950s Minnelli appeared as a child guest on Art Linkletter 's show and in 1959 sang and danced with Gene Kelly on his first television special. She was a guest star in one episode of the popular Ben Casey television series starring Vince Edwards and was a frequent guest on chat shows of the day including numerous appearances on shows hosted by Jack Paar , Merv Griffin , Mike Douglas , Joe Franklin , Dinah Shore and Johnny Carson . During the 1960s she made several guest appearances on '' Rowan & Martin's Laugh In as well as other variety shows including The Ed Sullivan Show , The Hollywood Palace , as well as The Judy Garland Show ''. In 1964 she appeared as Minnie in her first television dramatic role in the episode "Nightingale for Sale" on Craig Stevens (actor)|Craig Stevens 's short-lived Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS series, Mr. Broadway .

Recently, Minnelli has made guest appearances on such shows as Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development , Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Drop Dead Diva . In the UK she has appeared on the Ruby Wax , Graham Norton and Jonathan Ross shows and in October 2006 participated in a comedy skit on the Charlotte Church Show and was featured on the Michael Parkinson Show.
Set to be a guest judge on Australian Idol 2009 on the October 18, 2009. She appeared on The Joy Behar Show of September 1, 2010.

In November 2009, American Public Television aired "Liza's at the Palace", taped from September 30 – October 1, 2009 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand's Hollywood Theatre. aptonline.org. The executive producers of the taping, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, previously were involved with the 2005 rerelease of 1972's Emmy and Peabody Award winning "Liza with a 'Z'". Variety .

She is currently scheduled to appear in the hit show Hot in Cleveland .

Later career

She returned to Broadway in 1997, taking over the title role in the musical Victor/Victoria (musical)|Victor/Victoria , replacing Julie Andrews . In his review, The New York Times|New York Times critic Ben Brantley commented, “her every stage appearance is perceived as a victory of show-business stamina over psychic frailty. She asks for love so nakedly and earnestly, it seems downright vicious not to respond.”

After a serious case of viral encephalitis in 2000, doctors predicted that she would spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair and would perhaps not even be able to speak again. However, she refused to accept this and with the help of vocal and dance lessons (most notably Sam Harris (singer)|Sam Harris , Angela Bacari ), which she still takes daily, managed to recover and returned to the stage in 2001 when asked by long time friend Michael Jackson to perform at Madison Square Garden in New York City where she sang "Never Never Land" and the televised "You Are Not Alone" at the Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special concert produced by soon to be husband David Gest . Gest was so impressed with her stamina and ability to stun audiences that he produced her in '' Liza's Back '' in spring 2002 performing to rave reviews in London and New York City. (Most noted in that tour was a tribute to her mother. After years of declining fans' pleas for her to sing Garland's signature song, " Over The Rainbow ", she concluded Act 1 with the final refrain of her mother's famous anthem, to an instant ovation.) Among performing her classic hits, other numbers unreleased in the album version included "I Believe You" by The Carpenters , a rap version of "Liza With A 'Z'", "Yes", and Mary J. Blige 's " Family Affair ".

In 2004 and 2005 she appeared as a recurring character on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award -winning TV sitcom Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development as “ Lucille Austero ”, the lover of both the sexually and socially awkward “ Byron "Buster" Bluth|Buster Bluth ” and Buster's brother “ George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth II|GOB ”.

In September 2006, she made a guest appearance on the long-running NBC drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent , in Masquerade , a Halloween-themed episode, broadcast on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. October 1, 2006 She also completed guest vocals on My Chemical Romance 's 2006 concept album The Black Parade , portraying “Mother War”, a dark conception of the main character's mother, in the song Mama (My Chemical Romance song)|Mama .

For years, Minnelli had wanted to record a collection of songs that her godmother Kay Thompson had performed in her nightclub act. In 2007, she added some of Thompson's songs to her latest tour to introduce them to audiences.

Minnelli returned to Broadway in a new solo concert at the Palace Theatre, New York|Palace Theatre called '' Liza's at The Palace...! '' which ran from December 3, 2008, through January 4, 2009.. Playbill.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-02. In her second act she performed a series of numbers created by Kay Thompson. The reviews noted that while her voice was ragged at times, and her movements no longer elastic, the old magic was still very much present—from first to last, Minnelli had audiences cheering and applauding and begging for more. The show was subsequently staged at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on September 30 and October 1, 2009, at which time it was filmed for broadcast on public television and a February 2010 DVD and Blu-ray release.

On January 10, 2009, Minnelli made a rare live TV appearance in a surprise cameo appearance|cameo on NBC's Saturday Night Live , playing the best friend of “Penelope” ( Kristin Wiig ). On January 26, 2009, she made an appearance on The View (U.S. TV series)|The View , singing "I Would Never Leave You" (written by Johnny Rodgers (singer)|Johnny Rodgers , Billy Stritch , and Brian Lane Green ) from her new CD ''Liza's at The Palace...! . She was also interviewed by the cast of The View .

She was a character in the Australian musical The Boy from Oz starring Hugh Jackman . In the show's Broadway production, she was portrayed by Stephanie J. Block .

In October 2009, Minnelli toured Australia, and appeared on Australian Idol (season 7)|Australian Idol as a mentor and guest judge.

In February 2010, Minnelli appeared in a Snickers commercial along with Aretha Franklin and Betty White .

Minnelli made a cameo appearance in the May 2010 release of Sex and the City 2 .

She also made a starring appearance in December 2010 in NBC's The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)|The Apprentice .

Personal life

Marriages

Minnelli has been married (and divorced) four times. Her first marriage was to Peter Allen (full name Peter Allen Woolnough) on March 3, 1967.Parish, James Robert. The Hollywood Book of Extravagance , John Wiley and Sons, 2007, ISBN 0-470-05205-8, p. 137 Australian-born Allen was Judy Garland 's protégé in the mid-1960s. bluedesert.dk, accessed December 2, 2008 They divorced on July 24, 1974."Notes on People", The New York Times , July 25, 1974, p. 34

Later that year, she married Jack Haley, Jr. , a producer and director, on September 15, 1974. Eugene Register-Guardian , September 16, 1974 His father, Jack Haley , was Garland's costar in The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz . They divorced in April 1979. Bangor Daily News , April 11, 1979

Minnelli was married to Mark Gero, a sculptor and stage manager, from December 4, 1979 until their divorce in January 1992. Daily News , January 30, 1992

She was married to David Gest , a concert promoter, from March 16, 2002, until they divorced in April 2007. (They separated in July 2003.)Maull, Samuel.''The Washington Post, January 18, 2007 irishexaminer.com, April 20, 2007

Minnelli also had a relationship with Desi Arnaz Jr. , the son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz . Life Magazine , March 27, 1973Smilgis, Martha. People Magazine , June 19, 1978

Minnelli has no children; one pregnancy left her with a hiatal hernia as a result of the medical steps taken to try to save the baby.

Philanthropy

Minnelli has, throughout her lifetime, served various charities and causes which she considers very important. She served on the board of directors of The Institutes for The Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP) for 20 years, a nonprofit educational organization that introduces parents to the field of child brain development. She has also dedicated much time to amfAR , The Foundation for AIDS Research. In 2007, she stated in an interview with Palm Springs Life magazine, “AmfAR is important to me because I’ve lost so many friends that I knew ”.Holly O’Dell . Palm Springs Life In 1994, she recorded the Kander & Ebb tune "The Day After That" and donated the proceeds to AIDS research. That same year she performed the song in front of thousands in Central Park at the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots .

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1949	In the Good Old Summertime	Baby	uncredited
1954	The Long, Long Trailer	Wedding Guest	scenes deleted
1967	Charlie Bubbles	Eliza
1969	The Sterile Cuckoo	'Pookie' (Mary Ann) Adams	David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Mar del Plata Film Festival Award for Best Actress Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer
1970	Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon	Junie Moon
1972	Cabaret	Sally Bowles	BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role David di Donatello for Best Actress>David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Sant Jordi Award for Best Performance in a Foreign Film
1974	Just One More Time	Herself	uncredited (short subject)
	'' That's Entertainment!	Herself (narrator)
	Journey Back to Oz	Dorothy	voice (recorded in the 1960s)
1975	Lucky Lady	Claire	Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1976	Silent Movie	Herself
1976	A Matter of Time	Nina
1977	New York, New York	Francine Evans	Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1981	Arthur	Linda Marolla
1983	The King of Comedy	Herself	scenes deleted
1984	The Muppets Take Manhattan	Herself
1985	'' That's Dancing!	Herself – Host
1987	Rent-A-Cop	Della Roberts
1988	Arthur 2: On the Rocks	Linda Marolla Bach
1991	Stepping Out	Mavis Turner
1994	A Century of Cinema	Herself	documentary
1995	Unzipped	Herself – uncredited	documentary
2006	The Oh in Ohio	Alyssa Donahue
2010	Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age	Herself	documentary
2010	Sex and the City 2	Wedding Minister/ Herself	cameo appearance

Television movies

The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood (1965)

The Princess and the Pea (Faerie Tale Theatre episode)|The Princess and the Pea (1984, episode of the television anthology Faerie Tale Theatre )

A Time to Live (1985)

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play (1988)

Parallel Lives (film)|Parallel Lives (1994)

The West Side Waltz (1995)

Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development (2003–2005)

Specials

Judy and Liza at the Palladium (1964, with Judy Garland )

Liza (1970)

Liza with a Z|Liza with a ‘Z’. A Concert for Television (1972)

Love from A to Z (1974, with Charles Aznavour )

Goldie and Liza Together (1980, with Goldie Hawn )

An Evening with Liza Minnelli (1980)

Liza in London (1986)

Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente (1987, documentary)

Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event (1989, with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. )

Liza Live from Radio City Music Hall (1992)

Liza & Friends: A Tribute to Sammy Davis, Jr. (1993, with Charles Aznavour, Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones , Jerry Lewis , and Cliff Richard )

Discography

Stage productions

Wish You Were Here (musical)|Wish You Were Here (1961) ( Hyannis, Massachusetts )

Take Me Along (1961) (Hyannis, Massachusetts)

Flower Drum Song (1961) (Hyannis, Massachusetts)

The Diary of Anne Frank (1961–1962) (Tour)

Best Foot Forward (1963) (Off-Broadway)

Carnival! (1964) (Paper Mill Playhouse)

Time Out For Ginger (1964) ( Bucks County Playhouse )

The Fantasticks (1964) (Tour)

Flora the Red Menace (1965) (Broadway)

The Pajama Game (1966) (Tour)

Liza (1974) (one woman show, Broadway)

Chicago (musical)|Chicago (1975) (replacement for Gwen Verdon from Aug–Sep. 1975, Broadway)

The Act (musical)|The Act (1977–1978) (Broadway)

Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? (1978) (guest appearance, Off-Broadway)

The Owl and the Pussycat (1978–1979) (Martha Graham Ballet/London and Lincoln Center /New York City)

By Myself (1983) (one woman show, Los Angeles and London)

The Rink (musical)|The Rink (1984) (Broadway)

Love Letters (play)|Love Letters (1994) (Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami )

Victor/Victoria (musical)|Victor/Victoria (1997) (vacation replacement for Julie Andrews , Broadway)

Minnelli on Minnelli (1999–2000) (concert show, Broadway, Palace Theater)

''Liza's Back! (2002) (concert show, New York and London)

'' Liza's at the Palace...! (2008–2009) (concert show, Broadway, Palace Theater)

Awards and honors

Film awards

Academy Awards awardsdatabase.oscars.org

1970 nominated: Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress in a Leading Role ( The Sterile Cuckoo )

1973 won: Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress in a Leading Role ( Cabaret (film)|Cabaret )

Minnelli has the distinction of being the only Academy Awards|Academy Award winner whose parents were both Academy Award winners (her father won as Best Director for Gigi (1958 film)|Gigi and her mother received an honorary Oscar for The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz ).

British Academy of Film and Television Arts bafta.org

1971 nominated: Film Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles ( The Sterile Cuckoo )

1973 won: Best Actress ( Cabaret (film)|Cabaret )

Golden Globe Awards goldenglobes.org

1970 nominated: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama ( The Sterile Cuckoo )

1973 won: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ( Cabaret (film)|Cabaret )

1976 nominated: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ( Lucky Lady )

1978 nominated: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ( New York, New York (film)|New York, New York )

1982 nominated: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ( Arthur (1981 film)|Arthur )

Television awards

Emmy Awards imdb.com

1973 won: Outstanding Single Program – Variety and Popular Music (''Liza with a 'Z'. A Concert for Television )

1973 nominated: Outstanding Achievement by a Supporting Performer in a Variety Show or a Special ( A Royal Gala Variety Performance )

1980 nominated: Outstanding Variety or Music Program ( Goldie and Liza Together )

1987 nominated: Outstanding Informational Special ( Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente )

1993 nominated: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program ( Liza Live from Radio City Music Hall )

Golden Globe Awards goldenglobes.org

1986 won: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television ( A Time to Live )

Recording awards

Grammy Awards

1997 nominated: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance ( Gently )

2010 nominated: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (''Liza's at The Palace...! )

Grammy Hall of Fame Award

2008 inducted ( Cabaret. Original Soundtrack Recording )

Grammy Living Legend Award

1990 won: Grammy Living Legend Award for Contributions and Influence in the Recording Field grammy.com

Stage awards

Drama Desk Awards

1984 nominated: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical|Outstanding Actress in a Musical ( The Rink )

2009 won: Drama Desk Special Award for “her role as a beloved American musical theater icon, for her enduring career of sustained excellence, and her glorious performance in ''Liza's at The Palace...! ” dramadesk.com

Independent Theatre Reviewers Association

2009 won: Best Female Theatrical Performance (''Liza's at The Palace...! )

Theatre World Award

1963 won: Outstanding Off-Broadway Debut ( Best Foot Forward )

Tony Awards tonyawards.com

1965 won: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical|Best Leading Actress in a Musical ( Flora the Red Menace )

1974 won: Special Tony Award for “adding lustre to the Broadway season”

1978 won: Best Leading Actress in a Musical ( The Act (musical)|The Act )

1984 nominated: Best Leading Actress in a Musical ( The Rink )

The show '' Liza's at The Palace...! itself won the Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event in 2009. ibdb.com

Miscellaneous Honors

Hasty Pudding Theatricals hastypudding.org

1973: Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation archive.glaad.org

2005: Vanguard Award, for “her contributions to increased visibility and understanding of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community”

Mercy College (New York) mercy.edu

2007: Honorary Doctorate, “for her charitable activities and a career that has spanned five decades and multiple genres” officiallizaminnelli.com

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays . Blog.pflag.org (2010-03-24). Retrieved on 2012-04-02.

2010: Straight for Equality in Entertainment Award, for “her lifelong support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.”

Other appearances

Minnelli appears in the song "Mama" on the My Chemical Romance album The Black Parade . She added her vocals to the song from a separate studio while members of the band listened via satellite.

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