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{{short description|American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1946)}}
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| name               = Liza Minnelli
| image              = File:Liza Minnelli Publicity 1973.jpg
| caption            = Minnelli in 1973
| birth_name         = Liza May Minnelli
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1946|03|12}}
| birth_place        = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Liza Minnelli|Full list]]
| works              = {{hlist|[[Liza Minnelli discography|Discography]]|[[#Credits|performances]]}}
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Actress
* singer
* dancer
}}
| years_active       = 1949–present
| parents            = {{ubl|[[Vincente Minnelli]]|[[Judy Garland]]}}
| relatives          = [[Lorna Luft]] (half-sister)<br/>Joey Luft (half-brother)
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist
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| background = solo_singer
| genre   = {{Flatlist |
* [[Traditional pop]]
* [[musical theatre]]
* [[Vocal music|vocal]]
* [[disco]]}}
| label   = {{flatlist|
* [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
* [[A&M Records|A&M]]
* [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
* [[Epic Records|Epic]]
* [[Angel Records|Angel]]
* [[Decca Records|Decca]]
}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[Judy Garland]]
* [[Bing Crosby]]
* [[Frank Sinatra]]
* [[Sammy Davis Jr.]]
* [[John Kander]]
* [[Fred Ebb]]
* [[Pet Shop Boys]]
}}
}}
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|[[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]]|1967|1974|reason=div}}|{{marriage|[[Jack Haley Jr.]]|1974|1979|reason=div}}|{{marriage|Mark Gero|1979|1992|reason=div}}|{{marriage|[[David Gest]]|2002|2007|reason=div}}}}
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'''Liza May Minnelli''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|aɪ|z|ə}} {{respell|LY|zə}}; born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful [[alto]] singing voice, Minnelli has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Liza Minnelli|numerous accolades]], including an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]], a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]], an [[Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]], two [[Golden Globe Awards]], and four [[Tony Awards]]. She is one of the few performers awarded a [[EGOT#Non-competitive EGOT|non-competitive]] [[EGOT#Liza Minnelli|EGOT]] having received an honorary [[Grammy Award]].<ref>{{Cite news|quote="...and her voice—a ripe, rounded alto whose physical qualities remain uncannily reminiscent of her mother, Judy Garland..."|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/31/arts/the-arts-news-and-reviews-pop-liza-minnelli-opens-3-week-carnegie-date.html|title=Liza Minnelli Opens 3-Week Carnegie Date|date=May 31, 1987|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Minnelli is a Knight of the French [[Legion of Honour]].

Minnelli's parents were actress and singer [[Judy Garland]] and director [[Vincente Minnelli]]. After moving to [[New York City]] in 1961, she began her career as a [[musical theatre]] actress, [[nightclub]] performer, and [[traditional pop]] artist. She made her professional stage debut in the [[Off-Broadway]] revival of ''[[Best Foot Forward (musical)|Best Foot Forward]]'' (1963).<ref name="Forward">Scott Schechter (2004): ''The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook'', pp. 12–13.</ref> She became known for her collaborations with [[John Kander]] and [[Fred Ebb]],<ref>Scott Schechter (2004): ''The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook'', p. 47.</ref> and later won the [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical]] for her roles in the [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] musicals ''[[Flora the Red Menace]]'' (1965) and ''[[The Act (musical)|The Act]]'' (1978). She was Tony-nominated for ''[[The Rink (musical)|The Rink]]'' (1984). She won Special Tony Awards for ''Liza at the Winter Garden'' (1974) and ''[[Liza's at The Palace....|Liza at the Palace!]]'' (2009). 

On film, she had her breakthrough performance in the drama film ''[[The Sterile Cuckoo]]'' (1969), earning her a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]. She later received the award playing [[Sally Bowles]] in the musical film ''[[Cabaret (1972 film)|Cabaret]]'' (1972), which brought her to international prominence. She starred in a string of films such as ''[[Lucky Lady]]'' (1975), ''[[New York, New York (1977 film)|New York, New York]]'' (1977), ''[[Arthur (1981 film)|Arthur]]'' (1981), ''[[Rent-a-Cop]]'' (1988), and ''[[Stepping Out (1991 film)|Stepping Out]]'' (1991).<ref>Scott Schechter (2004): ''The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook'', p. 87.</ref> On television, she had a career resurgence as a recurring guest star on the sitcom ''[[Arrested Development]]'' (2003–2013). 

Her concert performances at [[Carnegie Hall]] in 1979 and 1987 and at [[Radio City Music Hall]] in 1991 and 1992 are recognized among her most successful. From 1988 to 1990, she toured with [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] in ''Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event''. Minnelli is known for her renditions of [[Great American Songbook|American standards]] and is known for her signature songs which include "[[Theme from New York, New York|New York, New York]]", "[[Cabaret (Cabaret song)|Cabaret]]", and "[[Maybe This Time (Kander and Ebb song)|Maybe This Time]]".<ref>James Leve (2009): ''Kander and Ebb'', p. 20.</ref><ref>Scott Schechter (2004): ''The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook'', pp. 13, 127</ref><ref>Scott Schechter (2006): ''The Complete Capitol Collection''</ref> Throughout her later years, she has suffered serious health problems and avoided huge concerts in favor of small retrospective performances.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bernstein|first=Jacob|author-link=Jacob Bernstein|title=Fire Island′s Got Talent|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/09/fashion/fire-islands-got-talent.html|date=August 8, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|title=Liza Minnelli Joins Michael Feinstein for Intimate Concert and Conversation Tonight|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/liza-minnelli-joins-michael-feinstein-for-intimate-concert-and-conversation-tonight|date=June 30, 2018|work=Playbill|access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Liza Minnelli Returns to the Stage with a Touching Tribute|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Liza-Minnelli-Returns-to-the-Stage-with-a-Touching-Tribute-20180702|date=July 2, 2018|work=Broadwayworld|access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Quintos|first=Michael|title=BWW Review: Liza Minnelli and Michael Feinstein Perform Together at OC's Segerstrom Center|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/BWW-Review-Liza-Minnelli-and-Michael-Feinstein-Perform-Together-at-OCs-Segerstrom-Center-20180706|date=July 6, 2018|work=Broadwayworld|access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Abramovitch|first=Seth|title=What Is Going On With Liza Minnelli? Longtime Collaborator Opens Up About Her Health|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/liza-minnelli-collaborator-opens-up-her-health-1123215|date=June 25, 2018|work=Broadwayworld|access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref> Her life was profiled in the 2024 documentary, ''[[Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2011-07-12|title=Liza Minnelli receives Legion of Honour award|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-14118909|access-date=2021-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=2024-06-12 |title='Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story' Review: Minnelli Docu Benefits From Unseen Footage, Compelling Interviews And The Star Herself – Tribeca Festival |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/liza-a-truly-terrific-absolutely-true-story-review-minnelli-documentary-tribeca-film-festival-world-premiere-1235971978/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life==
Minnelli was born on March 12, 1946, at the [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center|Cedars of Lebanon]] Hospital in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]. She is the daughter of [[Judy Garland]] and [[Vincente Minnelli]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Schechter|first=Scott|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRigAzG3ircC&pg=PA133 |title=Judy Garland: The Day-by-day Chronicle of a Legend|date=2006|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-58979-300-2|language=en}}</ref> Her parents named her after Ira Gershwin's song "[[Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)]]". Minnelli has a half-sister, [[Lorna Luft|Lorna]], and half-brother, Joey, from Garland's marriage to [[Sid Luft]]. She has another half-sister, Christiane Nina Minnelli (nicknamed Tina Nina), from her father's second marriage.<ref name=LunchGuardian>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/apr/12/theatre2|title=Lunch with a legend|access-date=April 12, 2008 |last=Brockes|first=Emma|author-link=Emma Brockes|date=April 12, 2008|newspaper=The Guardian|location=UK}}</ref> Minnelli's godparents were [[Kay Thompson]] and [[Ira Gershwin]].<ref>Emanuel Levy (2009): ''Vincente Minnelli: Hollywood′s dark dreamer.'' New York: St. Martin′s Press, p. 156.</ref>

[[File:Garland and Liza.jpg|thumb| Minnelli with her mother on the set of ''[[Summer Stock]]'' in 1950]]

Minnelli's first performing experience on film was at age three, appearing in the final scene of the musical ''[[In the Good Old Summertime]]'' (1949); the film stars Garland and [[Van Johnson]]. In 1961, she moved to New York City, attending [[High School of Performing Arts]] and later, [[Chadwick School]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Edvige|last=Giunta|author-link=Edvige Giunta|title=The Milk of Almonds: Italian American Women Writers on Food and Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4r9CdS8DqTEC&pg=PA30|date=2002|publisher=Feminist Press|isbn=978-1-55861-453-6|pages=30–}}</ref>

==Career==
===Theatre===
During 1961, Minnelli was an apprentice at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in [[Hyannis, Massachusetts]]. She appeared in the chorus of ''[[Flower Drum Song (film)|Flower Drum Song]]'' and played the part of Muriel in ''[[Take Me Along]]''. She began performing professionally at the age of 17 in 1963 in an Off-Broadway revival of the musical ''[[Best Foot Forward (musical)|Best Foot Forward]]'', for which she received the Theatre World Award, and also toured in ''[[The Fantasticks]]'', opposite [[Elliott Gould]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2023-08-13 |title='Fantasticks' Lyricist Tom Jones Was Sanguine About the Show's Tangled History With Hollywood, Including a Barbra Streisand Near-Miss |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/fantasticks-tom-jones-recalled-stage-musical-hollywood-adaptation-1235695218/ |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

The next year, her mother invited her to perform with her in concert at the [[London Palladium]]. Both concerts were recorded and released as an album. Minnelli attended [[Scarsdale High School]] for one year, starring in a production of ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank (play)|The Diary of Anne Frank]]'' that then went to Israel on tour. She turned to Broadway at 19, and won her first Tony Award as a leading actress for ''[[Flora the Red Menace]]''. It was the first time that she worked with the musical pair [[John Kander]] and [[Fred Ebb]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dialogue with Liza Minnelli, Fred Ebb, and John Kander |url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e1ec7ed-l0ad-edde-c0de-d9b1e55ed003 |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=NYPL Digital Collections |language=en |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928022640/https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e1ec7ed-l0ad-edde-c0de-d9b1e55ed003 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Music===
[[File:Liza Minnelli (1971).tif|thumb|upright|Minnelli recording in 1971]]
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. That same year she began appearing in other clubs and on stage in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and New York City. Her success as a live performer led her to record several albums for [[Capitol Records]]: ''[[Liza! Liza!]]'' (1964), ''[[It Amazes Me]]'' (1965), and ''[[There Is a Time]]'' (1966). In her early years, she recorded [[traditional pop]] standards as well as show tunes from various musicals in which she starred. Because of this fact, William Ruhlmann named her "[[Barbra Streisand]]'s little sister".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Minnelli_Liza/Discography/Index/P3130/1/1|website=starpulse.com|title=Minelli, Liza. Discography}} {{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Capitol albums ''Liza! Liza!'', ''It Amazes Me'', and ''There Is a Time'' were reissued on the two-CD compilation ''The Capitol Years'' in 2001, in their entirety.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

From 1968 to the 1970s, Minnelli also recorded her albums ''[[Liza Minnelli (album)|Liza Minnelli]]'' (1968), ''[[Come Saturday Morning (Liza Minnelli album)|Come Saturday Morning]]'' and ''[[New Feelin']]'' (both 1970) for [[A&M Records]]. In 1973, Minnelli sang back up with [[Ronnie Spector]] for [[Alice Cooper]]'s song "[[Teenage Lament '74]]" from the album ''[[Muscle of Love]]'' (1973).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Condon |first=Tom |date=October 14, 1973 |title=Liza Recruited for Cooper Recording |pages=10F |work=Hartford Courant}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Graff |first=Gary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nE-VEAAAQBAJ&dq=Teenage+Lament+'74+ronnie+spector&pg=PA78 |title=Alice Cooper at 75 |date=2023-01-31 |publisher=Motorbooks |isbn=978-0-7603-7827-4 |pages=78 |language=en}}</ref> She released her solo albums ''[[The Singer (Liza Minnelli album)|The Singer]]'' (1973) and ''[[Tropical Nights (Liza Minnelli album)|Tropical Nights]]'' (1977) on [[Columbia Records]].{{cn|date=April 2025}}

In 1989, Minnelli collaborated with the [[Pet Shop Boys]] on ''[[Results (album)|Results]]'', an electronic dance-style album. The release hit the top 10 in the UK and charted in the U.S., spawning four singles: "[[Losing My Mind]]"; "[[Don't Drop Bombs]]"; "[[So Sorry, I Said]]"; and "[[Love Pains]]". Later that year, she performed "Losing My Mind" live at the Grammy Awards ceremony before receiving a Grammy Legend Award (the first Grammy Legend Awards were issued in 1990 to Minnelli, [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]], [[Smokey Robinson]], and [[Willie Nelson]]). With this award, she became one of only 16 people—[[List of people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award|a list]] that includes composer [[Richard Rodgers]], [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Barbra Streisand]], and [[John Gielgud]] and others—to win an [[Emmy]], [[Grammy]], [[Tony Award]] and [[Academy Award]].{{cn|date=April 2025}}

In April 1992, Minnelli appeared at the [[The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert|tribute concert]] for her late friend [[Freddie Mercury]], performing "[[We Are the Champions]]" with the surviving members of the rock band [[Queen (band)|Queen]] at Wembley Stadium in London.<ref>[http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/queen/videos/the-freddie-mercury-tribute-concert-10th-anniversary-reissue.htm#We%20Are%20The%20Champions "The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert: We Are the Champions"]. Ultimate Queen. Retrieved December 8, 2012</ref> In 1996, Minnelli released a studio album titled ''[[Gently (album)|Gently]]''. It was a recording of jazz standards and included 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 nomination for [[Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.eonline.com/on/uk/shows/chelsea/chuy/b33933_babyface_celine_dion_dominate_grammy.html|title=Babyface, Celine Dion Dominate Grammy Nominations|date=January 7, 1997|access-date=November 21, 2023|publisher=[[E!]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710002805/http://au.eonline.com/on/uk/shows/chelsea/chuy/b33933_babyface_celine_dion_dominate_grammy.html|archive-date=July 10, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

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 (My Chemical Romance song)|Mama]]". 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. Minnelli released an album on the [[Decca Records]] label titled ''Confessions'' on September 21, 2010.<ref name="playbill.com">[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/139436-Liza-Minnellis-Confessions-CD-Due-in-September-Artwork-Revealed Liza Minnelli's "Confessions" CD Due in September; Artwork Revealed] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512235932/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/139436-Liza-Minnellis-Confessions-CD-Due-in-September-Artwork-Revealed |date=May 12, 2010 }}. Playbill.com (May 11, 2010). Retrieved on April 2, 2012.</ref>

===Film===
[[File:Liza Minnelli Cabaret 1972 crop.JPG|thumb|right|As [[Sally Bowles]] in ''[[Cabaret (1972 film)|Cabaret]]'']]
Minnelli's first appearance on film is as the baby in the final shot of her mother's film ''[[In the Good Old Summertime]]'' (1949). Her first credited film role was as the love interest in ''[[Charlie Bubbles]]'' (1967), [[Albert Finney]]'s only film as director and star, although four years earlier, she did voiceover work for the animated film ''[[Journey Back to Oz]]'', a sequel to ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''. Minnelli was the voice of Dorothy (a character played in the earlier film by her mother, Judy Garland) in what would have been her first credited film role had it been released in 1964 as planned—the [[Filmation]] production was delayed, eventually being released in the UK during 1972.

Minnelli appeared in ''[[The Sterile Cuckoo]]'' (1969), [[Alan J. Pakula]]'s first feature film as Director, as Pookie Adams, a needy, eccentric teenager. Her performance was nominated for the Academy Award for [[Best Actress in a Leading Role]]. She played another eccentric character in ''[[Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon]]'' (1970), directed by [[Otto Preminger]]. A nude scene in that film, filmed in a Massachusetts cemetery, resulted in a [[misdemeanor]] complaint by family of those buried there, and a "Liza Minnelli Bill" was introduced the following year to penalise filming in Massachusetts cemeteries without permission.<ref>{{AFI film|id=23451|title=Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=5|title=Mass. Cemeteries Safe From Nude Pic Capers|date=June 17, 1970}}</ref>

Minnelli appeared in her best-known film role, [[Sally Bowles]], in the film version of ''[[Cabaret (1972 film)|Cabaret]]'' (1972). She said that one of the things she did to prepare was to study photographs of actresses [[Louise Glaum]] and [[Louise Brooks]] and the dark-haired women of the era in which the film is set.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Liza Minnelli: Be "strange and extraordinary", her father once told her. She listened|magazine=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]|first=Ingrid|last=Sischy|date=February 2004}}</ref>{{Verify source|date=September 2019|type=magazine}} Minnelli won the Academy Award for [[Best Actress in a Leading Role]] for her performance, along with a [[Golden Globe Award]], [[BAFTA Award]], and also [[Sant Jordi Award]] and [[David di Donatello Award]] for Best Foreign Actress.

Following the success of ''Cabaret'', [[Bob Fosse]] and Minnelli teamed for ''[[Liza with a Z|Liza with a "Z"]]'', a concert for television that aired twice, then was not seen again until a 2005 restoration.

Minnelli appeared in three expensive flops in three years, with ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' suggesting by 1978 that she was the number-one choice for box office poison.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 4, 1978|title='Star Wars'; What Else Was News in 1977|last=Frederick|first=Robert B.|page=21}}</ref> First was ''[[Lucky Lady]]'' (1975), then she worked with her father in ''[[A Matter of Time (film)|A Matter of Time]]'' (1976), co-starring [[Ingrid Bergman]] and then ''[[New York, New York (1977 film)|New York, New York]]'' (1977), which gave Minnelli her best known [[signature song]]. She sometimes performed duets on stage with [[Frank Sinatra]], who recorded a cover version (for his ''[[Trilogy: Past Present Future]]'' album).

Minnelli made fewer film appearances from then on, but her next film, ''[[Arthur (1981 film)|Arthur]]'' (1981), where she starred as [[Dudley Moore]]'s love interest, was a big hit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1981&p=.htm|title=1981 Domestic Grosses|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> She returned to film for ''[[Rent-A-Cop]]'' and ''[[Arthur 2: On the Rocks]]'' (both 1988) and ''[[Stepping Out (1991 film)|Stepping Out]]'' (1991), a musical comedy drama. She later appeared in ''[[The Oh in Ohio]]'' in 2006, which received only a [[limited release]] in theatres.<ref name=Mojo>{{Mojo title|id=ohinohio|title=The Oh in Ohio}}</ref>

===Television===
[[File:Baryshnikov - Minnelli 1981 TV.jpg|thumb|left|[[Mikhail Baryshnikov]] and Minnelli in ''Baryshnikov on Broadway'', 1980]]
During the 1950s, Minnelli appeared as a child guest on [[Art Linkletter]]'s show and sang and danced with [[Gene Kelly]] on his first television special in 1959. She was a guest star in one episode of ''[[Ben Casey]]'' and was a frequent guest on chat shows of the day, including making 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 such as ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', ''[[The Hollywood Palace]]'', and ''[[The Judy Garland Show]]''.

In 1964, Minnelli appeared as Minnie in her first television dramatic role in the episode "Nightingale for Sale" on [[Craig Stevens (actor)|Craig Stevens]]'s short-lived series ''[[Mr. Broadway (TV series)|Mr. Broadway]]''. In 1965, she starred in the television special, ''The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood''. A soundtrack was released to coincide with the specials. In 1970, she headlined her first television special, entitled ''Liza'', with guest stars [[Anthony Newley]], and [[Randy Newman]]. In 1972, she starred in the Bob Fosse-directed ''Liza with a Z.''

In 1980, she made two television specials, ''Goldie and Liza Together'', with [[Goldie Hawn]], and ''An Evening with Liza Minnelli''. In 1984, she made a guest appearance as Princess Alecia in 'The Princess and the Pea' episode of [[Faerie Tale Theatre]]. In 1985, she starred in a made-for-TV movie, ''A Time to Live'', and in 1988, she appeared in ''Sam Found Out: A Triple Play''.

In December 1992, American Public Television aired ''Liza Minnelli Live from Radio City Music Hall'' produced by Phil Ramone and Chris Giordano. The show received six Emmy nominations and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics, awarded to Fred Ebb and John Kander. This was followed by appearances in two more made-for-TV movies: ''[[Parallel Lives (film)|Parallel Lives]]'', and ''[[The West Side Waltz (film)|The West Side Waltz]]'', in 1994 and 1995, respectively.

Much later in her career, Minnelli made appearances on shows such as a recurring role on ''[[Arrested Development]]'' and guest spots on ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'', ''[[Drop Dead Diva]]'', and ''[[Smash (TV series)|Smash]]''. In the UK, she appeared on the [[Ruby Wax]], [[Graham Norton]] and [[Jonathan Ross]] shows, and in October 2006, participated in a comedy skit on [[Charlotte Church]]'s show and was featured on [[Michael Parkinson]]'s show.

In November 2009, American Public Television aired ''Liza's at the Palace'', taped from September 30 to October 1, 2009, in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand's Hollywood Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aptonline.org/catalog.nsf/bpt/A29BB5F22345E3F385257631006757C9?OpenDocument |title=Authentication Error |access-date=October 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119075717/https://www.aptonline.org/catalog.nsf/bpt/A29BB5F22345E3F385257631006757C9?OpenDocument |archive-date=November 19, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The executive producers of the taping, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, were previously involved with the 2005 rerelease of 1972's Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning ''[[Liza with a Z]]''.<ref>Cox, Gordon (September 17, 2009) [https://variety.com/2009/legit/news/liza-s-palace-to-get-tv-reprise-1118008782/ "Liza's 'Palace' to get TV reprise"]. ''Variety''.</ref>

===Later career===
Minnelli returned to Broadway in 1997, taking over the title role in the musical ''[[Victor/Victoria (musical)|Victor/Victoria]]'', replacing [[Julie Andrews]]. In his review, ''[[New York Times]]'' critic Ben Brantley wrote "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."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brantley|first1=Ben|title=For Liza Minnelli, the Affection of Her Fans Is the Milk of Life|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/14/theater/for-liza-minnelli-the-affection-of-her-fans-is-the-milk-of-life.html|access-date=June 17, 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 14, 1997}}</ref>

After a serious case of [[viral encephalitis]] in 2000, doctors predicted that Minnelli would spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair and perhaps not be able to speak again. However, taking vocal and dance lessons daily (especially with [[Sam Harris (singer)|Sam Harris]], [[Eugene Louis Faccuito|Luigi Faccuito]], Ron Lewis, and Angela Bacari), she managed to recover. She appeared on a September 19, 2001, episode of ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'', notable because it was Rosie's first show back following the September 11 attacks. Despite having had vocal surgery shortly before, she sang her signature song, "New York, New York", and received an enthusiastic ovation. She also 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 future husband [[David Gest]]. Minnelli told reporters: "I am stable as a table."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/arrested-development-switch-hitter-queen-for-a-day-1798173305|title=Arrested Development: "Switch Hitter"/"Queen For A Day"|website=TV Club|date=June 27, 2012}}</ref>

Gest was so impressed with Minnelli's 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. The tour featured 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 anthem to an instant ovation.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

From 2003 through 2005, she appeared as a recurring character on the Emmy Award-winning TV sitcom ''[[Arrested Development]]'' as [[Lucille Austero]] (also known as "Lucille 2"), the lover of both the sexually and socially awkward [[Buster Bluth]] and Buster's brother [[Gob Bluth|Gob]]. Minnelli appeared in the role for the show's fourth season in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-09-11|title=Liza Minnelli Returning For 'Arrested Development' Season 4|url=https://screenrant.com/arrested-development-season-4-liza-minnelli/|access-date=2020-08-15|website=ScreenRant|first=Andrew|last=Dyce|language=en-US}}</ref>

On December 14, 2004, Minnelli made her first appearance in the UK after a long absence, performing as a special guest at the annual [[Royal Variety Performance]]. The performance was presented by the BBC, and was attended by [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]. It was staged at the [[London Coliseum]], celebrating both its centenary year and the theatre's re-opening after an extensive four-year restoration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalvarietycharity.org/royal-variety-performance/archive/detail/2004--london-coliseum|title=Performances: 2004, London Coliseum |work=Royal Variety Charity}}</ref>

In 2005, Minnelli made her first film appearance in more than 15 years, in ''[[The Oh in Ohio]]''.

In September 2006, Minnelli made a guest appearance on the long-running drama ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' in "Masquerade", a Halloween-themed episode, broadcast on October 31, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/liza-minnelli-to-guest-star-on-law-order-criminal-intent-55886 |title=Minnelli to guest star on 'Law & Order'|website=accessonline.com|date=October 1, 2006}}</ref>

Minnelli 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]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/flashback-my-chemical-romance-recruits-liza-minnelli-for-black-parade-mama-928847/ |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=December 19, 2019 |title=Flashback: My Chemical Romance Recruit Liza Minnelli for 'Mama' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=February 16, 2021 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128015836/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/flashback-my-chemical-romance-recruits-liza-minnelli-for-black-parade-mama-928847/ |archivedate=November 28, 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Liza Minnelli.jpg|thumb|Minnelli at ''The Heart Truth Fashion Show'' 2008]]
In 2007, it was announced that Minnelli was working on an album in tribute to [[Kay Thompson]]. This turned into Minnelli's return to Broadway in a new solo concert at the [[Palace Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theatre]] titled ''[[Liza's at The Palace...!]]'', which ran from December 3, 2008, through January 4, 2009.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124222.html Liza's at The Palace ...! Extends Through the New Year] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214025456/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124222.html |date=December 14, 2008 }}. Playbill.com. Retrieved on April 2, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lahr|first=John|author-link=John Lahr|title=More About Me: Two Solipsists Onstage|url=https://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/theatre/2008/12/22/081222crth_theatre_lahr|date=December 22, 2008|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=June 4, 2009}}</ref> In her second act, she performed a series of numbers created by Thompson.<ref>{{cite web|last=Holden|first=Stephen|author-link=Stephen Holden|title=Theater Review, 'Liza's at the Palace...!'. To Godmother, Old Chum|url=http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/12/05/theater/reviews/05liza.html|date=December 5, 2008|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 4, 2009}}</ref>

Minnelli was a character in the Australian musical ''[[The Boy from Oz]]'' (a biography of her first husband, Peter Allen) 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. Minnelli made a cameo appearance in the May 2010 release of ''[[Sex and the City 2]]'', in which she covered [[Beyoncé]]'s hit "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]" and Cole Porter's "[[Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye]]". She made a starring appearance in December 2010 in ''[[The Apprentice (American TV series)|The Apprentice]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sloan |first=Billy |date=19 March 2013 |orig-year=5 June 2011 |title=Superstar Liza Minelli Reveals Agonising Truth Behind Her New Album |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/superstar-liza-minelli-reveals-agonising-1104746 |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |location=Glasgow, Scotland |access-date=27 February 2023}}</ref>

Also in 2010, Minnelli released an album of a number of American standards "unplugged" with long-time collaborator Billy Stritch, showing a sultrier and softer, more interpretive side to her artistry. The songs are said to have been recorded several years prior and later released as the album ''Confessions''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ronamai |first=Raymond |date=2010-09-20 |title=billy joel,bruce willis,confessions,liza minnelli's tapes to be released tomorrow |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/music/international/2010/liza-bruce-confessions-200910.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817214844/https://www.filmibeat.com/music/international/2010/liza-bruce-confessions-200910.html |archive-date=2023-08-17 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=FilmiBeat}}</ref>

On June 14, 2012, Minnelli headlined at [[Hampton Court Palace Festival]]. On May 9, 2014, Minnelli had a guest appearance on [[Cher]]'s [[Dressed to Kill Tour (Cher)|Dressed to Kill Tour]] in Brooklyn, performing "[[Girls Just Want to Have Fun]]" with [[Cyndi Lauper]] and [[Rosie O'Donnell]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/cher-flips-chapters-dress-kill-tour-concert-review-article-1.1787009 |title=Cher flips through chapters of her past, shows unmatched style in 'Dressed to Kill' tour: concert review]|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|last=Jim Farber|date=May 10, 2014}}</ref>

In 2024, Minnelli announced her plans to release her memoir, ''Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!'', on March 10, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brunner |first=Raven |date=2024-08-06 |title=Liza Minnelli Announces New Tell-All Memoir: 'Kids, Wait 'Til You Hear This' (Exclusive) |url= https://people.com/liza-minnelli-announces-anticipated-new-tell-all-memoir-about-her-life-story-exclusive-8690554 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807000838/https://people.com/liza-minnelli-announces-anticipated-new-tell-all-memoir-about-her-life-story-exclusive-8690554 |archive-date=2024-08-07 |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=People}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Minnelli had long suffered from alcoholism and had been addicted to prescription drugs, originating from a Valium prescription after her mother died.<ref name=Guard08>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/04/popandrock|last=Barber|first=Lynn<!-- No 'e'. -->|title=Secrets and Liza |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location= London |date=May 3, 2008 |access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref> Her use of recreational drugs in the 1970s was noted by [[Andy Warhol]], who in a 1978 diary entry recalled Minnelli arriving at [[Halston]]'s house and imploring the host to "Give me every drug you've got."<ref name=Guard08/><ref name="Warhol">{{cite book|title=The Andy Warhol Diaries|last=Warhol|first=Andy|author-link=Andy Warhol|editor-last=Hackett|editor-first=Pat|year=1989|publisher=[[Warner Books]]|location=New York|isbn=978-0-446-51426-2|lccn=88-40565|page=[https://archive.org/details/andywarholdiarie0000warh/page/92 92]|title-link=The Andy Warhol Diaries}}</ref> Along with Warhol and [[Bianca Jagger]], Minnelli made frequent appearances at New York City nightclubs during the late 1970s, including [[Studio 54]]. Minnelli left her 1984 musical ''[[The Rink (musical)|The Rink]]'' to enter the [[Betty Ford Clinic]].<ref name="LLC1997">{{cite magazine|author=Rebecca Mead|magazine=New York Magazine|title=Life Is Still a Cabaret|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SegCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18|access-date=March 17, 2013|date=January 13, 1997|page=18|issn=0028-7369}}</ref>

Of the many physical ailments that Minnelli has, as a result of her long and demanding career as a dancer, one is inherited. She has lived and performed with [[scoliosis]] since her youth, and actually developed unique and signature dance moves and techniques because of the pain: 
"I found out that because of the scoliosis, if I lean back one way it hurts. The only reason I do anything like I do is because it’s the only way I can do it without hurting! Literally. It’s really funny. It is so weird ... I’ve got two false hips, a wired-up knee, scoliosis, which I’ve always had, and three crushed disks, but I feel great. I dance every day.”<ref>[https://www.hudsonvalleyscoliosis.com/celebrities-scoliosis/liza-minnelli/ Liza Minnelli’s Scoliosis Story - By Andrew Strauss]</ref>

Minnelli is an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0603/25/lkl.01.html|title=Larry King Interviews Liza Minnelli|date=March 25, 2006|access-date=June 6, 2012}}</ref>

Minnelli's friendships have included the singer [[Adam Ant]], whom she advised on what to wear when he was presented to [[Queen Elizabeth II]] after the 1981 [[Royal Variety Performance]] at which his band [[Adam and the Ants]] performed.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M1Kh3hijIOgC&q=adam+you+must+take+off+your+makeup+before+meeting+the+queen&pg=PT224|title=Stand and Deliver: My Autobiography|first=Adam|last=Ant|date=September 4, 2008|publisher=Pan Macmillan|isbn=9780330464574|via=Google Books}}</ref> Ant in turn namechecked Minnelli in the track "Crackpot History and the Right To Lie" on his 1982 solo album ''[[Friend or Foe (album)|Friend or Foe]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adam-ant.net/discography/Discographyimages/albums/fof/uk/inner1.jpg|title=''Friend or Foe'', Adam Ant, CBS Records, CBS 25040, 1982|website=Adam-ant.net|access-date=September 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322065359/http://www.adam-ant.net/discography/Discographyimages/albums/fof/uk/inner1.jpg|archive-date=March 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During an Australian visit in 1964, Minnelli and her then-boyfriend Peter Allen were invited to the opening of the Compass Centre in Bankstown, Sydney. They were awarded the titles of King and Queen of the Compass Centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/the-sso-az-guide-to-queer-sydney/10787|title=THE SSO A-Z GUIDE TO QUEER SYDNEY|date=April 20, 2008}}</ref>

===Marriages and relationships===
Minnelli has married and divorced four times. Her first marriage was to Australian entertainer [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]] on March 3, 1967.<ref>{{cite book|last=Parish|first=James Robert|title=The Hollywood Book of Extravagance|publisher=John Wiley and Sons|year=2007|isbn=978-0-470-05205-1|page=137}}</ref> Allen was Judy Garland's protégé in the mid-1960s.<ref>[http://www.bluedesert.dk/peterallen.html Peter Allen] bluedesert.dk. Retrieved December 2, 2008.</ref> Minnelli and Allen agreed to a [[trial separation]] on April 9, 1970.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 10, 1970 |title=Separation for Minnelli |pages=5 |work=The Canberra Times |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107918909}}</ref> Their divorce was finalized on July 24, 1974.<ref>"Notes on People", ''The New York Times'', July 25, 1974, p. 34</ref> Minnelli told ''The Advocate'' editor-in-chief Judy Wieder in September 1996, "I married Peter, and he didn't tell me he was gay. Everyone knew but me. And I found out ... well, let me put it this way: I'll never surprise anybody coming home as long as I live. I call first!"<ref name="Wieder">{{cite book|title=Celebrity: The Advocate Interviews|last=Wieder|first=Judy|editor-last=Wieder|editor-first=Judy|year=2001|publisher=Advocate Books|location=New York|isbn=978-1-55583-722-8|page=85|title-link=Celebrity: The Advocate Interviews}}</ref>

After her separation from Allen, Minnelli was engaged to actor [[Desi Arnaz Jr.|Desi Arnaz Jr]] and comic actor [[Peter Sellers]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 22, 1973 |title=Liza, in Love with Peter Sellers, Calls Off Engagement to Desi Jr. |pages=1 |work=The Buffalo News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sikov |first=Ed |url=http://archive.org/details/mrstrangelovebio0000siko |title=Mr Strangelove: a biography of Peter Sellers |date=2002 |publisher=London: Sidgwick & Jackson |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-283-07297-0 |pages=326}}</ref>

Minnelli married [[Jack Haley Jr.]], a producer and director, on September 15, 1974.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yGcRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4ucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3403,3988693&dq=jack-haley+liza-minnelli "Liza Minnelli marries Haley"] ''Eugene Register-Guardian'', September 16, 1974</ref> His father, [[Jack Haley]], was Minnelli's mother's co-star in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' who played the Tin Man. They divorced in April 1979.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0QM1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=A08KAAAAIBAJ&pg=2998,4352570&dq=jack-haley+liza-minnelli "Liza Minnelli Divorced"] ''Bangor Daily News'', April 11, 1979</ref>

Minnelli was married to Mark Gero, a sculptor and stage manager, from December 4, 1979, until their divorce in January 1992.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oEsPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FoYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2935,1194883&dq=mark-gero+liza-minnelli "Divorce Granted for Liza Minnelli"] ''Daily News'', January 30, 1992</ref>

Minnelli was married to [[David Gest]], a concert promoter, from March 16, 2002, until their separation in July 2003 and divorce in April 2007.<ref>Maull, Samuel.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/18/AR2007011801489.html "Minnelli, Gest End Lawsuits, to Divorce"] ''The Washington Post'', January 18, 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/mhauqlkfmhkf/ "Gest: Liza's still a legend"] ''Irish Examiner'', April 20, 2007</ref> The wedding boasted over 1,200 guests at the Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan, with [[Michael Jackson]] as the best man, [[Elizabeth Taylor]] as the matron of honor, and a bridal party that included [[Mia Farrow]], [[Gina Lollobrigida]], [[Petula Clark]], [[Mya (singer)|Mya]], and [[Janet Leigh]] among others. Gest was reportedly gay, as was her first husband.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-09 |title=David Gest hired hitman for Sir Elton John |url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-elton-john-david-gest-c7b6025ed0d546feb6eb884fb98faf85 |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=The Mercury News |first=Martha Ross {{!}} Bay Area News |date=2016-04-13 |title=David Gest and Liza Minnelli: Top moments |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/04/13/david-gest-and-liza-minnelli-top-moments-of-their-fabulous-scandalous-life-together/ |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref> In a 2003 lawsuit, Gest alleged that Minnelli beat him in alcohol-induced rages during their marriage.<ref name="Saulny">{{cite news|last=Saulny|first=Susan|title=Husband Sues Liza Minnelli, Citing Drinking and Violence|work=The New York Times|page=2|date=October 22, 2003|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/22/nyregion/husband-sues-liza-minnelli-citing-drinking-and-violence.html}}</ref> Minnelli denied the accusations, claiming Gest was simply after her money. The suit was dismissed in September 2006 for lack of triable issue of fact.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHRON {{!}} Judge throws out spousal abuse suit against Liza Minnelli |url=https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2011/02/18/mark-salzman-atheist-free-fall?nref=62451}}</ref>

She also had relationships with Rock Brynner (son of [[Yul Brynner]]), [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]], [[Billy Stritch]], and film director [[Martin Scorsese]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100309190943/http://www.life.com/image/79617151/in-gallery/39672 The Children of Legends, photo by Ron Galella"]. ''Life Magazine'', March 27, 1973</ref><ref>Smilgis, Martha. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20071110,00.html Lucy's Baby Desi Arnaz Jr. Is Still Reaching, but Now It's for Stardom, Not Starlets"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210024934/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20071110,00.html |date=February 10, 2011 }}. ''People Magazine'', June 19, 1978</ref> Her close friendship with French pop singer [[Charles Aznavour]] was described by Aznavour as "more than friends and less than lovers."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpWuQTYOYxk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/YpWuQTYOYxk| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Liza Minnelli: 50 years in Paris &#124; INA Archive|date=February 26, 2015 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Minnelli has no children despite numerous attempts; one pregnancy left her with a [[hiatal hernia]] as a result of the medical steps taken to try to save the baby.<ref name=LunchGuardian/>

===Philanthropy===
[[File:Liza Minnelli visits the tomb of Eva Peron, 1993.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Minnelli, in 1993, visiting the tomb of [[Eva Perón]] in [[Buenos Aires]] (in the early 1990s, Minnelli was in the running for the role of ''[[Evita (1996 film)|Evita]]'')]]

Throughout her lifetime, Minnelli has served on various charities and causes. 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. In a 2006 interview with Randy Rice at Broadwayworld.com, Minnelli said that she was the person who told [[Elizabeth Taylor]] about HIV/AIDS while talking about their mutual friend [[Rock Hudson]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Randy |date=2006-12-01 |title=An Interview with Liza Minnelli |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/An-Interview-with-Liza-Minnelli-20061201 |website=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref> She has also dedicated much time to [[amfAR]], The Foundation for [[AIDS]] Research, which was co-founded by Taylor.

In 2007, she stated in an interview with ''Palm Springs Life'': "AmfAR is important to me because I've lost so many friends that I knew [to AIDS]".<ref name=odell>Holly O'Dell {{cite web|url=http://www.officiallizaminnelli.com/careerarchive/articles/2007-November-PPS.html |title=Legendary Liza |access-date=February 21, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714230120/http://www.officiallizaminnelli.com/careerarchive/articles/2007-November-PPS.html |archive-date=July 14, 2011 }}. ''Palm Springs Life''</ref> In 1994, she recorded the Kander & Ebb tune "The Day After That" and donated the proceeds to AIDS research.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.deseret.com/1993/7/5/19054826/liza-will-record-song-with-an-aids-message|title= Liza Will Record Song With An AIDS Message|website= Desert News|date=5 July 1993}}</ref> The same year, she performed the song in front of thousands in Central Park at the 25th anniversary of the [[Stonewall riots]].

==Discography==
{{Main article|Liza Minnelli discography}}

;Studio albums
* ''[[Liza! Liza!]]'' (1964)
* ''[[It Amazes Me]]'' (1965)
* ''[[There Is a Time]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Liza Minnelli (album)|Liza Minnelli]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Come Saturday Morning (Liza Minnelli album)|Come Saturday Morning]]'' (1969)
* ''[[New Feelin']]'' (1970)
* ''[[The Singer (Liza Minnelli album)|The Singer]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Tropical Nights (album)|Tropical Nights]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Results (album)|Results]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Gently (album)|Gently]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Confessions (Liza Minnelli album)|Confessions]]'' (2010)

==Credits==
===Film===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|1949
| ''[[In the Good Old Summertime]]''
| [[Robert Z. Leonard]]
| The Daughter
| Uncredited role
|-
|1954
| ''[[The Long, Long Trailer]]''
| [[Vincente Minnelli]]
| Little Girl at Wedding
| Scenes deleted
|-
| 1968
| ''[[Charlie Bubbles]]''
| [[Albert Finney]]
| Eliza
|
|-
|1969
| ''[[The Sterile Cuckoo]]''
| [[Alan J. Pakula]]
| Mary Ann "Pookie" Adams
| Nominated - [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|1970
| ''[[Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon]]''
| [[Otto Preminger]]
| Junie Moon
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1972
| ''[[Cabaret (1972 film)|Cabaret]]''
| [[Bob Fosse]]
| [[Sally Bowles]]
| Won - [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| ''[[Journey Back to Oz]]''
| [[Hal Sutherland]]
| [[Dorothy Gale]]
| Voice
|-
|1974
| ''[[That's Entertainment!]]''
| [[Jack Haley Jr.]]
| Host
|
|-
|1975
| ''[[Lucky Lady]]''
| [[Stanley Donen]]
| Claire
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1976
| ''[[Silent Movie]]''
| [[Mel Brooks]]
| Herself
| Cameo appearance
|-
| ''[[A Matter of Time (film)|A Matter of Time]]''
| [[Vincente Minnelli]]
| Nina
|
|-
|1977
| ''[[New York, New York (1977 film)|New York, New York]]''
| [[Martin Scorsese]]
| Francine Evans
|
|-
|1981
| ''[[Arthur (1981 film)|Arthur]]''
| [[Steve Gordon (director)|Steve Gordon]]
| Linda Marolla
|
|-
|1982
| ''[[The King of Comedy (film)|The King of Comedy]]''
| [[Martin Scorsese]]
| rowspan="3" | Herself
| Scenes deleted; appears as cardboard cutout
|-
|1984
| ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]''
| [[Frank Oz]]
| Cameo appearance
|-
|1985
| ''[[That's Dancing!]]''
| [[Jack Haley Jr.]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1988
| ''[[Rent-a-Cop]]''
| [[Jerry London]]
| Della Roberts
|
|-
|''[[Arthur 2: On the Rocks]]''
| [[Bud Yorkin]]
| Linda Marolla Bach
|
|-
|1991
|''[[Stepping Out (1991 film)|Stepping Out]]''
| [[Lewis Gilbert]]
| Mavis Turner
|
|-
|2006
| ''[[The Oh in Ohio]]''
| Billy Kent
| Alyssa Donahue
|
|-
|2010
| ''[[Sex and the City 2]]''
| [[Michael Patrick King]]
| rowspan="3" |Herself
| rowspan="2" |Cameo appearance
|-
|2019
| ''[[Halston (film)|Halston]]''
| [[Frédéric Tcheng]]
|-
|2024
| ''[[Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story]]''
| [[Bruce David Klein]]
| Documentary 
|-
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|1956
| ''[[Ford Star Jubilee]]''
| rowspan="3" | Herself
| The first full-scale color telecast on CBS
|-
|1960
| ''Hedda Hopper's Hollywood''
| Minnelli sings "[[Over the Rainbow]]"
|-
|1963
| ''[[The Judy Garland Show]]''
| Episodes 3 and 15 ("The Judy Garland Christmas Special")
|-
| rowspan="2" |1964
| ''[[Mr. Broadway (TV series)|Mr. Broadway]]''
| Minnie
| Episode: "Nightingale for Sale"
|-
| ''[["Live" at the London Palladium|Judy and Liza at the Palladium]]''
| rowspan="3" | Herself
| Television special with Judy Garland
|-
|1965
| ''The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood''
| rowspan="2" |Television special
|-
|1967
| ''[[Woody Allen Looks at 1967]]''
|-
|1968
| ''[[That's Life (1968 TV series)|That's Life]]''
| Secretary
| Episode: "Twas the Night Before Christmas"
|-
|1970
| ''Liza''
| rowspan="7" |Herself
| rowspan="2" |Television special
|-
|1972
| ''[[Liza with a Z|Liza with a "Z"]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" |1974
| ''Love from A to Z''
| Television special with [[Charles Aznavour]]
|-
| ''[[46th Academy Awards]]''
| Performed opening number
|-
|1979
| ''[[The Muppet Show]]''
| Episode: "[[List of The Muppet Show episodes#Series 4 (1979–1980)|Liza Minnelli]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" |1980
| ''Goldie and Liza Together''
| Television special with [[Goldie Hawn]]
|-
| ''An Evening with Liza Minnelli''
| Television special
|-
|1984
| ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]''
| Princess Alecia
| Episode: "[[The Princess and the Pea]]"
|-
|1985
| ''[[A Time to Live]]''
| Mary-Lou Weisman
| Television movie
|-
|1986
| ''Liza in London''
| rowspan="7" | Herself
| Television special
|-
|1987
| ''Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente''
| Documentary
|-
|1988
| ''Sam Found Out: A Triple Play''
| Television special
|-
|1989
| ''Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event''
| Television special with [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Sammy Davis Jr.]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |1992
| ''[[The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert]]''
| rowspan="3" |Television special
|-
| ''[[Live from Radio City Music Hall (Liza Minnelli album)|Liza Live from Radio City Music Hall]]''
|-
|1993
| ''Liza and Friends: A Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr.''
|-
|1994
| ''[[Parallel Lives (film)|Parallel Lives]]''
| Stevie Merrill
| rowspan="2" |Television movie
|-
|1995
| ''[[The West Side Waltz (film)|The West Side Waltz]]''
| Cara Varnum
|-
|1999
| ''[[Jackie's Back]]''
| Herself
| Cameo; Television film
|-
|2003–05<br />2013
| ''[[Arrested Development]]''
| Lucille Austero
| 21 episodes
|-
|2006
| ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
| Beth Harner
| Episode: "[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 6)|Masquerade]]"
|-
|2009
| ''[[Drop Dead Diva]]''
| Lily Wells
| Episode: "[[Drop Dead Diva (season 1)|Make Me a Match]]"
|-
|2009, 2010
| ''[[Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List]]''
| Herself
| 2 Episodes, "I Heart Lily Tomlin" and "Kathy With a Z"
|-
|2013
| ''[[Smash (U.S. TV series)|Smash]]''
| Herself
| Episode: [[The Surprise Party (Smash)|"The Surprise Party"]]
|-
|2022
| ''[[94th Academy Awards]]''
| Herself – Co-Presenter
| Presented [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] with [[Lady Gaga]]
|-
|2025
| ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "[[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 17)|Grand Finale]]"
|}

===Theatre===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Venue
|-
| rowspan="3" |1961
| ''[[Wish You Were Here (musical)|Wish You Were Here]]''
| Ballet solo
| rowspan="3" |[[Cape Cod Melody Tent]], Massachusetts
|-
| ''[[Take Me Along]]''
| Muriel
|-
| ''[[Flower Drum Song]]''
| Chorus
|-
|1961–62
| ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank]]''
| [[Anne Frank]]
| [[Scarsdale High School]], Scarsdale <br /> New York and Israel Tour
|-
|1963
| ''[[Best Foot Forward (musical)|Best Foot Forward]]''
| Ethel Hofflinger
| Stage 73, Off-Broadway
|-
| rowspan="3" |1964
| ''[[Carnival!]]''
| Lili
| [[Paper Mill Playhouse]], New Jersey
|-
| ''[[Time Out For Ginger]]''
| Ginger
| [[Bucks County Playhouse]], Pennsylvania
|-
| ''[[The Fantasticks]]''
| Luisa
| US National Tour
|-
|1965
| ''[[Flora the Red Menace]]''
| Flora
| [[Alvin Theatre]], Broadway
|-
|1966
| ''[[The Pajama Game]]''
| Babe Williams
| US National Tour
|-
|1974
| ''[[Live at the Winter Garden|Liza]]''
| Herself (one-woman show)
| [[Winter Garden Theatre]], Broadway
|-
|1975
| ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]''
| [[Roxie Hart]]
| [[46th Street Theatre]], Broadway <br /><small>Note: replacement for [[Gwen Verdon]]</small>
|-
|1977–78
| ''[[The Act (musical)|The Act]]''
| Michelle Craig
| [[Majestic Theatre (Broadway)|Majestic Theatre]], Broadway
|-
|1978
| ''Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?''
| Letter Reader (cameo)
| Promenade Theatre, Off-Broadway
|-
|1978–79
| ''[[The Owl and the Pussycat]]''
| The Storyteller
| [[Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center)|Metropolitan Opera House]], New York City
|-
|1984
| ''[[The Rink (musical)|The Rink]]''
| Angel
| [[Martin Beck Theatre]], Broadway
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Love Letters (play)|Love Letters]]''
| Melissa Gardner
| [[Coconut Grove Playhouse]], Florida
|-
|1997
| ''[[Victor/Victoria (musical)|Victor/Victoria]]''
| Victoria Grant
| [[Marquis Theatre]], Broadway<br /><small>Note: vacation replacement for [[Julie Andrews]]</small>
|-
|1999–2000
| ''[[Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the Palace]]''
| Herself (one-woman show)
| rowspan="2" |[[Palace Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theatre]], Broadway
|-
|2008–09
| ''[[Liza's at The Palace....]]''
| Herself (one-woman show)
|-
|2013
| ''Liza & Alan''
| Herself
| [[The Town Hall (New York City)|Town Hall]], Broadway
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Liza Minnelli}}
In 1991, for her contribution to live performance, Minnelli was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://walkoffame.com/liza-minnelli/|access-date=April 10, 2024|title=Hollywood Walk of Fame|date=October 25, 2019 }}</ref> She was made a Knight of the [[French Legion of Honour]]. She also received an [[Academy Award]], a [[BAFTA Award]], a [[Primetime Emmy Award]], two [[Golden Globe Awards]], a [[Grammy Award]], and three [[Tony Awards]].
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! Ref.
|-
|[[42nd Academy Awards|1969]] || rowspan=2|[[Academy Awards]] || rowspan=2|[[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || ''[[The Sterile Cuckoo]]'' || {{nom}} || rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1973|title= THE 45TH ACADEMY AWARDS – 1973|website= Oscars.org|date= October 5, 2014|access-date= April 22, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[45th Academy Awards|1972]] || ''[[Cabaret (1972 film)|Cabaret]]'' || {{won}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[25th Primetime Emmy Awards|1973]] || rowspan=5|[[Primetime Emmy Awards]] || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program|Outstanding Achievement by a Supporting Performer in Music or Variety]] || ''A Royal Gala Variety Performance'' || {{nom}} || rowspan=5|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/bios/liza-minnelli|title= Liza Minnelli – Emmy Awards, Nominations, and Wins|website= emmys.com|access-date= April 22, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160812165744/http://www.emmys.com/bios/liza-minnelli|archive-date= August 12, 2016|url-status= dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)|Outstanding Single Program - Variety and Popular Music]] || ''[[Liza with a Z]]'' || {{won}}
|-
|[[32nd Primetime Emmy Awards|1980]] || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series|Outstanding Variety or Music Program]] || ''Goldie and Liza Together'' || {{nom}}
|-
|[[39th Primetime Emmy Awards|1987]] || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special|Outstanding Informational Special]] || ''Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente'' || {{nom}}
|-
|[[45th Primetime Emmy Awards|1993]] || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program|Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program]] || ''[[Live from Radio City Music Hall (Liza Minnelli album)|Liza Minnelli: Live from Radio City Music Hall]]'' || {{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[19th Tony Awards|1965]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Tony Awards]]
| [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical#1960s|Best Actress in a Musical]]
| ''[[Flora the Red Menace]]''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| <ref>[http://www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search?start=0&year=&award=&lname=Liza+Minnelli&fname=&show Tony Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823082529/http://www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search?start=0&year=&award=&lname=Liza+Minnelli&fname=&show |date=August 23, 2013 }} tonyawards.com</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[28th Tony Awards|1974]]
| [[Special Tony Award]]
| ''Liza at the Winter Garden''
| {{won|Honored}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[32nd Tony Awards|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Best Actress in a Musical]]
| ''[[The Act (musical)|The Act]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[38th Tony Awards|1984]]
| ''[[The Rink (musical)|The Rink]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[9th Golden Raspberry Awards|1989]]
|[[Razzie Awards]]
|[[Razzie Award for Worst Actress|Worst Actress]]
|[[Arthur 2: On the Rocks|''Arthur 2: On the Rocks'']] 
| {{won}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[63rd Tony Awards|2009]]
|[[Tony Awards]]
| [[Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event#Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event|Best Special Theatrical Event]]
| ''[[Liza's at The Palace...!|Liza's at The Palace...]]''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/awardproduction.asp?id=481625 Tony Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824104550/http://www.ibdb.com/awardproduction.asp?id=481625 |date=August 24, 2013 }} ibdb.com</ref>
|-
|[[32nd Annual Grammy Awards|1990]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Grammy Awards]]
|[[Grammy Legend Award]]
|Liza Minnelli
|{{Won|Honored}}
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[39th Annual Grammy Awards|1997]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album|Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance]]
| ''Gently''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.eonline.com/on/uk/shows/chelsea/chuy/b33933_babyface_celine_dion_dominate_grammy.html|title=Babyface, Celine Dion Dominate Grammy Nominations|date=January 7, 1997|access-date=February 4, 2010|publisher=[[E!]]}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[52nd Annual Grammy Awards|2010]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album|Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album]]
| ''Liza's at The Palace...!''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/02/grammy-nominees-2010/|title=Nominees for 2010 Grammy Awards Announced – Full List|date=December 2, 2009|access-date=December 29, 2009|first=Kenneth|last=Partridge|publisher=[[Spinner.com]]|archive-date=March 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306003427/http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/02/grammy-nominees-2010/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Leigh, Wendy (1993), ''Liza: Born a Star''. [[E.P. Dutton]]
* Mair, George (1996), ''Under the Rainbow: The Real Liza Minnelli''. [[Carol Publishing]]
* Schechter, Scott (2004), ''The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook''. [[Kensington Books]]/Citadel Press
* Spada, James (1983), ''Judy and Liza''. [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]]

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