Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor’s life in pictures

From the moment she hit the silver screen at the age of nine, Elizabeth was seen as a rising star.

During her early twenties Elizabeth secured a reputation for herself in Hollywood not only as an actress, but as a glamorous beauty.

After starring in a number of children’s roles, Elizabeth successfully transitioned herself into a mature actress and began taking on adult roles at age 16.

Elizabeth was first married to hotel heir Conrad “Nicky” Hilton on May 6, 1950. The marriage was unhappy and ended in divorce less than a year later.

After her failed marriage to Conrad “Nicky” Hilton, Elizabeth met and married Michael Wilding in February 1952. The pair had two children together: sons Michael and Christopher. The pair divorced in January 1957.

Not long after her divorce from Wilding, Elizabeth married film producer Michael Todd. Michael died after his plane named Lucky Liz crashed on March 22, 1958. This was Elizabeth’s only marriage to not end in divorce and she later named him one of the two loves of her life.

Despite the attention surrounding her love-life, Elizabeth continued to successfully star in a number of films, including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1958.

After four consecutive Academy Awards best actress nominations, Elizabeth finally won for her performance in Butterfield in 1960. Her co-star in the film was her then-fourth husband, singer Eddie Fisher, who she was married to between 1959 and 1964.

One of Elizabeth’s most well-known performances was in Cleopatra in which she starred with her fifth husband, Richard Burton. The pair began a 10-year marriage in March 1964 following the release of the movie.

During this time, Elizabeth put her career on hold for the relationship, but it ended when the couple divorced in June 1974. But the couple married again in October 1975 briefly before divorcing again in July 1976.

Throughout her life, Elizabeth exuded glamour and style. In 1967 she stepped out wearing this elaborate headdress of pearls and fake flowers, a jewelled dress and an emerald necklace.

Elizabeth married her seventh husband, US politician John Warner, in December 1976. The pair lived in Virginia but Elizabeth became unhappy with her life and became depressed before entering the Betty Ford Center. The pair divorced in 1982.

Sir Elton John and Elizabeth had a strong friendship and were both HIV/AIDS activists.

Elizabeth had a very long and loving friendship with Michael Jackson. So much so that Elizabeth married her eighth and final husband Larry Fortensky at Michael’s Neverland Ranch estate in 1991.

When Michael died in 2009 Elizabeth said: “I loved Michael with all my soul and I can’t imagine life without him. We had so much in common and we had such loving fun together.”

Throughout her life Elizabeth Taylor was dedicated to AIDS-related charities and helped raise more than $100 million towards to the cause.