Holland Taylor
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Holland Virginia Taylor (born January 14, 1943) is an American actress. She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on ABC's The Practice (1998–2003). For her portrayal of Evelyn Harper on the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men (2003–15), she received a total of four Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Taylor's other notable television credits include starring roles on the sitcoms Bosom Buddies (1980–82), The Powers...
Known For
Filmography
Fantasy Life
2026
as Dr. Greene
N/A
2026
as N
Brothers
2026
as Ma Mac
Motherland
2025
as Toni
The Little Pageant That Could
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Quiz Lady
2023
as Francine
The Chair
2021
as Joan Hambling
The Great North
2021
as Goldie (voice)
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
2020
as Stormy
Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020
as The Great Leader
The Stand In
2020
as Barbara Cox
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
Hollywood
2020
as Ellen Kincaid
Bombshell
2019
as Faye (uncredited)
Gloria Bell
2019
as Hillary Bell
The Morning Show
2019
as Cybil Richards
Ann
2018
as Ann Richards
Mr. Mercedes
2017
as Ida Silver
The Orville
2017
as Jeannie Mercer
Kepler's Dream
2016
as Violet von Stern
Divorce: The Greatest Hits
2016
The New Yorker Presents
2016
as Truman's Moher
Speechless
2016
as Andrea
Billions
2016
as Dr. Eleanor Mayer
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Twinkle Toes
2011
as Principal Garfield (voice)
The Chosen One
2010
as Ruth
Baby Mama
2008
as Rose
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
2007
as Prudence (voice)
The Wedding Date
2005
as Bunny
American Dad!
2005
as Mrs. Dawson (voice)
D.E.B.S.
2004
as Ms. Petrie
The L Word
2004
as Peggy Peabody
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
as Grandmother
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Evelyn Harper
E!'s 101
2003
as Self
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
2002
as Prudence (voice)
Home Room
2002
as Dr. Hollander
Fits and Starts
2002
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
as Grandmother
Fillmore!
2002
as Mrs. Cornwall (voice)
Monk
2002
as Peggy Davenport
Baby Bob
2002
as Madeline Collins
The Day Reagan Was Shot
2001
as Nancy Reagan
Legally Blonde
2001
as Professor Stromwell
Town & Country
2001
as Mistress of Ceremonies
Strange Frequency
2001
as Marge Crowley
Keeping the Faith
2000
as Bonnie Rose
Mail to the Chief
2000
as Katherine Horner
Happy Accidents
2000
as Therapist
The Deadly Look of Love
2000
as Evelyn McGinnis
The Spiral Staircase
2000
as Emma
Strong Medicine
2000
as Lillian Pynchon
DAG
2000
as Kathering Twigg
Big Brother
2000
as Self - Actress, 'Two & a ½ Men'
The Sex Monster
1999
as Muriel
The Lot
1999
as Letitia DeVine
Next Stop Wonderland
1998
as Piper Castleton
The Truman Show
1998
as Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
1998
as Alanis Montclair
The Unknown Cyclist
1998
as Celia (uncredited)
Hercules
1998
as Queen Myrrha (voice)
George of the Jungle
1997
as Beatrice Stanhope
Just Write
1997
as Emma Jeffreys
Betty
1997
as Crystal Ball
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
as Self
Ally McBeal
1997
as Judge Roberta Kittleson
The Practice
1997
as Judge Roberta Kittleson
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Veronica's Closet
1997
as Millicent
One Fine Day
1996
as Rita
To Die For
1995
as Carol Stone
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
as Mrs. Rubens
Steal Big Steal Little
1995
as Mona Rowland-Downey
Last Summer in the Hamptons
1995
as Davis Mora Axelrod
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
1995
as Janice
Awake to Danger
1995
as Dr. Joyce Lindley
A Walton Wedding
1995
as Aunt Flo
The Naked Truth
1995
as Camilla Dane
The Counterfeit Contessa
1994
as Wallace Everett
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
1994
as Florence Newsom
The Favor
1994
as Maggie Sand
Betrayal of Trust
1994
as Mary Shelton
ER
1994
as Phyllis Farr
Cop & ½
1993
as Captain Rubio
With Hostile Intent
1993
as Lois Baxter
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
as Dean Susan McMann
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Agent Gretchen McCord
The Powers That Be
1992
as Margaret Powers
The Rape of Doctor Willis
1991
as Dr. Greenway
Alice
1990
as Helen
People Like Us
1990
as Dolly
Going Places
1990
She's Having a Baby
1988
as Sarah Briggs
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
1987
as Ernestine King
The Saint in Manhattan
1987
as Fran Grogan
Wiseguy
1987
Harry
1987
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Fran Grogan
The Jewel of the Nile
1985
as Gloria
Perry Mason Returns
1985
as Paula Gordon
Key Exchange
1985
as Mrs. Fanshaw
Me & Mom
1985
Romancing the Stone
1984
as Gloria
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Winifred Thayer
Kate & Allie
1984
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
1982
as Frances Shand Kydd
I Was a Mail Order Bride
1982
as Dottie Birmingham
My Mother Was Never a Kid
1981
as Felicia Martin
Fame
1980
as Claudia van Doren (uncredited)
Bosom Buddies
1980
as Ruth Dunbar
The Sorrows of Gin
1979
as Beverly Trencher
O Youth and Beauty!
1979
as Beverly Trencher
The Love Boat
1977
as Kathy Brighton
The Next Man
1976
as TV Interviewer
Beacon Hill
1975
as Marilyn Gardiner
Kojak
1973
as Elizabeth
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Felicia Martin
J.T.
1971
as Mrs. Arnold
Great Performances
1971
as Ernestine King
The Edge of Night
1956