But Thandie Newton is up for a challenge, and the sexy new photos of her as the Egyptian queen are giving Elizabeth Taylor a run for her money. Newton, 37, appears as Cleopatra in a series of ...

In one of the busiest afterlives in history, she has become an asteroid, a video game, a cigarette, a slot machine, a strip club, a synonym for Elizabeth Taylor. Shakespeare attested to Cleopatra ...

While the material itself is incredibly earthy and intriguing, it’s Burton and Taylor’s performances that really elevate the ...

Martin Nolan, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Julien's Auctions tells PEOPLE about the rich history behind pieces ...

Two of cinema's biggest stars crossed paths this week with news that Angelina Jolie is to appear in a re-make of Cleopatra, the film epitomised by the one and only Elizabeth Taylor. With her ...

But there was no relationship quite like the one between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The couple met for the first time on the set of Cleopatra in 1962 and quickly began an affair ...

As Llewellyn-Jones explains in his introduction, “Cleopatra – the Liz Taylor Cleopatra whom we think we know so well – was, in reality, the seventh (and final) Egyptian queen to bear the ...

Taylor won the Best Actress Oscar (her first) for her performance as Gloria Wandrous. In 1960, Elizabeth became the highest paid actress in Hollywood for her role in Cleopatra, signing a one ...

Born February 27, 1932, in England, Elizabeth Taylor is one of the world’s most ... She also cheated on Fisher with her Cleopatra costar, Richard Burton; she and Burton married twice.