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Holland Virginia Taylor is an American actress and playwright. She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on the ABC drama The Practice (1998–2003). She is also known for her role as Evelyn Harper on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2003–2015).
Birth Name
Holland Virginia Taylor
Born
Thursday, 14 January 1943
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Quiz Lady | Francine | 2023 |
| Adele: One Night Only | Self / Self - Audience Member | 2021 |
| The Chair | Joan Hambling | 2021 |
| The Roles That Changed My Life | Self | 2021 |
| The Great North | Goldie | 2021 |
| The Stand In | Barbara Cox | 2020 |
| Bill & Ted Face the Music | The Great Leader | 2020 |
| Hollywood | Ellen Kincaid | 2020 |
| Visible: Out on Television | Self (actor - The L Word) | 2020 |
| To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You | Stormy | 2020 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Quiz Lady | Francine | 2023 |
| Adele: One Night Only | Self / Self - Audience Member | 2021 |
| The Chair | Joan Hambling | 2021 |
| The Roles That Changed My Life | Self | 2021 |
| The Great North | Goldie | 2021 |
| The Stand In | Barbara Cox | 2020 |
| Bill & Ted Face the Music | The Great Leader | 2020 |
| Hollywood | Ellen Kincaid | 2020 |
| Visible: Out on Television | Self (actor - The L Word) | 2020 |
| To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You | Stormy | 2020 |
| Bombshell | Faye | 2019 |
| The Morning Show | Cybil Richards | 2019 |
| Gloria Bell | Hillary / Hillary Bell | 2019 |
| Ann | Ann Richards | 2018 |
| Hollywood Mom | Mary Lou Lively | 2018 |
| Kepler's Dream | Violet von Stern | 2017 |
| The Orville | Jeannie Mercer | 2017 |
| Mr. Mercedes | Ida Silver | 2017 |
| Spirit Riding Free | Madame Gummery | 2017 |
| Good Behavior | Alice | 2016 |
| Speechless | Andrea | 2016 |
| Better Things | Holland Taylor | 2016 |
| Billions | Dr. Eleanor Mayer | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015 |
| The Nicole Barrett Show | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Simply Red: Backstage at 'Annie' with Lilla Crawford | Self | 2013 |
| The 67th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2013 |
| Why We Laugh: Funny Women | Self | 2013 |
| The Broadway.com Show | Self | 2013 |
| Electric City | Ruth Orwell | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Twinkle Toes | Principal Garfield (voice) / Principal Garfield | 2011 |
| Overheard | Self - Interviewee | 2010 |
| The Chosen One | Ruth | 2010 |
| So You Want Michael Madsen? | Self | 2008 |
| Baby Mama | Rose | 2008 |
| Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time | Prudence / Prudence (voice) | 2007 |
| American Dad! | Mrs. Dawson | 2005 |
| The Wedding Date | Bunny | 2005 |
| D.E.B.S. | Ms. Petrie / Mrs. Petrie | 2004 |
| The L Word | Peggy Peabody | 2004 |
| Two and a Half Men | Evelyn Harper | 2003 |
| Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Grandmother | 2003 |
| Fillmore! | Mrs. Cornwall | 2002 |
| Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams | Grandmother | 2002 |
| Monk | Peggy Davenport | 2002 |
| Home Room | Dr. Hollander | 2002 |
| Baby Bob | Madeline Collins | 2002 |
| Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True | Prudence / Prudence (voice) | 2002 |
| Cinderella II: Dreams Come True | Prudence (voice) / Prudence | 2002 |
| Fits and Starts | 2002 | |
| The Day Reagan Was Shot | Nancy Reagan | 2001 |
| Strange Frequency | Marge Crowley | 2001 |
| Legally Blonde | Professor Stromwell | 2001 |
| Town & Country | Mistress of Ceremonies | 2001 |
| The Fighting Fitzgeralds | Rose | 2001 |
| Lloyd in Space | (voice) | 2001 |
| Strange Frequency | Marge Crowley (segment "Room Service") | 2001 |
| DAG | Kathering Twigg | 2000 |
| Strong Medicine | Lillian Pynchon | 2000 |
| The Deadly Look of Love | Evelyn McGinnis | 2000 |
| Big Brother | Self | 2000 |
| Keeping the Faith | Bonnie Rose | 2000 |
| The Spiral Staircase | Emma | 2000 |
| Happy Accidents | Therapist | 2000 |
| Cold Feet | Whitaker | 1999 |
| The Sex Monster | Muriel | 1999 |
| My Last Love | Marnie Morton | 1999 |
| The Unknown Cyclist | Celia | 1998 |
| Buddy Faro | Olivia Vandermeer | 1998 |
| Hercules | Queen Myrrha | 1998 |
| Next Stop Wonderland | Piper Castleton | 1998 |
| The Truman Show | Truman's Mother / Alanis Montclair / Angela Montclair | 1998 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Katherine Horner | 1997 |
| Veronica's Closet | Millicent | 1997 |
| Ally McBeal | Judge Roberta Kittleson / 2nd Woman in Face Bra Infomercial | 1997 |
| The View | Self | 1997 |
| George of the Jungle | Beatrice Stanhope | 1997 |
| Who Is Henry Jaglom? | Self | 1997 |
| The Practice | Judge Roberta Kittleson / Roberta Kittleson | 1997 |
| Just Write | Emma Jeffreys | 1997 |
| Betty | Crystal Ball | 1997 |
| One Fine Day | Rita | 1996 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Something So Right | Abigail | 1996 |
| Last Summer in the Hamptons | Davis Mora Axelrod | 1995 |
| How to Make an American Quilt | Mrs. Rubens | 1995 |
| Steal Big Steal Little | Mona Rowland-Downey | 1995 |
| To Die For | Carol Stone | 1995 |
| The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Voices | 1995 |
| The Naked Truth | Camilla Dane | 1995 |
| A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester | Janice | 1995 |
| Awake to Danger | Dr. Joyce Lindley | 1995 |
| A Walton Wedding | Aunt Flo | 1995 |
| ER | Phyllis Farr | 1994 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| The Favor | Maggie Sand | 1994 |
| The Counterfeit Contessa | Wallace Everett | 1994 |
| In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness | Florence Newsom | 1994 |
| Betrayal of Trust | Mary Shelton | 1994 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Agent Gretchen McCord | 1993 |
| Saved by the Bell: The College Years | Dean Susan McMann | 1993 |
| Cop & ½ | Captain Rubio | 1993 |
| The Powers That Be | Margaret Powers | 1992 |
| The Rape of Doctor Willis | Dr. Greenway | 1991 |
| Alice | Helen | 1990 |
| Going Places | Dawn St. Claire | 1990 |
| People Like Us | Dolly | 1990 |
| She's Having a Baby | Sarah Briggs | 1988 |
| Wiseguy | Allison Royce | 1987 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Mayor Brown / Fran Grogan | 1987 |
| Harry | Ina Duckett, R. N. | 1987 |
| Perfect Strangers | Olivia Crawford | 1986 |
| Perry Mason Returns | Paula Gordon | 1985 |
| Key Exchange | Mrs. Fanshaw | 1985 |
| The Jewel of the Nile | Gloria | 1985 |
| Me and Mom | Zena Hunnicutt | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Winifred Thayer | 1984 |
| Romancing the Stone | Gloria | 1984 |
| Kate & Allie | Linda Cabot | 1984 |
| I Was a Mail Order Bride | Dottie Birmington / Dottie Birmingham | 1982 |
| The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana | Frances Shand Kydd | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Mrs. Marbury | 1982 |
| Bosom Buddies | Ruth Dunbar | 1980 |
| Fame | 1980 | |
| The Sorrows of Gin | Beverly Trencher | 1979 |
| 3 by Cheever | Beverly Trencher | 1979 |
| The Love Boat | Kathy Brighton | 1977 |
| The Next Man | TV Interviewer | 1976 |
| Beacon Hill | Marilyn Gardiner | 1975 |
| Kojak | Elizabeth | 1973 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Felicia Martin | 1972 |
| Great Performances | Ann Richards | 1971 |
| J.T. | Mrs. Arnold | 1969 |
| The Edge of Night | Denise Cavanaugh | 1956 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Nominated |
| 2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1999 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
