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The evolution of Liza Minnelli

By Madeline Boardman Updated August 30, 2022 at 08:15 AM EDT
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Liza Minnelli through the years

Liza Minnelli

Born in Hollywood on March 12, 1946, Liza Minnelli is Hollywood royalty, as she's the daughter of Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli. Pictured here in 1965, she kicked off her own acting career in her teens, going on to earn an Oscar, Grammy, Emmy, and multiple Tonys over the following decades. In honor of Minnelli's legacy, see photos of her through the years, ahead.

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Liza Minnelli with Judy Garland on May 16, 1946

May 16, 1946
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Liza Minnelli on May 28, 1947

Liza Minnelli
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Liza Minnelli with Judy Garland on the set of Words and Music in 1948

Judy Garland & Young Liza Minnelli On Film Set
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Liza Minnelli with Bozo the Clown in Hollywood on Dec. 31, 1948

Little Liza
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Liza Minnelli with Judy Garland in Hollywood in 1949

Judy And Liza
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Liza Minnelli with Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli in Hollywood

A Happy Family
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Liza Minnelli with Lorna Luft in New York on Oct. 27, 1956

Young Liza Minnelli And Her Sister Lorna Luft
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Liza Minnelli with Gene Kelly on The Gene Kelly Show in April 24, 1959

Kelly & Minelli Dance
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Liza Minnelli with Judy Garland in London in 1962

Judy And Liza

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Liza Minnelli on March 11, 1963

Best Foot Forward
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Liza Minnelli with Judy Garland on The Judy Garland Show in Los Angeles on July 16, 1963

Judy & Liza Perform Together
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Liza Minnelli celebrating her 18th birthday with David Daniels in New York City on March 13, 1964

Carnival

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Liza Minnelli on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 24, 1964

Liza Minnelli On 'The Ed Sullivan Show,' 1964

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Liza Minnelli with Vincente Minnelli and Judy Garland at the Alvin Theatre in New York City on May 11, 1965

Liza Minnelli gets kisses from her father, movie director Vi
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Liza Minnelli with Peter Allen at their wedding on March 3, 1967

Minnelli Marries Allen
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Liza Minnelli in the late-1960s

Portrait Of Liza Minnelli
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Liza Minnelli on The Ed Sullivan Show in New York City in the early-1970s

Liza Minnelli Performs On 'Ed Sullivan Show'
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Liza Minnelli in Cabaret in 1972

ABC FEATURE FILMS

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Liza Minnelli in 1972

Liza Minnelli

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Liza Minnelli at a gala held by the British Olympic Appeal Fund at the London Palladium on May 22, 1972

Liza Minnelli Singing Before The Queen Of England 1972

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Liza Minnelli at the 45th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 26, 1973

45th Annual Academy Awards

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Liza Minnelli with Sammy Davis Jr. on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on Aug. 30, 1974

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Liza Minnelli in New York City circa 1975

Minnelli In Red
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Liza Minnelli with Mark Gero in New York City on Dec. 4, 1979

Liza Minnelli and Mark Gero Wedding - December 4, 1979

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Liza Minnelli in New York City in 1980

Liza Minnelli

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Liza Minnelli in Los Angeles in 1983

Liza Minnelli Portrait Session

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Liza Minnelli in London on March 18, 1986

Liza Minnelli - Posing In Hotel Room

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Liza Minnelli circa 1990

Liza Minnelli

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Liza Minnelli in 1990

Liza Minnelli
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Liza Minnelli performing "Stepping Out" at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 22, 1991

Liza Minnelli At Radio City Music Hall
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Liza Minnelli with Tony Bennett filming The Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago on Dec. 12, 1992

Tony Bennett & Liza Minelli On The Oprah Winfrey Show

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Liza Minnelli on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on June 6, 1995

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Season 4
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Liza Minnelli performing in Paris in 2000

Liza Minnelli
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Liza Minnelli with David Gest at the House of Blues in West Hollywood on July 25, 2002

Liza Minnelli and David Gest Press Conference at House of Blues
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Liza Minnelli at VH1 Big in '03 on Nov. 30, 2003

VH1 Big in 2003 - Show
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Liza Minnelli in London on Dec. 14, 2004

The Royal Variety Concert - Inside and Show
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Liza Minnelli on April 30, 2005

16th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Hollywood - Show
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Liza Minnelli with Barbra Streisand at the memorial for Marvin Hamlisch in New York City on Sept. 18, 2012

Marvin Hamlisch Memorial - Inside
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Liza Minnelli with Joan Rivers on Broadway in New York City on Oct. 23, 2012

Celebrities Visit Broadway - October 23, 2012
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Liza Minnelli at the 86th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood on March 2, 2014

86th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
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Liza Minnelli on The Today Show on March 12, 2014

Today - Season 63
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Liza Minnelli in Hollywood on Feb. 20, 2015

Los Angeles Italia Closing Night Ceremony
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Liza Minnelli and Lady Gaga present Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022

Lady Gaga and Liza Minnelli
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    1 of 44 Liza Minnelli through the years
    2 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Judy Garland on May 16, 1946
    3 of 44 Liza Minnelli on May 28, 1947
    4 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Judy Garland on the set of Words and Music in 1948
    5 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Bozo the Clown in Hollywood on Dec. 31, 1948
    6 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Judy Garland in Hollywood in 1949
    7 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli in Hollywood
    8 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Lorna Luft in New York on Oct. 27, 1956
    9 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Gene Kelly on The Gene Kelly Show in April 24, 1959
    10 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Judy Garland in London in 1962
    11 of 44 Liza Minnelli on March 11, 1963
    12 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Judy Garland on The Judy Garland Show in Los Angeles on July 16, 1963
    13 of 44 Liza Minnelli celebrating her 18th birthday with David Daniels in New York City on March 13, 1964
    14 of 44 Liza Minnelli on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 24, 1964
    15 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Vincente Minnelli and Judy Garland at the Alvin Theatre in New York City on May 11, 1965
    16 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Peter Allen at their wedding on March 3, 1967
    17 of 44 Liza Minnelli in the late-1960s
    18 of 44 Liza Minnelli on The Ed Sullivan Show in New York City in the early-1970s
    19 of 44 Liza Minnelli in Cabaret in 1972
    20 of 44 Liza Minnelli in 1972
    21 of 44 Liza Minnelli at a gala held by the British Olympic Appeal Fund at the London Palladium on May 22, 1972
    22 of 44 Liza Minnelli at the 45th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 26, 1973
    23 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Sammy Davis Jr. on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on Aug. 30, 1974
    24 of 44 Liza Minnelli in New York City circa 1975
    25 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Mark Gero in New York City on Dec. 4, 1979
    26 of 44 Liza Minnelli in New York City in 1980
    27 of 44 Liza Minnelli in Los Angeles in 1983
    28 of 44 Liza Minnelli in London on March 18, 1986
    29 of 44 Liza Minnelli circa 1990
    30 of 44 Liza Minnelli in 1990
    31 of 44 Liza Minnelli performing "Stepping Out" at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 22, 1991
    32 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Tony Bennett filming The Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago on Dec. 12, 1992
    33 of 44 Liza Minnelli on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on June 6, 1995
    34 of 44 Liza Minnelli performing in Paris in 2000
    35 of 44 Liza Minnelli with David Gest at the House of Blues in West Hollywood on July 25, 2002
    36 of 44 Liza Minnelli at VH1 Big in '03 on Nov. 30, 2003
    37 of 44 Liza Minnelli in London on Dec. 14, 2004
    38 of 44 Liza Minnelli on April 30, 2005
    39 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Barbra Streisand at the memorial for Marvin Hamlisch in New York City on Sept. 18, 2012
    40 of 44 Liza Minnelli with Joan Rivers on Broadway in New York City on Oct. 23, 2012
    41 of 44 Liza Minnelli at the 86th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood on March 2, 2014
    42 of 44 Liza Minnelli on The Today Show on March 12, 2014
    43 of 44 Liza Minnelli in Hollywood on Feb. 20, 2015
    44 of 44 Liza Minnelli and Lady Gaga present Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022

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