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Acting

Holland Taylor

Career: Active from 1956 to 2026, with a break from 1957 to 1970, busiest in 1987 and 2000 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles: 18
top three billing

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: The Truman Show
88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 82 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Holland Taylor Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
0.7, average 2.6
Violence
2.5, average 4.1
Adrenaline
3.5, average 4.8
Tension
4.9, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 7
Social Commentary 5
Ensemble Cast 4
Nostalgic 3
Lighthearted Humor 2
Cringe Humor 2
Family Comedy 2
Midlife Crisis 2
Family Dynamics 2
Existential Angst 2
Psychological Thriller 2
Legal Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

114

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

12 titles · average score 61

Brothers

56

TV show · as Ma Mac

Fantasy Life

70

as Dr. Greene

N/A

as N

Motherland

37

as Toni

Unachievable Sound of Silence

Thanks

Quiz Lady

69

as Francine

The Chair

74

TV show · as Joan Hambling

The Great North

74

TV show · as Goldie (voice)

The Stand In

37

as Barbara Cox

Hollywood

64

TV show · as Ellen Kincaid

To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You

60

as Stormy

Bill & Ted Face the Music

67

as The Great Leader

2010s

12 titles · average score 67

Gloria Bell

72

as Hillary Bell

The Morning Show

65

TV show · as Cybil Richards

Bombshell

66

as Faye (uncredited)

Ann

as Ann Richards

Mr. Mercedes

77

TV show · as Ida Silver

The Orville

69

TV show · as Jeannie Mercer

Billions

76

TV show · as Dr. Eleanor Mayer

Speechless

76

TV show · as Andrea

Kepler's Dream

as Violet von Stern

The New Yorker Presents

69

TV show · as Truman's Moher

Twinkle Toes

as Principal Garfield (voice)

The Chosen One

37

as Ruth

2000s

25 titles · average score 59

Cinderella III: A Twist in Time

69

as Prudence (voice)

American Dad!

60

TV show · as Mrs. Dawson (voice)

The L Word

67

TV show · as Peggy Peabody

Two and a Half Men

67

TV show · as Evelyn Harper

Baby Bob

68

TV show · as Madeline Collins

Monk

82

TV show · as Peggy Davenport

Home Room

52

as Dr. Hollander

Legally Blonde

68

as Professor Stromwell

The Day Reagan Was Shot

62

as Nancy Reagan

Mail to the Chief

55

as Katherine Horner

The Deadly Look of Love

50

as Evelyn McGinnis

Strong Medicine

70

TV show · as Lillian Pynchon

1990s

37 titles · average score 59

The Lot

TV show · as Letitia DeVine

The Truman Show

88

as Truman's Mother

George of the Jungle

54

as Beatrice Stanhope

Betty

as Crystal Ball

Ally McBeal

69

TV show · as Judge Roberta Kittleson

The Naked Truth

65

TV show · as Camilla Dane

79

TV show · as Phyllis Farr

Cop & ½

28

as Captain Rubio

Diagnosis: Murder

46

TV show · as Agent Gretchen McCord

The Powers That Be

73

TV show · as Margaret Powers

The Rape of Doctor Willis

60

as Dr. Greenway

Going Places

TV show

1980s

18 titles · average score 58

She's Having a Baby

49

as Sarah Briggs

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

47

as Ernestine King

TV show

Wiseguy

59

TV show

TV show

Perry Mason Returns

70

as Paula Gordon

Romancing the Stone

71

as Gloria

Murder, She Wrote

76

TV show · as Winifred Thayer

Kate & Allie

43

TV show

I Was a Mail Order Bride

59

as Dottie Birmingham

My Mother Was Never a Kid

as Felicia Martin

Bosom Buddies

65

TV show · as Ruth Dunbar

1970s

9 titles · average score 64

O Youth and Beauty!

as Beverly Trencher

The Sorrows of Gin

as Beverly Trencher

The Love Boat

53

TV show · as Kathy Brighton

The Next Man

35

as TV Interviewer

Beacon Hill

TV show · as Marilyn Gardiner

Kojak

72

TV show · as Elizabeth

ABC Afterschool Special

68

TV show · as Felicia Martin

J.T.

84

as Mrs. Arnold

Great Performances

70

TV show · as Ernestine King

1950s

1 title · average score 71

The Edge of Night

71

TV show