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.
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 That Be (1992–93) and The Naked Truth (1995–98). She also appeared as Jill Ollinger on the soap opera All My Children (1981–83), as Peggy Peabody on The L Word (2004–08), and as Ida Silver on Mr. Mercedes (2017–19). In 2020, she received critical praise and her eighth Primetime Emmy Award nomination for portraying Ellen Kincaid in the Netflix miniseries Hollywood.
Taylor's feature film credits include Romancing the Stone (1984) and its sequel (1985), Alice (1990), To Die For (1995), One Fine Day (1996), George of the Jungle (1997), The Truman Show (1998), Happy Accidents (2000), Keeping the Faith (2000), Legally Blonde (2001), The Wedding Date (2005), Baby Mama (2008), Gloria Bell (2018), Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), and The Stand In (2020).
Taylor wrote and starred in the one-woman play, Ann, based on the life and work of Ann Richards. For this, she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress.
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Filmography (Movies)
Fantasy Life
Character:
Release Date:27/03/2026
Motherland
Character:Toni
Release Date:12/09/2025
The Little Pageant That Could
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/06/2024
Quiz Lady
Character:Francine
Release Date:09/09/2023
Adele One Night Only
Character:Self
Release Date:14/11/2021
The Stand In
Character:Barbara Cox
Release Date:03/12/2020
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Character:The Great Leader
Release Date:27/08/2020
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
Character:Stormy
Release Date:03/02/2020
Bombshell
Character:Faye (uncredited)
Release Date:13/12/2019
Gloria Bell
Character:Hillary Bell
Release Date:07/03/2019
Ann
Character:Ann Richards
Release Date:14/06/2018
Kepler's Dream
Character:Violet von Stern
Release Date:07/10/2016
Divorce: The Greatest Hits
Character:
Release Date:06/09/2016
Electric City
Character:Voice Actor (voice)
Release Date:17/07/2012
Twinkle Toes
Character:Principal Garfield (voice)
Release Date:15/10/2011
The Chosen One
Character:Ruth
Release Date:03/09/2010
Baby Mama
Character:Rose
Release Date:25/04/2008
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
Character:Prudence (voice)
Release Date:06/02/2007
D.E.B.S.
Character:Ms. Petrie
Release Date:25/03/2005
The Wedding Date
Character:Bunny
Release Date:04/02/2005
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Character:Grandmother
Release Date:25/07/2003
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Character:Grandmother
Release Date:07/08/2002
Home Room
Character:Dr. Hollander
Release Date:12/04/2002
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
Character:Prudence (voice)
Release Date:23/02/2002
Fits and Starts
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2002
The Day Reagan Was Shot
Character:Nancy Reagan
Release Date:09/12/2001
Legally Blonde
Character:Professor Stromwell
Release Date:13/07/2001
Town & Country
Character:Mistress of Ceremonies
Release Date:27/04/2001
The Deadly Look of Love
Character:Evelyn McGinnis
Release Date:10/07/2000
Keeping the Faith
Character:Bonnie Rose
Release Date:14/04/2000
Mail to the Chief
Character:Katherine Horner
Release Date:02/04/2000
The Spiral Staircase
Character:Emma
Release Date:02/04/2000
Happy Accidents
Character:Therapist
Release Date:25/01/2000
The Sex Monster
Character:Muriel
Release Date:15/05/1999
The Unknown Cyclist
Character:Celia (uncredited)
Release Date:10/10/1998
Next Stop Wonderland
Character:Piper Castleton
Release Date:21/08/1998
The Truman Show
Character:Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair
Release Date:04/06/1998
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
Character:Alanis Montclair
Release Date:01/01/1998
George of the Jungle
Character:Beatrice Stanhope
Release Date:15/07/1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Character:Self
Release Date:08/07/1997
Just Write
Character:Emma Jeffreys
Release Date:01/03/1997
Betty
Character:Crystal Ball
Release Date:01/01/1997
One Fine Day
Character:Rita
Release Date:20/12/1996
Last Summer in the Hamptons
Character:Davis Mora Axelrod
Release Date:22/11/1995
How to Make an American Quilt
Character:Mrs. Rubens
Release Date:06/10/1995
Steal Big Steal Little
Character:Mona Rowland-Downey
Release Date:29/09/1995
To Die For
Character:Carol Stone
Release Date:22/09/1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Character:Janice
Release Date:10/04/1995
Awake to Danger
Character:Dr. Joyce Lindley
Release Date:12/03/1995
A Walton Wedding
Character:Aunt Flo
Release Date:12/02/1995
The Favor
Character:Maggie Sand
Release Date:29/04/1994
The Counterfeit Contessa
Character:Wallace Everett
Release Date:04/04/1994
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
Character:Florence Newsom
Release Date:16/01/1994
Betrayal of Trust
Character:Mary Shelton
Release Date:03/01/1994
With Hostile Intent
Character:Lois Baxter
Release Date:11/05/1993
Cop & ½
Character:Captain Rubio
Release Date:02/04/1993
The Rape of Doctor Willis
Character:Dr. Greenway
Release Date:03/11/1991
Alice
Character:Helen
Release Date:25/12/1990
People Like Us
Character:Dolly
Release Date:13/05/1990
She's Having a Baby
Character:Sarah Briggs
Release Date:05/02/1988
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Character:Ernestine King
Release Date:06/11/1987
The Saint in Manhattan
Character:Fran Grogan
Release Date:12/06/1987
Perry Mason Returns
Character:Paula Gordon
Release Date:01/12/1985
Key Exchange
Character:Mrs. Fanshaw
Release Date:14/08/1985
The Jewel of the Nile
Character:Gloria
Release Date:01/08/1985
Romancing the Stone
Character:Gloria
Release Date:30/03/1984
I Was a Mail Order Bride
Character:Dottie Birmingham
Release Date:14/12/1982
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
Character:Frances Shand Kydd
Release Date:20/09/1982
My Mother Was Never a Kid
Character:Felicia Martin
Release Date:18/03/1981
Fame
Character:Claudia van Doren (uncredited)
Release Date:16/05/1980
O Youth and Beauty!
Character:Beverly Trencher
Release Date:31/10/1979
The Sorrows of Gin
Character:Beverly Trencher
Release Date:24/10/1979
The Next Man
Character:TV Interviewer
Release Date:10/11/1976
J.T.
Character:Mrs. Arnold
Release Date:24/12/1971
Television Appearances
The Chair
Character:Joan Hambling
The Great North
Character:Goldie (voice)
Hollywood
Character:Ellen Kincaid
Stars in the House
Character:Self
The Morning Show
Character:Cybil Richards
The Orville
Character:Jeannie Mercer
Mr. Mercedes
Character:Ida Silver
Speechless
Character:Andrea
The New Yorker Presents
Character:Truman's Moher
Billions
Character:Dr. Eleanor Mayer
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
American Dad!
Character:Mrs. Dawson (voice)
The L Word
Character:Peggy Peabody
Two and a Half Men
Character:Evelyn Harper
E!'s 101
Character:Self
Fillmore!
Character:Mrs. Cornwall (voice)
Monk
Character:Peggy Davenport
Baby Bob
Character:Madeline Collins
DAG
Character:Kathering Twigg
Strong Medicine
Character:Lillian Pynchon
Big Brother
Character:Self - Actress, 'Two & a ½ Men'
The Lot
Character:Letitia DeVine
Hercules
Character:Queen Myrrha (voice)
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:
Veronica's Closet
Character:Millicent
Ally McBeal
Character:Judge Roberta Kittleson
The Practice
Character:Judge Roberta Kittleson
The Naked Truth
Character:Camilla Dane
ER
Character:Phyllis Farr
Diagnosis: Murder
Character:Agent Gretchen McCord
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Character:Dean Susan McMann
The Powers That Be
Character:Margaret Powers
Going Places
Character:
Wiseguy
Character:
CBS Summer Playhouse
Character:Fran Grogan
Harry
Character:
Me & Mom
Character:
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Winifred Thayer
Kate & Allie
Character:
Bosom Buddies
Character:Ruth Dunbar
The Love Boat
Character:Kathy Brighton
Beacon Hill
Character:Marilyn Gardiner
Kojak
Character:Elizabeth
ABC Afterschool Special
Character:Felicia Martin
Great Performances
Character:Ernestine King
The Edge of Night
Character:
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