First television appearance was on "The Linkletter Show" (1952) in 1954.
For her first network TV appearance, on "The Jack Paar Program" (1962) in March of 1963, she was billed as the somewhat exotic sounding Yduj Dnalrag...Judy Garland spelled backwards!.
Frequently attended legendary New York disco Studio 54
Godparents were Ira Gershwin and Kay Thompson.
Half-sister Christiane moved to Mexico and is the mother of two grown children. She attended Liza's wedding to David Gest in 2003.
Has had 2 hip replacement surgeries and 3 knee surgeries.
Has won three Tony Awards, two as Best Actress (Musical), for 1965's "Flora, the Red Menace" and 1978's "The Act," and, in 1974, a Special Tony Award "for adding lustre to the Broadway theatre season." She was also nominated as Best Actress (Musical) in 1984 for "The Rink," but lost that award to her co-star, Chita Rivera.
Her ex-husband, David Gest, is an event planner.
Her mother Judy Garland was pregnant with her while filming her minor role in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946). In order to hide her pregnant stomach she was hidden behind stacks of dishes while singing "Look For The Silver Lining".
Her mother, Judy Garland, and former father-in-law, Jack Haley, starred together in The Wizard of Oz (1939).
Her parents named her after Ira Gershwin's song "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)"
In 1972, after winning the Academy Award for Cabaret (1972), Marlene Dietrich said about her: "I'm annoyed when people keep comparing her to her mother [Judy Garland]. She's nothing to do with her mother. She's a completely different woman. The film Cabaret (1972) is a great hit for her and that's all one wants.".
In the early 1980s during pre-production for a film version of "Evita", director Ken Russell auditioned her for the part. Russell was so impressed that he refused to do the film without her. He was promptly fired by producer Robert Stigwood and the film lay dormant for over 10 years until the Madonna version came out in 1996.
In the early 60s, she lived in London with mother Judy Garland, half siblings Lorna Luft and Joey Luft and stepfather Sidney Luft.
Is a close friend of singer Diana Ross.
Is Italian and French on her father's side and Irish and Scottish on her mother's.
Is mentioned in The School of Rock (2003) as a musical inspiration.
Is one of six actresses who have won an Academy Award for their performance in a musical. The others in chronological order are Rita Moreno, Julie Andrews, Barbra Streisand, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jennifer Hudson.
Is one of twelve actresses to have won the Triple Crown of Acting (an Oscar, Emmy and Tony); the others in chronological order are Helen Hayes, Ingrid Bergman, Shirley Booth, Rita Moreno, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Audrey Hepburn, Anne Bancroft, Vanessa Redgrave, Maggie Smith and Ellen Burstyn.
Is portrayed by Donna Coney Island in Ghostlight (2003)