Rest in Peace Ms. Elizabeth Taylor

Academy Award winning actress Elizabeth Taylor has passed away at the age of 79.

Ms. Taylor began her career as a child actress and appeared in films such as Little Woman and Father of the Bride before performing alongside James Dean in Giant.  Her most famous roles, perhaps even today, are as Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and as the titular Cleopatra.  Elizabeth Taylor was awarded two Oscars for her roles in Butterfield 8 and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? but she is often remembered for her glamorous Hollywood sex appeal and the scandals of her eight marriages.

Taylor's manager confirmed that Elizabeth succumbed to congestive heart failure at Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles earlier this morning.  The starlet's son released this statement:

"My Mother was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest, with great passion, humor, and love. Though her loss is devastating to those of us who held her so close and so dear, we will always be inspired by her enduring contribution to our world. Her remarkable body of work in film, her ongoing success as a businesswoman, and her brave and relentless advocacy in the fight against HIV/AIDS, all make us all incredibly proud of what she accomplished. We know, quite simply, that the world is a better place for Mom having lived in it. Her legacy will never fade, her spirit will always be with us, and her love will live forever in our hearts."

Turner Classic Movies's Twitter is filled with exclusive photographs of Taylor and the channel will be airing a 24-hour marathon of her films on April 10th.

Rest in Peace.