About
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...
Known for
Ally McBealSeries • 1997
American Dad!Series • 2005
Two and a Half MenSeries • 2003
MonkSeries • 2002
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
Diagnosis: MurderSeries • 1993
ERSeries • 1994
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
Great PerformancesSeries • 1971
BillionsSeries • 2016
The OrvilleSeries • 2017
The PracticeSeries • 1997
Strong MedicineSeries • 2000
The Morning ShowSeries • 2019
HerculesSeries • 1998
The Great NorthSeries • 2021
The L WordSeries • 2004
The Truman ShowMovie • 1998
KojakSeries • 1973
WiseguySeries • 1987
SpeechlessSeries • 2016
ABC Afterschool SpecialSeries • 1972
BrothersSeries • 2026
Legally BlondeMovie • 2001