Millionaire: Taylor was the first actress to earn $1 million in a movie,
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Award Winner: Taylor was nominated four consecutive years for an Academy Award,
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Activist: Taylor was an avid activist who raised more than $200 million for AIDS research. In 1993 she was given the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and Queen Elizabeth II made Taylor a Dame in 2000.
Back to Life: Taylor has said that she had a scar on her neck from tracheotomy surgery in 1960. She was said to have died during that surgery and come back after seeing a white light. She had more than 100 surgeries in her lifetime.