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In episode 65 of 5 Minute Biographies, we take a brief look at the life of a child actress who went on to become a Hollywood icon and was....
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She sits at number seven on the American Film Institute's list of greatest female stars.
More importantly, she is the only surviving member of the top ten,
earning her the title of Hollywood's last great star.
She certainly leapt out of the blocks.
Born in the London suburb of Hampstead in ,
she hit the big screen at the age of nine in the family tearjerker, Lassie Come Home.
Two years later, she wrote a winner called National Velvet,
and became a household name.
She grew up in the public eye,
maturing to a breathtakingly stunning young woman,
who had famous photographers proclaiming her perfect.
Whether or not her eyes were indeed violet, as she liked to claim,
she was a cinematographer's dream.
And on top of that, she had talent.
After three consecutive Oscar nominations,
she finally took home the leading actress award for Butterfield 8.
Liz went on to win a second Oscar for her less than glamorous portrayal of Martha
in the big screen version o