Liza Minnelli “You Are for Loving“

Лайза Мэй Миннелли (англ. Liza May Minnelli ([ˈlaɪzə ˈmeɪ mɪˈnɛlɪ]); род. 12 марта 1946) — американская актриса и певица. Лауреат премий «Оскар» и «Грэмми», двух «Золотых глобусов» и двух «Тони». Дочь актрисы Джуди Гарленд и её второго мужа, режиссёра Винсента Миннелли. Лайза Миннелли принадлежит к знаменитому артистическому семейству. Её мать — знаменитая актриса и певица Джуди Гарленд, тётки по материнской стороне выступали в группе «The Gumm Sisters», а отец, Винсент Миннелли, был известным режиссёром итальянского происхождения. Первый раз на экранах Лайза Миннелли появилась в трёхлетнем возрасте в финальной сцене фильма 1949 года «Старым добрым летом», в главных ролях в котором снимались её мать и Ван Джонсон. В 1951 году Гарленд развелась с мужем, и маленькая Миннелли стала постоянно переезжать с матерью с места на место. Вскоре, после нового брака её матери, у неё появились брат Джо и сестра Лорна. Из-за постоянных депрессий и проблем с наркотиками у матери дочери приходилось постоянно ухаживать за своими малолетними братом и сестрой. Но несмотря на всё это, профессия матери непосредственно повлияла на судьбу Лайзы Миннелли. С ранних лет она стала появляться то на театральной сцене, то на телевидении, а в 17 лет она уже пела вместе с матерью. Хотя у них были довольно тёплые отношения, во время выступления в «Лондонском Паллаудиуме» Гарленд признала талант дочери, увидев даже в ней некую конкуренцию. Позже Миннелли вспоминала: «Я выступала на сцене с матерью, но вдруг поняла, что она не мама… она Джуди Гарленд». Liza May Minnelli (/ˈlaɪzɑː/; born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, dancer and singer, best known for her Academy Award-winning performance in Cabaret (1972), the film Arthur (1981), several hit albums and many other film and television appearances. She is famous for her energetic stage presence and her powerful alto singing voice. She is the daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli. Liza Minnelli is a Knight of the French Legion of Honour. Seeking theatrical work, Minnelli moved to New York City in 1961, where she began her career as a musical theatre actress, nightclub performer and traditional pop music artist. She made her professional stage debut in the 1963 Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward and won a Tony Award for starring in Flora the Red Menace in 1965, which marked the start of her lifelong collaboration with John Kander and Fred Ebb. They wrote, produced or directed many of Minnelli’s future stage acts and TV shows and helped create her stage persona of a stylized survivor, including her career-defining performances of anthems of survival (“New York, New York“, “Cabaret“ and “Maybe This Time“). Along with her roles on stage and screen, this persona and her style of performance added to Minnelli’s status as an enduring gay icon. Critically lauded for her early non-musical screen performances—especially in The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress—Minnelli rose to international stardom, starring in Cabaret and in the Emmy Award–winning TV special Liza with a Z (1972). On June 22, 1969, she lost her mother, Judy Garland, who was 47 at her death. Most of her following films—including Lucky Lady (1975), New York, New York (1977), Rent-a-Cop (1988) and Stepping Out (1991)—were panned by the critics and bombed at the box office, and she had no more major movie hits except Arthur (1981). She returned to Broadway on a number of occasions, including The Act (1977) for which she earned a second Tony Award, The Rink (1984) and Liza’s at The Palace.... (2008), worked on various television formats and has predominantly focused on music hall and nightclub performances since the late 1970s. Her concert performances at Carnegie Hall in 1979 and 1987, and at Radio City Music Hall in 1991 and 1992 are recognized among her most successful. From 1988 to 1990, she toured with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event. While Minnelli is known for her renditions of American standards, her early-1960s pop singles were produced to attract a young audience. Her albums from 1968 to 1977 contained contemporary singer-songwriter material. In 1989, she ventured into the contemporary pop scene by collaborating with the Pet Shop Boys on the album Results. After a hiatus due to serious health problems, Minnelli returned to the concert stage in 2002 with Liza’s Back and was an acclaimed guest star in the sitcom Arrested Development between 2003 and 2013. Since the 2010s, she has avoided huge concert performances in favor of small retrospective performan