Illness and death 20 1 1 On March 23rd, the legendary Hollywood movie star Elizabeth Taylor died at the age of 79. Earlier reports said that Taylor was diagnosed with congestive heart failure in 2004. Last month, she was rushed to the hospital for medical treatment because of her illness. Her relatives and friends visited the hospital, watched the Oscar ceremony with her, and celebrated her birthday in the hospital. Elizabeth Taylor is known as "the evergreen tree in Hollywood" and "the number one beauty in the world", and has starred in dozens of films such as Cleopatra. She won the Oscar for Best Actress twice in 196 1 year and 1967, and she has been married for eight times. 1996 and her eighth husband.