Elizabeth Taylor and The Shadow of Her Smile
By: Paulanne Simmons September 13, 2022: Ann Talman first met Elizabeth Taylor when she played Taylor's daughter in the 1981 Broadway revival of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes. The show toured for 18 months, but their friendship lasted until Taylor's death. What's more, the glamorous star remained a profound influence on Talman " a mentor, a confident and a warm-hearted surrogate mother.