Holland Taylor (born January 14, 1943) is an American actress known for her
film,
television and
theatre work. Her television roles include Ruth Dunbar in
Bosom Buddies, Dean Susan McMann on
Saved by the Bell: The College Years, Judge Roberta Kittleson in
The Practice and
Evelyn Harper in
Two and a Half Men.
Early life
Taylor was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1943, the daughter of Virginia, a painter, and C. Tracy Taylor, an
attorney.
[Holland Taylor Biography (1843-)] She is the youngest of three girls in the family and her sisters are Patricia and Pamela. Taylor attended high school at
Westtown School, a
Quaker boarding school then majored in
drama at
Bennington College in 1964, before moving to
New York City to become an actress
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