Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79.
The actress passed away this morning (March 23) as a result of heart failure, reports ABC News.
She had been receiving treatment for the condition for the past two months at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She was admitted to the facility after a lengthy history of health problems.
During her 59-year career she received two Academy Awards for Best Actress, in 1961 for her performance in Butterfield 8 and in 1967 for her turn in Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?.
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She also starred in Cleopatra, which is widely acknowledged as the most expensive Hollywood film of all time.
A statement from her family is expected shortly.