Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes tells the story of the iconic star's rise to fame from a unique point of view ---Taylor's.
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"I was a child actress thrown into the adult world," Taylor says in a preview HBO released Monday. "But in my own world, I was a terrified little girl."
She distinguishes between the "flesh and blood" person she was within her intimate circle and the "cellophane" person she was perceived to be by the public.
She talks about her roles in Lassie Come Home, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Cleopatra, and she discusses her five marriages.
"Peeling back the layers of one of cinema's most enduring icons, the conversations reveal a woman at odds with her screen image, yearning for respect and agency, while forever under the microscope of scrutinizing press and the public," an official synopsis reads. "Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes offers an unprecedented window into the life of a woman who defied the era's expectations, ultimately found peace within herself, and who cemented her legacy by turning the tables on her own fame by becoming a fierce activist and advocated for the LGBTQ community."
