Elizabeth Taylor and her daughter Liza in Puerto Vallarta, 1960s.
“She was the archetype of a mother: strong, protective, loving, comforting and funny,” says her granddaughter Laela Wilding.
(Photos by Roddy McDowall.)

Elizabeth Taylor and her daughter Liza Todd.
Elizabeth Taylor and her children.

Elizabeth Taylor & her mother, Sara Sothern.
Elizabeth with Maria Burton during the filming of ‘Cleopatra’.