Holland Taylor

Holland Taylor, also known as Penny Taylor, (born January 14, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an Emmy Award winning American actress, known for her film, television and theatre work. She is best known for her roles as Ruth Dunbar in Bosom Buddies, as Judge Roberta Kittleson in The Practice and as Evelyn Harper in Two and a Half Men.

Her most recent feature films are Wedding Date and D.E.B.S. Her other feature film credits include Legally Blonde, Keeping the Faith, Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, The Truman Show, George of the Jungle, One Fine Day, To Die For, "Steal Big, Steal Little", How to Make an American Quilt, Alice, She's Having a Baby, Jewel of the Nile and Romancing the Stone. In 2005, Taylor received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Evelyn Harper. Taylor's additional television credits include the series The Practice, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, The Naked Truth, The Powers That Be and Bosom Buddies, and the movies A Walton Wedding, Counterfeit Contessa and Bitter Blood, on CBS, Concealed Enemies and People Like Us. She has also guest-starred in Ally McBeal, ER and Veronica's Closet. Taylor's Broadway theater credits include The Devils, Butley, Breakfast with Les and Bess, Moose Murders, Murder Among Friends, "Something Old, Something New" and We Interrupt This Program. She also performed in the world premieres of Cocktail Hour, Drinks Before Dinner, Children, Fashion and Colette, and in Love Letters and The Vagina Monologues.