One of Hollywood's most legendary beauties, Elizabeth Taylor, died on Wednesday, March 23, of congestive heart failure, at the age of 79 .

A true film icon, Taylor starred in movie classics, including "Giant," "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "Cleopatra". She became an international sex symbol and object of tabloid fascination for her string of love affairs with leading men.

In 1945, Taylor also starred in the classic movie National Velvet, a beloved family movie about a girl and her horse.