“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Taylor packed on the pounds and peeled off the glamour to play Martha, the blustery, overbearingly vulgar wife of a college professor (Burton) in this 1966 adaptation of Edward Albee’s landmark play, which was Mike Nichols’ film-directing debut. In contrast to the whispers about Taylor’s first Oscar, for Butterfield 8, there were few quibbles about her picking up a second Academy Award for her venomous, ferocious performance. (Warner Bros. / Associated Press)
