The 14-time Grammy winner dropped the surprise music video on March 31.

Taylor Swift drops ‘Elizabeth Taylor’ music video — but doesn’t appear herself

The 14-time Grammy winner dropped the surprise music video on March 31.

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- Taylor Swift dropped a surprise music video for her song "Elizabeth Taylor," but is missing from the video herself.

- The music video is a supercut of red carpet footage and iconic movies Taylor starred in throughout her career.

- Swift said that she told the late actress' estate that she was writing a song about her, and "they were lovely about it."**

Taylor Swift's latest music video may be missing one Taylor but is packed with another.

On March 31, the 14-time Grammy winner dropped the music video for her song "Elizabeth Taylor," the third from her *The Life of a Showgirl *album. The video is a gorgeous montage of archival red carpet footage of Elizabeth Taylor and snippets from some of her most famous roles including *Cat on a Hot Tin Roof *and *Cleopatra. *

Film buffs and fans of the screen siren will also recognize moments from *Father of the Bride*, *A Place in the Sun*, *Giant*, *Suddenly, Last Summer,* *Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?*, and *Julia Misbehaves*. Close-ups of her violet eyes and stunning diamond jewelry are sprinkled throughout the clip as well.**

Elizabeth Taylor in 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'.

The montage of Taylor's movies and red carpet b-roll footage fits in with the lyrics. For example, "All my white diamonds and lovers are forever," zooms into a massive diamond ring, while "In the papers, on the screen and in their minds," cuts to Taylor on a Hollywood date night.

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Swift's song plays over the video; however, Swift is nowhere to be seen. Her most recent music videos for "Opalite" and "The Fate of Ophelia" from her album *The Life of a Showgirl* were much more involved with set designs and choreography.

The supercut focuses mainly on the actress, who was married eight times to seven different men (she wed and divorced Richard Burton twice) and died in 2011 at the age of 79.

Elizabeth Taylor in 'Cleopatra'.

At the end of the music video, Swift thanks the House of Taylor & Elizabeth Taylor Trust, along with the Todd family and the Wilding family. Taylor was married to Mike Todd and Michael Wilding.

In October, Swift said that she contacted the estate of Taylor to let them know she was writing a song about the two-time Oscar winner, as she lets "real people" know if they're about the be name-dropped in her music. "And if it's Elizabeth Taylor, we go to their family and her estate and let them know and they were lovely about it."**

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This isn't the first time Swift mentioned Taylor in her songs. On "...Ready For It?," the opening track to her 2017 album *Reputation*, Swift sings about Taylor and Burton's relationship. "And he can be my jailer, Burton to this Taylor / Every love I've known in comparison is a failure," she says.

Taylor's son Christopher Wilding told PEOPLE in October 2025 that he thinks the singer and his late mother "seem like kindred spirits." "They are both the very embodiment of female empowerment. The way [Swift] has deftly captured the similarities and parallel tracks in their careers and personal lives is delightful."**

Elizabeth Taylor.

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The "Elizabeth Taylor" music video is available to stream on Spotify with a premium subscription and Apple Music.

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