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Liza Minnelli and Late Mother Judy Garland: Inside the Secrets They Kept From the World


Liza Minnelli and her late mother, Judy Garland, kept so many secrets from the world, as the iconic star told her daughter they only had each other to rely on.

Early on, Liza remained oblivious to her mother’s health struggles, but she observed that no matter how bad Judy felt, she would always rouse herself in time for a performance. By the time her half-siblings Lorna, 71, and Joey, 69, entered the family during Judy’s marriage to Sid Luft, Liza functioned as her mother’s confidante and helper. That’s a good feeling.” Despite watching her parents struggle with the fickleness of fame, income that flowed then dried up, and the lack of privacy in the press, Liza never wanted to be anything but a performer.

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