Liza Minelli was born on March 12th, 1946 in Hollywood, California. She is the oldest of her mother's three children. Her mother was the actress, Judy Garland, and her father was the film director, Vincente Minelli. ………. Liza never fully recovered from the break-up but enjoyed visiting her parents at their film sets. It was perhaps this, more than anything, that helped her to decide to become an actress.