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Liza Minnelli is embracing the chance to be open about her life’s journey
Minnelli tells PEOPLE about her year of sharing, from the publication of her memoir to the upcoming retrospective celebrating her work alongside father, Vincente Minnelli, at New York City’s Museum of the Moving Image
The retrospective takes place from Nov. 13, 2026 to Jan. 24, 2027
Liza Minnelli is getting real about sharing the stories that have colored her life.
Speaking with PEOPLE about “The Minnellis,” a retrospective at New York City’s Museum of the Moving Image, the actress opened up about letting go of privacy in favor of something more.
“It’s very important to me that I am finally learning to pierce the veil of privacy and share. At 80, you realize you have more years behind you than ahead of you, and if I don’t tell the truth, people just make things up,” the legendary talent says.
“Journals, letters, photographs have greater value to my heart than ever before. And of course, there’s the obvious: Mama was always more famous than my father. Too much that isn’t true is accepted as fact about my mother and far too little is known about my father,” she notes.
Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli on the second night of Minnelli’s performance in “Best Foot Forward,” circa 1963
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Citing the letter she shared on Instagram earlier this year, detailing Vincente’s feelings for Judy Garland, she continues, “Having something in my father’s own words is emotionally priceless to me. It gives me and people who love his work a chance to hear his voice and to remember that, beyond everything people know about my parents as artists, they were people who loved, struggled and shared a life together.”
The pride she has in both her mother and father is something the two made sure she knew was shared. “They both always said I was their greatest production,” she says.
Seeing the dedication fans of each of her parents have had, not just for them, but for her as well, has been particularly meaningful for the actress.
“People have loved Mama and Papa for so many years, and that means a great deal to me. Sharing our family history feels like a way of inviting people a little closer,” Liza says. “My mother started in vaudeville. What most people don’t know is that the Minnellis were touring artists for centuries in Italy before my grandparents came to America.”
Vincente Minnelli and Liza Minnelli at the Oscars on March 27, 1973
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The retrospective, which runs from Nov. 13, 2026 to Jan. 24, 2027, will feature 31 films that showcase her and Vincente’s talents. The star says this recognition is ” a dream realized.”
“We were only able to do one film together. He was such an extraordinary artist, and of course, my favorite director of all time. Not because he was my Papa, but because Vincente Minnelli is an unequaled genius. I’m so proud that people will have the chance to discover, or rediscover, just how wonderfully imaginative he was,” she says.
“I’m looking forward to celebrating this retrospective, spending time with the people I love, and finding more ways to share stories and music with audiences,” Liza continues. “There are some exciting things ahead, and I can’t wait to tell you more when the time is right. As I always say… ‘Kids, wait till you hear this!’ “
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