Elizabeth Taylor often chose to wear blue or purple clothing and accessories to bring out their color. Saffra noted that eye color can also appear to change based on the eye's light absorption, whether it was from the sun or the reflection of clothing. In addition to her unique eye color, the award-winning actress was also born with distichiasis, a genetic disorder that produces an extra row of lush eyelashes (double the eyelashes!), further accentuating her eyes.

Born in London in 1932, her family moved to America before the start of World War II, and by 1942, Taylor had landed her first acting role in the film, One Born Every Minute (via People). Two years later, she became a breakout star in the 1944 film National Velvet and shortly after, she became the first woman to make $1 million for one movie with Cleopatra. Throughout her career, she won two Academy Awards and received several other nominations, and according to CNN, she redefined celebrity and "was as pervasive a presence in American culture as President Eisenhower, Mickey Mantle, Elvis Presley, and Marilyn Monroe."

While Taylor's eye color has captivated and enraptured audiences for decades, it's only one small part of her legacy that will live on.