Elizabeth Taylor's estate has discovered that the legendary star secretly made personal visits to AIDS patients, visiting them in their time of need.

Taylor's lawyer and co-trustee, Barbara Berkowitz, said new information had been unearthed while sorting through the Oscar winner's archives: Recent interviews have revealed that Taylor chose to dedicate her time to improving the lives of people with AIDS and was serious about AIDS activism, but did not want to be praised for her work on camera. peoplePublished on August 2nd.

“AIDS caused her [her advocacy]”Obviously, it was for the public,” Berkowitz said, “but one of the things we're discovering now as we put together her archives is that she visited patients.”

According to People magazine, the legendary actress didn't seek recognition and instead gave wholeheartedly of her time.

Actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) stars in the 1958 MGM film Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. (Photo: Archive Photos/Getty Images)

“She was happy to remain anonymous,” said Tim Mendelson, a co-trustee of Taylor's estate and her secretary since 1990.

Speaking of Taylor's heartfelt dedication, he added: “If she showed up to an event, it was obviously not private. But AIDS was special because it wasn't something to be pitied, and you needed her face to turn heads.”

Mendelson added that one of the reasons Taylor co-founded the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) in 1985 and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) in 1991 was because she empathized with AIDS patients, who faced social stigma.

USA – January 15: Elizabeth Taylor dresses as Cleopatra without headwear, wearing a black Fortuny pleated dress with a snake clasp that accentuates her deep neckline and empire waist. (Photo: Bert Stern/Conde Nast via Getty Images)

He noted that she implemented a policy of donating 25 percent of publicity rights and image royalties derived from her estate to ETAF, which he said remains part of her legacy to this day.

According to People magazine, Taylor's life was first affected by AIDS when she witnessed the devastating effects of the disease among close friends, including her “Giant” co-star Rock Hudson, who died in 1985.

“She wasn't photographed because she wasn't just thinking about herself, she was thinking about her patients,” Berkowitz said. (Related: ACLU Announces Lawsuit to Protect HIV Rights of Black and Transgender Sex Workers)

“I used to volunteer with the dog program at Cedars-Sinai Hospital with my big golden retriever. I was assigned to the AIDS ward,” she recalled. “The patients were delighted to hear that I was related to Elizabeth, and I would call her later and ask, [about their] “They were so grateful to her.”