Liza Minnelli has not only been a defining actor throughout her career, but she has also been famous for most of her life. The daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, Liza's life has always been in the spotlight. Nonetheless, she successfully created her own identity and lived it to the fullest, achieving remarkable milestones that few have matched.Minnelli grew up in an environment that was almost constantly publicized. From having famous friends to the press often focusing on her family as story fodder, Liza Minnelli learned from a young age that there would be misconceptions about her. She addressed perhaps the most significant one in a 2024 interview with Interview Magazine, where she was asked what people misunderstood about her.In response, the 79-year-old actor said:"They read trash and tripe and don’t know that my life is really beautiful. It’s filled with loved ones, laughter, creativity, and emotional as well as financial safety. People weaponize crazy stories, it’s a friggin’ bore. I don’t think people understand what a close family we are."My sister Lorna and I get together and giggle. She has the family courage. I love each of my siblings. My brother Joey, my sister Tina [from Vincente Minnelli’s second marriage]. Her kids were here with me for a few days and the press did not find out. Ha!"In this interview, she also spoke about her early encounters with the press and how her parents protected her during her childhood."They both gave me a strong sense of being myself"— Liza Minnelli on how her parents protected herGrowing up like Liza Minnelli is something few can imagine. Naturally, being the daughter of two very famous people, her life was under a microscope from a young age. Her family also faced a lot of media coverage.To help the young woman and protect her from outside opinions about their family, her parents helped her grasp how the press worked from the very beginning. Speaking about this in the same interview, Liza Minnelli expanded:"My dad would never let me see any of the stories written about us. And if I heard some story, he’d take me aside and say, “You know that’s not true, right?” So I learned that early on from him. But they both gave me a strong sense of being myself."Mama would say, “You’ve got two very famous people as your parents.” So I learned that if people start trying to drag you into talking about who did what and where, forget them. My life is just as interesting as theirs were, believe me."This certainly helped Minnelli establish an identity beyond the prying eyes of the world, and ultimately, she went on to achieve just as much success in her own career.In her illustrious career, Minnelli has won numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Tony Awards, among others. At 79, Liza Minnelli remains active in the industry, having most recently appeared in an episode of RuPaul's Drag Race.