MUMBAI: Elizabeth Taylor has been hospitalized with symptoms of congestive heart failure.The 78-year-old actress was shifted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for the "ongoing health problem", her spokesperson Sally Morrison said. Earlier, Taylor had undergone heart surgery in 2009.

Read a statement issued on Friday, "Her family and close friends are appreciative of the warm support and interest of her loyal fans but have asked that people respect her privacy and allow her medical team the time and space to focus on restoring her back to health."

Off late Taylor has been working to support a campaign to combat HIV/AIDS.