Julie Taymor
Born in Newton, Massachusetts, USA — Dec 15 1952
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Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director of theater, opera and film. Taymor's work has received many accolades from critics, and she has earned two Tony Awards out of four nominations, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, an Emmy Award, and an Academy Award nomination for Original Song. She is widely known for directing the stage musical, The Lion King, for which she became the first woman to win the Tony Award for directing a musical, in addition to a Tony Award for Original Costume Design. She had been the director…
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Julie Taymor's Credits
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Frida
Directing
Titus
Directing
The Tempest
Production
Across the Universe
Directing
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
Behind the Scenes
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Muse of Fire
Self
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Self
The Glorias
Directing
Kurosawa's Way
Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Stage and Film Director
Fool's Fire
Directing
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
Self
Lights, Action, Music
Self
The Ghosts of Versailles
Crew
Pride of The Lion King
Self
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Directing
Oedipus Rex
Directing
The Magic Flute
Directing
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
Self
Creating the Universe
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles
Self
Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino
Herself