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Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor

ActorDirectorProducerWriterCostume & Make-Up Dec 15 (age 73) Newton, Massachusetts, USA 1992–2025 (33 year career)
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Biography

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 A…

Known For

Frida
Film

Frida

Director
Across the Universe
Film

Across the Universe

Director
Titus
Film

Titus

Director
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Film

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Self
The Glorias
Film

The Glorias

Director
The Tempest
Film

The Tempest

Director
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Film

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Self - Stage and Film Director
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
Film

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

Self

Filmography