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 Award for Original Costume Design. She had been the director of the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark before leaving in March 2011, after four months of previews (the longest preview period for any show in Broadway history), following artistic differences with the producers.
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Filmography
all 25
Movies 22
self 12
Director 8
TV Shows 3
Producer 2
![The Glorias](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/355380-the-glorias.webp)
The Glorias (2020)
![On Broadway](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/416892-on-broadway.webp)
On Broadway (2019)
![The Tempest](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/24228-the-tempest.webp)
The Tempest (2010)
![The Magic Flute](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/215506-the-magic-flute.webp)
The Magic Flute (2006)
![Frida](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/6188-frida.webp)
Frida (2002)
![Titus](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/15382-titus.webp)
Titus (1999)
![The View](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/34365-the-view.webp)
The View (1997)
![Oedipus Rex](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/815725-oedipus-rex.webp)
Oedipus Rex (1993)
![Behind the Scenes](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
Behind the Scenes (1992)
![Fool's Fire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/162732-fool-s-fire.webp)
Fool's Fire (1992)
![The Ghosts of Versailles](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/205111-the-ghosts-of-versailles.webp)
The Ghosts of Versailles (1992)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderFemale
Birthday1952-12-15 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceNewton, United States
RelativesDanya Taymor
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsDrama League Award, MacArthur Fellows Program, Tony Award for Best Costume Design, Guggenheim Fellowship, Disney Legends, Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, Fulbright Program, Fulbright Scholarship, Laurence Olivier Award, Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theatre, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming
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