Julie Taymor
Known for Directing · 18 credits
- Born
- 1952-12-15 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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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Known For
The Colbert Report
2005
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018
as Self
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Stage and Film Director
TV Shows (4)
Movies (14)
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018
as Self
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Stage and Film Director
On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
Kurosawa's Way
2011
as Self
Pride of The Lion King
2011
as Self
Lights, Action, Music
2007
as Self
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010
as Self
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
2010
as Self
Creating the Universe
2008
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles
2006
as Self
Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino
2017
as Herself
The Making of The Lion King Broadway
as Herself
About Julie Taymor
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 th… With 18 credits spanning from 1992 to 2025, Julie Taymor has appeared in 14 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Julie Taymor Movies
- Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018) — as Self
- The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl (2025) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) — as Self - Stage and Film Director
- On Broadway (2019) — as Self (archive footage)
- Muse of Fire (2013) — as Self
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