Julie Taymor
Directing
Born: December 15, 1952 (age 73) · Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Highest Rated
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julie Taymor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Lion King
2019
Frida
2002
Across the Universe
2007
Titus
1999
The Tempest
2010
The Glorias
2020
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
Photos (1)
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (13)
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Made in Hollywood
Self · 1 eps
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Stage and Film Director
Kurosawa's Way
Self
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Self
Muse of Fire
Self
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
Pride of The Lion King
Self
Lights, Action, Music
Self
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
Self
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
Self
Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino
Herself
Upcoming (1)
Directing (11)
American Playhouse
Director
Across the Universe
Director
Titus
Director
Frida
Director
The Tempest
Director
The Glorias
Director
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Director
Fool's Fire
Director
Oedipus Rex
Director
Oedipus Rex
Stage Director
The Magic Flute
Director
