Julie Taymor
Born December 15, 1952 (73 years old)·Newton, Massachusetts, USA·Female
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.
Read more
Description above from the Wikipedia article Julie Taymor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
44 credits across 31 titlesDirecting
11 creditsActing
3 creditsWriting
6 creditsProduction
5 creditsArt
1 creditCostume & Make-Up
2 creditsCrew
1 creditAs self
15 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
