Julie Taymor

Directing·Dec 15, 1952·Newton, Massachusetts, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl2025 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Glorias2020 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
On Broadway2019 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché2018 · Self	Self
Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino2017 · Herself	Herself
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles2014 · Self - Stage and Film Director	Self - Stage and Film Director
A Midsummer Night's Dream2014 · Director	Director
Muse of Fire2013 · Self	Self
Pride of The Lion King2011 · Self	Self
Kurosawa's Way2011 · Self	Self
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino2010 · Self	Self
The Tempest2010 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer2010 · Self	Self
CCreating the Universe2008 · Actor	Actor
Across the Universe2007 · Director	Director
Lights, Action, Music2007 · Self	Self
The Magic Flute2006 · Director	Director
HHollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles2006 · Self	Self
Frida2002 · Director	Director
Titus1999 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
Oedipus Rex1993 · Director	Director
Fool's Fire1992 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Making of The Lion King BroadwayHerself	Herself