Julie Taymor
Known for
Directing
Born
December 15, 1952 (age 73)
Birthplace
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 perio...
Best known work
The Lion King
2019
Frida
2002
Across the Universe
2007
The Colbert Report
2005
Titus
1999
The Tempest
2010
The View
1997
The Glorias
2020
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014Filmography
TBA
The Making of The Lion King Broadwayas Herself
TBA
Raising The TempestDirector
2025
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowlas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
The GloriasDirector, Producer, Screenplay
2019
On Broadwayas Self (archive footage)
2019
The Lion KingExecutive Producer
2018
2017
Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kinoas Herself
2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Wellesas Self - Stage and Film Director
2014
A Midsummer Night's DreamDirector
2013
Muse of Fireas Self
2011
Pride of The Lion Kingas Self
2011
Kurosawa's Wayas Self
2010
2010
The TempestProducer, Screenplay, Director
2010
2008
2007
Across the UniverseDirector
2007
Lights, Action, Musicas Self
2006
The Magic FluteDirector, Costume Designer, Production Design
2006
2005
2005
2002
FridaDirector, Lyricist
1999
TitusDirector, Screenplay, Producer