- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- December 15, 1952
- Place of Birth
- Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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 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 o…
Filmography
movieThe Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Glorias
2020 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
movieOn Broadway
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Lion King
2019 · Executive Producer
movieBe Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018 · Self
movieJulie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino
2017 · Herself
movieMagician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · Self - Stage and Film Director
movieA Midsummer Night's Dream
2014 · Director
movieMuse of Fire
2013 · Self
moviePride of The Lion King
2011 · Self
movieKurosawa's Way
2011 · Self
movieDalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010 · Self
movieThe Tempest
2010 · Producer, Screenplay, Director
movieDante Ferretti: Production Designer
2010 · Self
Creating the Universe
movieCreating the Universe
2008
movieAcross the Universe
2007 · Director
movieLights, Action, Music
2007 · Self
movieThe Magic Flute
2006 · Director, Costume Designer, Production Design
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles
movieHollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles
2006 · Self
tvThe Colbert Report
2005
tvMade in Hollywood
2005 · Self
movieFrida
2002 · Director, Lyricist
movieTitus
1999 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
tvThe View
1997 · Self - Guest
movieOedipus Rex
1993 · Director, Stage Director
Behind the Scenes
tvBehind the Scenes
1992
movieFool's Fire
1992 · Director, Costume Design, Producer, Screenplay
movieThe Ghosts of Versailles
1992 · Creative Consultant
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Director, Writer
movieThe Making of The Lion King Broadway
— · Herself