Julie Taymor
Directing
1952-12-15 · Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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.
movieThe Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
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movieOn Broadway
as Self (archive footage) · 2019 · 8.7
movieBe Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
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movieJulie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino
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movieMagician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Stage and Film Director · 2014 · 6.5
movieMuse of Fire
as Self · 2013 · 6.5
moviePride of The Lion King
as Self · 2011 · 10.0
movieKurosawa's Way
as Self · 2011 · 5.8
movieDalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
as Self · 2010 · 8.5
movieDante Ferretti: Production Designer
as Self · 2010 · 6.3
movieCreating the Universe
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movieLights, Action, Music
as Self · 2007 · 7.0
movieHollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles
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tvThe Colbert Report
as · 2005 · 6.9
tvMade in Hollywood
as Self · 2005 · 4.7
tvThe View
as Self - Guest · 1997 · 4.4
tvBehind the Scenes
as · 1992 · 7.0
movieThe Making of The Lion King Broadway
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