About 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.
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Movie Credits
Julie Taymor has appeared in 11 movies.
These include Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino, Creating the Universe, Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles, Dante Ferretti: Production Designer, Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles, Kurosawa's Way, Pride of The Lion King, Lights, Action, Music, Muse of Fire, On Broadway and Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché.TV Credits
Julie Taymor has appeared in 3 TV Series.
These include Behind the Scenes, The Colbert Report and The View.