
Julie Taymor
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 period for any show in Broadway history), following artistic differences with the producers.
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Acting (11 movies)

On Broadway
2019

Pride of The Lion King
2011

Kurosawa's Way
2011

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014

Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino
2017

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010

Muse of Fire
2013

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018

Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
2010

Lights, Action, Music
2007

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
Directing (9 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Fool's Fire | 1992 | Producer |
| Fool's Fire | 1992 | Screenplay |
| Titus | 1999 | Screenplay |
| Titus | 1999 | Producer |
| The Tempest | 2010 | Producer |
| The Tempest | 2010 | Screenplay |
| The Glorias | 2020 | Producer |
| The Glorias | 2020 | Screenplay |








