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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Filmography
Cast Credits
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE • 2025
On Broadway
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2019
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2018
Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino
Character: Herself
MOVIE • 2017
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Character: Self - Stage and Film Director
MOVIE • 2014
Muse of Fire
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2013
Pride of The Lion King
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2011
Kurosawa's Way
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2011
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
Character: Herself
MOVIE • 2010
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2010
Creating the Universe
Character:
MOVIE • 2008
Lights, Action, Music
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2007
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2006
The Colbert Report
Character:
TV • 2005
The View
Character: Self - Guest
TV • 1997
Behind the Scenes
Character:
TV • 1992
Crew
Crew Credits
The Glorias
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2020
The Glorias
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2020
The Glorias
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2020
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2014
The Tempest
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2010
The Tempest
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2010
The Tempest
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2010
Across the Universe
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2007
The Magic Flute
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2006
The Magic Flute
Role: Costume Designer
MOVIE • 2006
The Magic Flute
Role: Production Design
MOVIE • 2006
Frida
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2002
Titus
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1999
Titus
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1999
Titus
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1999
Oedipus Rex
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1993
Oedipus Rex
Role: Stage Director
MOVIE • 1993
Fool's Fire
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1992
Fool's Fire
Role: Costume Design
MOVIE • 1992
Fool's Fire
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1992