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Julie Taymor

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American film and theatre director (born 1952)

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Julie Taymor is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film. Her stage adaptation of The Lion King debuted in 1997 and received eleven Tony Award nominations, with Taymor receiving Tony Awards for her direction and costume design.

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Filmography 25

The Lion King2019 · ★ 7.1
Across the Universe2007 · ★ 7.1
Frida2002 · ★ 7.4
Titus1999 · ★ 6.4
The Tempest2010 · ★ 5.3
The Glorias2020 · ★ 6.4
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché2018
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles2014
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl2025
Kurosawa's Way2011
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino2010
A Midsummer Night's Dream2014
Fool's Fire1992
The Magic Flute2006
On Broadway2019
Muse of Fire2013
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer2010
Pride of The Lion King2011
Lights, Action, Music2007
Creating the Universe2008
Oedipus Rex1993
The Lion King Broadway Musical1997
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles2006
The Making of The Lion King Broadway
Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino2017

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Television 4

The Colbert Report2005
The View1997
Made in Hollywood2005
Behind the Scenes1992

Awards 11

2017Disney Legends
2016Annual award ACFK
1998Tony Award for Best Costume Design
1998Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
1993Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming
1991MacArthur Fellows Program
1989Guggenheim Fellowship
Laurence Olivier Awards
Fulbright Scholarship
Drama League Award
Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theatre

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About this person

Julie Taymor is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film. Her stage adaptation of The Lion King debuted in 1997 and received eleven Tony Award nominations, with Taymor receiving Tony Awards for her direction and costume design. Her 2002 film Frida, about Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, was nominated for five Academy Awards, including a Best Original Song nomination for Taymor's composition "Burn It Blue". She also directed the 2007 jukebox musical film Across the Universe, based on the music of the Beatles.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
living
Dates
Born 1952 · age 73
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25 languages

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