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Julie Taymor

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Julie Taymor is an Academy Award-nominated director, known for such films as Frida and Across the Universe. She was born on December 15, 1952, in Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. Her father, Melvin Lester Taymor, was a gynecologist. Her mother, Elizabeth Bernstein, was a teacher of political science... See full bio »

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2010 The Tempest
 
2007 Across the Universe
 
2002 Frida
 
1999 Titus
 
1993 Great Performances (TV series)
– Oedipus Rex (1993)
 
1992 Fool's Fire (TV movie)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
2006 Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD (TV series) (director: stage production - 1 episode)
– Mozart's The Magic Flute (2006) (director: stage production)
 
2002 Frida (choreographer: Tango - as Taymor)
 
1993 Great Performances (TV series) (masks and sculpture designer - 1 episode, 1993) (stage director - 1 episode, 1993)
– Oedipus Rex (1993) (masks and sculpture designer, stage director)
 
1986 The Tempest (video) (directed for the stage by, puppetry)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
2010 The Tempest (screenplay)
 
2007 Across the Universe (story)
 
1999 Titus (screenplay)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
2010 The Tempest (producer)
 
1999 Titus (producer)
 
1992 Fool's Fire (TV movie) (producer)
 
Show ShowCostume Designer (2 titles)
2006 Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD (TV series)
– Mozart's The Magic Flute (2006)
 
1992 Fool's Fire (TV movie)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Burn It Blue")
 
2002 Frida (lyrics: "Burn It Blue" 2002)
 
Show ShowArt Director (1 title)
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
2006 Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD (TV series) (puppet designer - 1 episode)
– Mozart's The Magic Flute (2006) (puppet designer)
 
Show ShowActress (1 title)
2004 Great Performances (TV series)
– Bill Irwin: Clown Prince (2004)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1993 Great Performances (TV series)
– Oedipus Rex (1993)
 
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1986 The Tempest (video) (masks)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2000 The Making of 'Titus' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
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2011 Kurosawa's Way (documentary)
Herself
 
2011 Purofesshonaru: Shigoto no ryûgi (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Eiko Ishioka (2011) … Herself
 
2010 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Julie Taymor (2010) … Himself - Guest
 
2010 Dali & Disney: A Date with Destino (video documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Dante Ferretti: Scenografo italiano (documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Shootout (TV series)
Herself
– Julie Taymor/Todd Haynes (2007) … Herself
 
2007 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Herself
– High Style on a Budget with Superstar Designer Vera Wang (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Lights! Action! Music! (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Anthony Hopkins (2007) … Herself
 
2006 Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Why Shakespeare? (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Putting It Together: 1980-Present (2004) … Herself
– Tradition: 1957-1979 (2004) … Herself
 
2003 Tribeca Film Festival Presents (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Original Song
 
2001 Bravo Profiles (TV series documentary)
– Anthony Hopkins (2001)
 
2000 William Shakespeare (documentary)
Director, _Titus_
 
2000 The Making of 'Titus' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1998 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 April 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
1992/II Behind the Scenes (TV mini-series documentary)
Director, The Tempest
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Directed "The Green Bird", a musical which ran less than two months on Broadway (2000). See more »

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1 Interview  | 3 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Taymor

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Trivia:

She and Richard Hudson was awarded the 1999 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best Designer for "The Lion King" performed at the Lyceum Theatre. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius