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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julie Taymor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Colbert Report
2005
The View
1997
Made in Hollywood
2005
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
Behind the Scenes
1992
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018
Kurosawa's Way
2011
Muse of Fire
2013
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
On Broadway
2019
Pride of The Lion King
2011
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010
Filmography
The Colbert Report
· 2005
The View
as Self - Guest · 1997
Made in Hollywood
as Self · 2005
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2025
Behind the Scenes
· 1992
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
as Self · 2018
Kurosawa's Way
as Self · 2011
Muse of Fire
as Self · 2013
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Stage and Film Director · 2014
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage) · 2019
Pride of The Lion King
as Self · 2011
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
as Self · 2010
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
as Self · 2010
Creating the Universe
· 2008
Lights, Action, Music
as Self · 2007
Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino
as Herself · 2017
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles
as Self · 2006
The Making of The Lion King Broadway
as Herself