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
Prominent works featuring Julie Taymor
The Lion King
Frida
The View
Across the Universe
The Colbert Report
American Playhouse
Titus
The Tempest
Made in Hollywood
The Glorias
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (45 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Glorias | Director | Movie | 2020 |
| The Glorias | Producer | Movie | 2020 |
| The Glorias | Screenplay | Movie | 2020 |
 | On Broadway | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Lion King | Executive Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché | Self | Movie | 2018 |
 | Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino | Herself | Movie | 2017 |
 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | Self - Stage and Film Director | Movie | 2014 |
 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Director | Movie | 2014 |
 | Muse of Fire | Self | Movie | 2013 |
 | Pride of The Lion King | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | Kurosawa's Way | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Tempest | Producer | Movie | 2010 |
| The Tempest | Screenplay | Movie | 2010 |
| The Tempest | Director | Movie | 2010 |
 | Dante Ferretti: Production Designer | Self | Movie | 2010 |
| Creating the Universe | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 | |
 | Across the Universe | Director | Movie | 2007 |
 | Lights, Action, Music | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Magic Flute | Director | Movie | 2006 |
| The Magic Flute | Costume Designer | Movie | 2006 |
| The Magic Flute | Production Design | Movie | 2006 |
| Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles | Self | Movie | 2006 | |
 | The Colbert Report | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Made in Hollywood | Self | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Frida | Director | Movie | 2002 |
| Frida | Lyricist | Movie | 2002 |
 | Titus | Director | Movie | 1999 |
| Titus | Screenplay | Movie | 1999 |
| Titus | Producer | Movie | 1999 |
 | The View | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Oedipus Rex | Director | Movie | 1993 |
| Oedipus Rex | Stage Director | Movie | 1993 |
| Behind the Scenes | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1992 | |
 | Fool's Fire | Director | Movie | 1992 |
| Fool's Fire | Costume Design | Movie | 1992 |
| Fool's Fire | Producer | Movie | 1992 |
| Fool's Fire | Screenplay | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Ghosts of Versailles | Creative Consultant | Movie | 1992 |
 | American Playhouse | Director | TV Series | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Writer | TV Series | 1982 |
 | The Making of The Lion King Broadway | Herself | Movie | — |
| Raising The Tempest | Director | Movie | — |