Biography
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.
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Awards & recognition
- Disney Legends · 2017
- Annual award ACFK · 2016
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Musical · 1998
- Tony Award — Best Costume Design · 1998
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming · 1993
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- MacArthur Fellows Program · 1991
- Guggenheim Fellowship · 1989
- Drama League Award
- Fulbright Scholarship
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- Richard Rodgers Awards — Musical Theatre
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2003 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Original Score · 1998 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Musical · 1997 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Scenic Design · 1997 · nominated
Filmography15 titles
The Ghosts of Versailles
The Magic Flute
On Broadway
Frida
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
The Lion King
Across the Universe
The Colbert Report
The Glorias
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Muse of Fire
Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Tempest
The View