
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.
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.
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The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:06/02/2025

On Broadway
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Release Date:12/10/2019

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
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Release Date:07/12/2018

Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino
Character:Herself
Release Date:01/01/2017

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Character:Self - Stage and Film Director
Release Date:12/12/2014

Muse of Fire
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Release Date:26/09/2013

Pride of The Lion King
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Release Date:01/11/2011

Kurosawa's Way
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Release Date:13/05/2011

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
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Release Date:30/10/2010

Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
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Release Date:10/09/2010

Creating the Universe
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Release Date:05/02/2008

Lights, Action, Music
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Release Date:06/08/2007

Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles
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Release Date:01/01/2006