Julie Taymor
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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Known For
The Colbert Report
The View
Self - Guest
Made in Hollywood
Self
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Muse of Fire
Self
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
Kurosawa's Way
Self
Behind the Scenes
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Stage and Film Director
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
Self
Pride of The Lion King
Self