
Julie Taymor
Directing
17
Acting Credits
10
Directed
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 A...
Known For
Filmography

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018
as Self

Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino
2017
as Herself

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Stage and Film Director

Muse of Fire
2013
as Self

Pride of The Lion King
2011
as Self

Kurosawa's Way
2011
as Self

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010
as Self

Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
2010
as Self
Creating the Universe
2008

Lights, Action, Music
2007
as Self
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles
2006
as Self

The Colbert Report
2005

Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self

The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Behind the Scenes
1992



