Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) 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 …

Dec 11, 2025 · Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952, Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American stage and film director, playwright, and costume designer known for her inventive …

Julie Taymor is an Academy Award nominated and Emmy and Tony Award winning director whose productions range from musicals and Shakespeare plays to classical operas and films.

Julie Taymor is an Academy Award-nominated director, known for such films as Frida (2002) and Across the Universe (2007). She was born on December 15, 1952, in Newton, Massachusetts, …

Taymor has received a MacArthur “genius” Grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Obie Awards, the first annual Dorothy B. Chandler Award in Theatre, 2015 Inductee to the Theatre Hall of …

Working in musicals, Shakespeare, film, and opera, Julie Taymor is a wildly imaginative and provocative director and designer. In 1998, Taymor became the first woman to win the Tony …

She is perhaps best known for her 1997 Broadway hit The Lion King, which earned her Tony Awards for Direction and Costume Design. Based on the Disney movie, the musical utilizes …

Julie Taymor - Director, Theater, Musicals: Following the critical and financial success of The Lion King, Taymor dedicated more of her time to feature films, releasing her first, Titus, based on …

As the director of "The Lion King," Julie Taymor brought Indonesian-influenced minimalist style of mixing live actors, puppets, shadows, and masks which won her two Tony Awards (directing …

Her stage adaptation of The Lion King debuted in 1997, and received eleven Tony Award nominations, with Taymor receiving Tony Awards for Best Director and Costume Designer.