Julie Taymor

Director

Born: December 15, 1952 (age 73)
From: Newton, Massachusetts, USA

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…

Filmography (23)

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl (2025)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Glorias (2020)
Director
On Broadway (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)
Self
Julie Taymor: Shakespeares Kino (2017)
Herself
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
Self - Stage and Film Director
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014)
Director
Muse of Fire (2013)
Self
Pride of The Lion King (2011)
Self
Kurosawa's Way (2011)
Self
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino (2010)
Self
The Tempest (2010)
Director
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer (2010)
Self
Creating the Universe
Creating the Universe (2008)
Across the Universe (2007)
Director
Lights, Action, Music (2007)
Self
The Magic Flute (2006)
Director
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles (2006)
Self
Frida (2002)
Director
Titus (1999)
Director
Oedipus Rex (1993)
Director
Fool's Fire (1992)
Director
The Making of The Lion King Broadway
Herself