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Julie Taymor

American film and theatre director (born 1952)
Person Human Q240490

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[31]
Date of birth
December 15, 1952
Place of birth
Newton
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
film director, screenwriter, costume designer, scenographer, film producer, theatre director, opera director, director, theatre designer, musician[10][11][12][13][14]
Educated at
California Institute of the Arts, Oberlin College, Newton North High School, L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq[15][16][17][18]
Award received
Laurence Olivier Awards, Guggenheim Fellowship (1989), MacArthur Fellows Program (1991), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming (1993), Tony Award for Best Costume Design (1998), Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (1998), Fulbright Scholarship, Disney Legends (2017), Drama League Award, Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theatre, Annual award ACFK (2016)[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Spouse
Elliot Goldenthal[8]
Student of
Jacques Lecoq[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[42]
Nominated for
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design (1997), Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (1997), Academy Award for Best Original Song (2003), Tony Award for Best Original Score (1998)[38][39][40][41]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
American Women Stage Directors of the Twentieth Century[37]
Family name
Taymor[33]
Given name
Julie[34]
Has works in the collection
Victoria and Albert Museum
Member of
Phi Beta Kappa Society[30]
Name in native language
Julie Taymor[43]
Relative
Danya Taymor[35]
Start of work period
1986[44]
Unmarried partner
Elliot Goldenthal[32]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 104
ISNI
0000000081611911
VIAF cluster ID
85826666
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n94119693
GND ID
119420759
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Julie Taymor at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2022 (52461091576).jpg ↗
ACMI ID
creators/72190
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
212
AllMovie person ID
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Allcinema person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Box Office Mojo person ID (archived)
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
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C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
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CINE21 person ID
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CLARA-ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Comic Vine ID
4005-151640
DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
119420759
DUC ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
151137
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119420759
Discogs artist ID
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Disney A to Z ID
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Douban movie celebrity ID
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Douban personage ID
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EDb person ID
n0000374
ElFilm person ID
614145
Elonet person ID
1017147
Emmys person ID
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Encyclopedia of Jewish Women ID
taymor-julie
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Julie-Taymor
Evene ID
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FAST ID
349201
FID performing arts ID
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Fandango person ID
664022
Film.ru person ID
dzhuli-teymor
Filmweb.pl person ID
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Flemish Public Libraries ID
000037580
Freebase ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
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HAND ID
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IDU person ID
3666
IMDb ID
nm0853380
IdRef ID
075865742
Internet Broadway Database person ID
7020
Ivi person ID
dzhuli-tejmor
J9U entity ID
987007450265405171
JRC Names ID
327869
KMDb person ID
00092395
Kinobox person ID
98059
Kinopoisk person ID
21169
LdiF person ID
166294
Libraries Australia ID
35418622
Listal ID
julie-taymor
LittleSis people ID
108916
MacArthur Fellows Program ID
447, class-of-1991/julie-taymor
Media Library for Dance and Theatre person ID
3632
MovieMeter person ID
16391
Munzinger person ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA13644651
NDL Authority ID
00754211
NL CR AUT ID
xx0079857
NLA Trove people ID
945891
NLP ID
a0000001664240
NNDB people ID
534/000031441
NUKAT ID
n2008140769
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201209370, KAC200607531
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BOcf;=Bq
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810586655905606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1594181
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
124527701
Obálky knih ID
xx0079857
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3985786
PORT person ID
110640
Plex person key
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Podchaser creator ID
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Prabook ID
3528396
Quora topic ID
Julie-Taymor-director
RERO ID (legacy)
A008608158
Related category
Category:Films directed by Julie Taymor
SBN author ID
UBOV560308
SNAC ARK ID
w6m90btd
Scope.dk person ID
17865
Sinemalar person ID
31262
Swedish Film Database person ID
305326
TCM Movie Database person ID (archived)
520476
TED speaker ID
julie_taymor
TMDB person ID
16391
TV.com ID (archived)
people/julie-taymor
The Numbers person ID (archived)
174900401
Union List of Artist Names ID
500335162
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1113834
V&A person ID
A37054
World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/01a61a0e-f70f-4b17-8ef8-419bc1305f86
ČSFD person ID
3370

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🔗 Connections
Award received 10
Fulbright Scholarship, Laurence Olivier Awards, Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, Disney Legends, Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, Drama League Award, Tony Award for Best Costume Design +2 more
Occupation 7
film director, screenwriter, film producer, director, theatre director, costume designer, scenographer
Films directed 5
Frida, Across the Universe, The Tempest, Titus, The Glorias
Nominated for 4
Academy Award for Best Original Song, Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, Tony Award for Best Original Score, Tony Award for Best Scenic Design
Educated at 3
Oberlin College, California Institute of the Arts, L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq
Films written 2
The Tempest, Titus
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Julie
Has works in the collection 1
Victoria and Albert Museum
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Place of birth 1
Newton
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by Julie Taymor
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Elliot Goldenthal
Spouses 1
Elliot Goldenthal
Student of 1
Jacques Lecoq
Teachers 1
Jacques Lecoq
Unmarried partner 1
Elliot Goldenthal
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by Julie Taymor
← Executive producer 1
The Lion King
← FactGrid item ID 1
Meridian
← Librettist 1
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
← Unmarried partner 1
Elliot Goldenthal
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Summary

Julie Taymor was born on December 15, 1952[1], in Newton[2]. She has worked as a film director[3], screenwriter[4], costume designer[5], scenographer[6], and film producer[7].

FAQs

Where was Julie Taymor born?

Julie Taymor was born in Newton[2].

Who was Julie Taymor married to?

Julie Taymor's spouses include Elliot Goldenthal[8].

What did Julie Taymor do for work?

Julie Taymor worked as a film director[3], screenwriter[4], costume designer[5], scenographer[6], and film producer[7].

Where did Julie Taymor go to school?

Julie Taymor was educated at California Institute of the Arts[15], Oberlin College[16], Newton North High School[17], and L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq[18].

What awards did Julie Taymor receive?

Honors received include Laurence Olivier Awards[19], Guggenheim Fellowship[20], MacArthur Fellows Program[21], and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming[22].

Related Entities

Across the Universe Frida Newton The Lion King United States Victoria and Albert Museum

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  1. 3d ago · Bargioni · 2026-11-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #67210: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 9d ago · Bargioni · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → UBOV560308
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: UBOV560308, Matched to Julie Taymor (#330432000) in SBN persons with…"
  3. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 28628
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 28628, Matched to ジュリー・テイモア (#321965111) in Allcinema person #mix'"
  4. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 31262
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    Described by source → American Women Stage Directors of the Twentieth Century
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