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Julie Taymor Biography

Birth Place:
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Profession
Director, producer, writer

Fast Facts

  • As a child, acted with the Boston Children's Theatre
  • Graduated from high school at 16 and went to Paris to study mime and mask under Jacques LeCoq at L'Ecole de Mime
  • Received a grant to study puppetry in Japan after college and ended up living in Indonesia for four years after forming her own theater company
  • Was the first woman to receive a Tony Award for directing a musical, for The Lion King in 1997
  • Directed The Magic Flute for the Metropolitan Opera's 2005-06 season

Awards

  • 2002Oscar-Best Achievement in Music (Original Song): nominated

Relationships