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Rachel Talalay Biography
Birth Name:Rachel Talalay
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession Director, Producer, Production manager, Writer, Actress, Assistant director, Editorial department, Location management, Script department
Fast Facts
- In 1991, she was nominated for the Best Film Award at the Sitges-Catalonian International Film Festival
- In 2007, she won the Leo Award for Best Direction in a Youth or Children's Program
- Was a mathematics major while attending Yale University
- Before becoming involved with filmmaking, she worked as a computer analyst in Baltimore
- In 1991, she became the only woman to direct a film from the "Nightmar on Elm Street" series
- Is a U․S․ citizen, a permanent resident of the United Kingdom and a Canadian immigrant
- Took a hiatus from directing feature films after filming "Tank Girl" in 1995
Awards
- 1989Independent Spirit Award-Best Feature: nominated
- 1991Best Film-: nominated
- 1998Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
- 2010Leo-Best Direction in a Dramatic Series: nominated
- 2012DGC Team Award-Television Movie/Mini-Series: nominated
- 2015SFX Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2016Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form: nominated
- 2016The Producer Award-: winner
- 2018Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form: nominated
- 2019Outstanding Directorial Achievement-Family Series: winner