Rachel Talalay

Birth Name:

Rachel Talalay

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Assistant director, Production manager, Writer, Actress, Editorial department, Location management, Script department

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

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