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Renée Taylor Biography

Birth Name:Renee Wexler

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Actress, Writer, Director, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Hofstra University
Started out as a comic, performing in the New York City nightclub Bon Soir in the early 1960s
Frequently portrays overbearing, intrusive characters
Often takes on the role of cranky or rude elderly women
A relatively unknown Barbara Streisand served as her opening act during the 1960s
In 1965, she got married to fellow actor Joseph Bologna

1971Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: nominated
1971WGA Award (Screen)-Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium: nominated
1972WGA Award (Screen)-Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1973Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music: winner
1974Primetime Emmy-Best Writing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music: nominated
1996Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
2010Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Ensemble Performance: nominated
2021Best Film-Feature Film: nominated
2021Best World Peace and Tolerance Award-Narrative Feature Film: winner
2021Festival Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2021Jaipur Critics Best Film-: winner
2021Festival Award-Best English Language Feature: nominated
2021Best Comedy-Feature Film: winner
2021Special Jury Mention-Feature Fiction: winner
2021Best Independent Film-: winner