Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor is a stage and film director; she is the first woman to have received a Tony Award for directing a musical, which she received for directing "The Lion King" (1997).

Works

• "The Tempest" (1986 film)
• "Fool's Fire" (1992 TV)
• "Oedipus Rex" (1993 TV)
• "Juan Darien" (1996 musical)
• "The Lion King" (1997 musical adaptation)
• "Titus" (1999 film)
• "The Green Bird" (2000 musical)
• "Frida" (2002 film)
• "The Magic Flute" (2005/06 opera production at the Met; also recorded)
• "Across the Universe" (2006 film musical)
• "Grendel" (2006 opera at the L.A. Opera)