Juliet Taylor
Juliet Taylor | |
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Born | Juliet Sewell Taylor |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Smith College |
Occupation | Independent casting director |
Years active | 1973 - present |
Spouse | James E. Walsh (m. 1976) |
Children | Samuel Taylor Walsh (son) Jason Matthew Walsh (stepson) |
Awards | Emmy Award (Outstanding Casting for Angels in America) |
Juliet Taylor is an American casting director.[1] A six-time Casting Society of America award winner, she has cast more than 100 films over the course of her career.[2] In 2024, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced she would be honored with the Academy Honorary Award.
Early life and education
Taylor grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and attended Miss Porter's School and Smith College,[3] where she majored in drama.[4]
Career
Taylor moved to New York following her graduation, and through a connection at Smith, she was hired as a receptionist for David Merrick, a theater producer. A year later she began working for casting director Marion Dougherty.[4] In 1973, Dougherty left casting to become a producer, and Taylor ran the company until 1977, when she was named director of east coast casting for Paramount Pictures In 1978 she began to cast films independently.[5] Her first solo casting credit was for The Exorcist.[6] In 1979, in a feature story titled "The Casting Director," New York Magazine wrote: "It is commonly conceded within the film industry that Juliet Taylor is the best and by far the most important of the casting directors."[7]
In addition to casting films including Taxi Driver, Sleepless in Seattle and Schindler's List, Taylor has cast 43 Woody Allen movies, beginning with 1975's Love and Death. He credits her with introducing him to Jeff Daniels, Mary Beth Hurt, Patricia Clarkson, Mariel Hemingway, Dianne Wiest, Meryl Streep, Joaquin Phoenix, and Parker Posey, among others.[2][8]
Taylor was featured in the 2013 HBO documentary, Casting By.[9] She was awarded the Smith College Medal in 1990.[10]
Filmography
Film
Year | Project | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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1973 | The Exorcist | William Friedkin | [11] | |
1975 | Love and Death | Woody Allen | [11] | |
The Stepford Wives | Bryan Forbes | [11] | ||
The Happy Hooker | Nicholas Sgarro | [11] | ||
1976 | The Front | Martin Ritt | [11] | |
Marathon Man | John Schlesinger | Casting: New York | [11] | |
Network | Sidney Lumet | [11] | ||
Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Paul Mazursky | [11] | ||
Taxi Driver | Martin Scorsese | [11] | ||
1977 | Annie Hall | Woody Allen | [11] | |
Between the Lines | Joan Micklin Silver | [11] | ||
Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Steven Spielberg | [11] | ||
The Great Bank Hoax | Joseph Jacoby | [11] | ||
Julia | Fred Zinnemann | [11] | ||
The Turning Point | Herbert Ross | [11] | ||
Thieves | John Berry | [11] | ||
1978 | Interiors | Woody Allen | [11] | |
Pretty Baby | Louis Malle | [11] | ||
Oliver's Story | John Korty | [11] | ||
1979 | Manhattan | Woody Allen | [11] | |
Starting Over | Alan J. Pakula | [11] | ||
1980 | Stardust Memories | Woody Allen | [11] | |
1981 | Arthur | Steve Gordon | [11] | |
Fort Apache, the Bronx | Daniel Petrie | [11] | ||
Honky Tonk Freeway | John Schlesinger | [11] | ||
Rollover | Alan J. Pakula | [11] | ||
1982 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | Woody Allen | [11] | |
Shoot the Moon | Alan Parker | [11] | ||
Still of the Night | Robert Benton | [11] | ||
Tempest | Paul Mazursky | [11] | ||
1983 | Terms of Endearment | James L. Brooks | [11] | |
Zelig | Woody Allen | [11] | ||
1984 | Birdy | Alan Parker | [11] | |
Broadway Danny Rose | Woody Allen | [11] | ||
Crackers | Louis Malle | [11] | ||
Falling in Love | Ulu Grosbard | [11] | ||
The Killing Fields | Roland Joffe | [11] | ||
Misunderstood | Jerry Schatzberg | [11] | ||
1985 | Broadway Danny Rose | Woody Allen | [11] | |
Alamo Bay | Louis Malle | [11] | ||
1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Woody Allen | [11] | |
Heartburn | Mike Nichols | [11] | ||
The Manhattan Project | Marshall Brickman | [11] | ||
The Mission | Roland Joffe | [11] | ||
1987 | Radio Days | Woody Allen | [11] | |
September | [11] | |||
1988 | Another Woman | [11] | ||
Big | Penny Marshall | [11] | ||
Biloxi Blues | Mike Nichols | [11] | ||
Dangerous Liaisons | Stephen Frears | [11] | ||
Mississippi Burning | Alan Parker | [11] | ||
Working Girl | Mike Nichols | [11] | ||
1989 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Woody Allen | [11] | |
New York Stories | Woody Allen / Scorsese / Coppola | [11] | ||
1990 | Alice | Woody Allen | [11] | |
The Grifters | Stephen Frears | [11] | ||
Postcards from the Edge | Mike Nichols | [11] | ||
The Sheltering Sky | Bernardo Bertolucci | [11] | ||
1991 | Regarding Henry | Mike Nichols | [11] | |
Shadows and Fog | Woody Allen | [11] | ||
1992 | Husbands and Wives | [11] | ||
Hero | Stephen Frears | [11] | ||
This Is My Life | Nora Ephron | [11] | ||
1993 | Manhattan Murder Mystery | Woody Allen | [11] | |
Schindler's List | Steven Spielberg | [11] | ||
Sleepless in Seattle | Nora Ephron | [11] | ||
1994 | Angie | Martha Coolidge | [11] | |
Bullets over Broadway | Woody Allen | [11] | ||
Interview with the Vampire | Neil Jordan | [11] | ||
Mixed Nuts | Nora Ephron | [11] | ||
The Road to Welville | Alan Parker | [11] | ||
Wolf | Mike Nichols | [11] | ||
1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | Woody Allen | [11] | |
1996 | The Birdcage | Mike Nichols | [11] | |
Everyone Says I Love You | Woody Allen | [11] | ||
Mary Reilly | Stephen Frears | [11] | ||
1997 | Deconstructing Harry | Woody Allen | [11] | |
1998 | Celebrity | [11] | ||
Meet Joe Black | Martin Brest | [11] | ||
Primary Colors | Mike Nichols | [11] | ||
1999 | Angela's Ashes | Alan Parker | [11] | |
Sweet and Lowdown | Woody Allen | [11] | ||
2000 | Small Time Crooks | [11] | ||
2001 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | [11] | ||
2002 | Hollywood Ending | [11] | ||
People I Know | Daniel Algrant | [11] | ||
2003 | Anything Else | Woody Allen | [11] | |
The Life of David Gale | Alan Parker | [11] | ||
2004 | Marie and Bruce | Tom Cairns | [11] | |
Melinda and Melinda | Woody Allen | [11] | ||
The Stepford Wives | Frank Oz | [11] | ||
2005 | The Interpreter | Sydney Pollack | [11] | |
Match Point | Woody Allen | [11] | ||
2006 | Scoop | [11] | ||
2007 | Cassandra's Dream | [11] | ||
2008 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | [11] | ||
2009 | Whatever Works | [11] | ||
2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | [11] | ||
2011 | Midnight in Paris | [11] | ||
2012 | To Rome with Love | [11] | ||
2013 | Blue Jasmine | [11] | ||
2014 | Magic in the Moonlight | [11] | ||
2015 | Irrational Man | [11] | ||
2016 | Cafe Society | [11] |
Television
Year | Project | Director | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | Don't Drink the Water | Woody Allen | ABC television film | |
2001 | Wit | Mike Nichols | HBO television film | |
2003 | Angels in America | Mike Nichols | HBO miniseries |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Academy Award | Honorary Award | Received | [12] | |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Wit (with Ellen Lewis, Leo Davis) | Nominated | [13] |
2004 | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Angels in America (with Ellen Lewis) | Won | [14] | |
1985 | Casting Society of America | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Nominated | [15] |
1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Won | [15] | ||
1987 | Radio Days | Nominated | [15] | ||
1988 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama | Mississippi Burning | Won | [15] | |
Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Working Girl | Nominated | [15] | ||
Big | Nominated | [15] | |||
1990 | Postcards from the Edge | Nominated | [15] | ||
Alice | Nominated | [15] | |||
Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama | The Grifters | Nominated | [15] | ||
1992 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Husbands and Wives | Nominated | [15] | |
This Is My Life | Nominated | [15] | |||
1993 | Sleepless in Seattle | Won | [15] | ||
1994 | Angie | Nominated | [15] | ||
1994 | Bullets Over Broadway | Won | [15] | ||
1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | Nominated | [15] | ||
1996 | The Birdcage | Nominated | [15] | ||
1997 | Everyone Says I Love You | Nominated | [15] | ||
1998 | Primary Colors | Nominated | [15] | ||
1999 | Celebrity | Nominated | [15] | ||
1997 | As casting director, 1997 | Hoyt Bowers Award | Won | [15] | |
2006 | As casting director, 2006 | Golden Apple Award | Won | [15] | |
2013 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Blue Jasmine | Nominated | [15] | |
2016 | Cage Society | Nominated | [15] | ||
1995 | Gotham Independent Film Awards | Independent Film Tribute Award | Honored | [15] | |
1996 | New York Women in Film Awards | Muse Award | Honored | ||
2001 | Women in Film Crystal Awards | Crystal Award | Won |
References
- ^ Vincent, Alice (November 1, 2013). "Woody Allen: My casting director discovered Meryl Streep, not me". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ a b McElroy, Steve (August 1, 2013). "Faces of Those Who Pick Faces". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Juliet Taylor Bride Of James E. Walsh". New York Times. July 11, 1976. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b Attanasio, Paul (September 4, 1985). "The Movieland Matchmaker". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ Vilga, Edward (1997). Acting Now: Conversations on Craft and Career. Rutgers University Press. p. 168. ISBN 0813524032.
- ^ "Interview: Juliet Taylor". Film Comment. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ Fox, Terry Curtis (June 4, 1979). "The Casting Agent". New York Magazine. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Juliet Taylor, Woody Allen's Casting Director For Over 40 Years, Has Retired". woodyallenpages.com. The Woody Allen Pages. September 24, 2017.
- ^ Mandell, Andrea (August 2, 2013). "New HBO documentary explores casting Hollywood hits". USA Today. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "The Smith College Medal". Smith College. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz "Juliet Taylor - IMDB". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "Quincy Jones, James Bond Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson and More to Receive Honorary Oscars at Governors Awards". Variety. 12 June 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2001 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2004 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Juliet Taylor - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
External links
- Juliet Taylor at IMDb
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