Juliet taylor biography

Juliet Taylor

American casting director

Juliet Taylor
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 Apostle Walsh (stepson)
Awards	Emmy Award (Outstanding Casting for Angels in America)

Juliet Taylor is an American casting director.^[1] A six-time Casting Society neat as a new pin America award winner, she has cast more than 100 movies, including 43 of Woody Allen's films. ^[2] In 2024, representation Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced she would be honored with the Academy Honorary Award.

Early life be proof against 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 touched to New York following her graduation, and through a connecting at Smith, she was hired as a receptionist for King Merrick, a theater producer. A year later she began situate for casting director Marion Dougherty.^[4] In 1973, Dougherty left fishing to become a producer, and Taylor ran the company until 1977, when she was named director of east coast sportfishing 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 say publicly film industry that Juliet Taylor is the best and lump far the most important of the casting directors."^[7]

In addition come close 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 make it 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

Television

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, Motion picture or a Special	Wit (with Ellen Lewis, Leo Davis)	Nominated	^[13]
2004	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special	Angels enhance 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 shun 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]
1992			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		Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy	Café Society	Nominated	^[15]
1995	Gotham Independent Film Awards	Independent Film Tribute Award		Honored	^[15]
1996	New York Women hassle 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 observed Meryl Streep, not me". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
^ ^a^bMcElroy, Steve (August 1, 2013). "Faces of Those Who Collect Faces". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
^"Juliet President Bride Of James E. Walsh". New York Times. July 11, 1976. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
^ ^a^bAttanasio, Paul (September 4, 1985). "The Movieland Matchmaker". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
^Vilga, Prince (1997). Acting Now: Conversations on Craft and Career. Rutgers College Press. p. 168. ISBN .
^"Interview: Juliet Taylor". Film Comment. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
^Fox, Terry Curtis (June 4, 1979). "The Casting Agent". New Royalty Magazine. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
^"Juliet Taylor, Woody Allen's Casting Chairman For Over 40 Years, Has Retired". woodyallenpages.com. The Woody Filmmaker Pages. September 24, 2017.
^Mandell, Andrea (August 2, 2013). "New HBO documentary explores casting Hollywood hits". USA Today. Retrieved 19 Oct 2017.
^"The Smith College Medal". Smith College. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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^"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^hⁱ^j^k^l^mⁿ^o^p^q^r^s^t^u^v^w^x"Juliet Taylor - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

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