American casting director
Juliet Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | Juliet Sewell Taylor |
| 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 movies, including 43 of Woody Allen's films.[2] In November 2024, she received the Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievement in film.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Taylor grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and attended Miss Porter's School and Smith College,[4] where she majored in drama.[5]
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, who became her mentor.[5] 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.[6] Her first solo casting credit was for The Exorcist.[7] 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."[8]
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][9]
Taylor was featured in the 2013 HBO documentary, Casting By.[10] She was awarded the Smith College Medal in 1990.[11] She received the Academy Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement in November 2024. She was the second casting director to receive the award, which was presented to her by Nicole Kidman.[3]
Awards and nominations
[edit]Oscar, Emmy, Gotham Independent and New York Women in Film awards
[edit]Casting Society of America Awards
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Nordyke, Scott; Feinberg, Kimberly (2024-11-18). "Governors Awards: Oscar Hopefuls Pack Room as Bond Producers, Richard Curtis, Juliet Taylor and the Late Quincy Jones Are Honored". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "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.