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 movies, including 43 of Woody Allen's films. [2] In November 2024, she received the Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievement in film. [3]
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]
Year | Project | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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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 |
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2024 | Academy Award | Academy Honorary Award | Lifetime Achievement | Won | [3] |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Wit (with Ellen Lewis, Leo Davis) | Nominated | [13] |
2004 | Angels in America (with Ellen Lewis) | Won | [14] | ||
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 |
1985 | 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 | Café Society | Nominated | [15] |