Vanessa Taylor | |
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Born | 24 September 1970 |
Nationality | American |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1998–present |
Notable work | Hope Springs Divergent The Shape of Water |
Vanessa Taylor (born 24 September 1970) [1] is an American screenwriter and television producer. She is best known for writing the screenplay for the films Hope Springs , Divergent , and The Shape of Water . For her work on The Shape of Water, Taylor was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
As a child, Taylor wrote fairy tales. From age twelve, Taylor pursued acting and singing. She attended the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan, [2] : 84 and later joined The Groundlings for two years. [2] : 57
Her television credits include Game of Thrones , Gideon's Crossing , Alias (hired by J. J. Abrams), Everwood (hired by Greg Berlanti), Tell Me You Love Me , and Cupid . She also co-created Jack & Bobby . [3]
Taylor wrote Hope Springs, a 2012 film directed by David Frankel, with Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, and Steve Carell. Carell played Dr. Feld, “a marriage therapist who tries to help a couple rekindle their loveless relationship after 31 years of marriage.” [4]
She co-wrote the screenplay for the 2014 sci-fi action film Divergent . [5]
She also co-wrote the screenplay for the fantasy romance film The Shape of Water , along with its director, Guillermo del Toro. [6]
In 2019, Taylor performed an uncredited re-write on Disney's live action remake of Aladdin , written by John August and Guy Ritchie, who also directed.
Taylor was nominated for two Primetime Emmy awards for Outstanding Drama Series for Game of Thrones in 2012 and 2013. [7]
She was also nominated for a WGA Award (Drama Series) in 2013 for Game of Thrones. [8]
In 2012, Taylor was nominated for a WIN Outstanding Writer Award (Outstanding Film or Show Written by a Woman) in 2012 for Hope Springs . [3]
Alongside her The Shape of Water co-writer and director Guillermo del Toro, Taylor was honoured with the 2017 PEN Center USA Screenplay Award at the 27th Annual Literary Awards Festival. [9]
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Shape of Water. She was also nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Writing.
Writer
Producer
Year | Title | Notes |
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2012-2013 | Game of Thrones | Co-executive producer (Season 3 and Season 2) |
2007 | Tell Me You Love Me | Consulting producer (Season 1) |
2004-2005 | Jack & Bobby | Co-creator and co-executive producer (Season 1) |
2002-2004 | Everwood | Supervising producer (Season 2) |
2001-2002 | Alias | Co-producer (Season 1) |
Writer
Year | Show | Season | Episode title | Episode | Notes |
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2013 | Game of Thrones | 3 | "Dark Wings, Dark Words" | 2 | |
2012 | 2 | "The Old Gods and the New" | 6 | ||
"Garden of Bones" | 4 | ||||
2007 | Tell Me You Love Me | 1 | "Episode #1.9" | 9 | |
"Episode #1.5" | 5 | ||||
2005 | Jack & Bobby | 1 | "Pilot" | 1 | Co-creator |
2004 | Everwood | 2 | "Do or Die" | 20 | |
2003 | 2 | "Burden of Truth" | 8 | ||
"My Brother's Keeper" | 3 | ||||
1 | "Home" | 23 | |||
"Episode 20" | 21 | ||||
"My Funny Valentine" | 16 | ||||
2002 | "A Thanksgiving Tale" | 11 | |||
"The Doctor Is In" | 6 | ||||
2001 | Alias | 1 | "Spirit" | 10 | |
"A Broken Heart" | 4 | ||||
2000 | Gideon's Crossing | ||||
1998 | Cupid | 1 | "Botched Makeover" | 15 |
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