Juliet Taylor
Born
Juliet Sewell Taylor
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSmith College
OccupationIndependent casting director
Years active1973 - present
SpouseJames E. Walsh (m. 1976)
ChildrenSamuel Taylor Walsh (son)
Jason Matthew Walsh (stepson)
AwardsEmmy Award
(Outstanding Casting for Angels in America)

Juliet Taylor is an American casting director. Best known for her work with Woody Allen, she has cast more than 100 films over the course of her career.[1][2]

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.[1][8]

Taylor was featured in the 2013 HBO documentary, Casting By.[9] She was awarded the Smith College Medal in 1990.[10]

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Angels in America Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (with Ellen Lewis) Won
2001 Wit Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (with Ellen Lewis, Leo Davis) Nominated

Casting Society of America

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 As casting director, 2006 Golden Apple Award Won
1997 As casting director, 1997 Hoyt Bowers Award Won
1995 Bullets Over Broadway Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy Won
1994 Sleepless in Seattle Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy Won
1988 Mississippi Burning Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama Won
1987 Hannah and Her Sisters Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy Won

Gotham Independent Film

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1995 Independent Film Tribute Award Won

New York Women in Film

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1996 Muse Award Won

Women in Film Crystal Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2001 Crystal Award Won

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References

  1. ^ a b McElroy, Steve (August 1, 2013). "Faces of Those Who Pick Faces". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. ^ Vincent, Alice (November 1, 2013). "Woody Allen: My casting director discovered Meryl Streep, not me". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Juliet Taylor Bride Of James E. Walsh". New York Times. July 11, 1976. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b Attanasio, Paul (September 4, 1985). "The Movieland Matchmaker". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. ^ Vilga, Edward (1997). Acting Now: Conversations on Craft and Career. Rutgers University Press. p. 168. ISBN 0813524032.
  6. ^ "Interview: Juliet Taylor". Film Comment. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  7. ^ Fox, Terry Curtis (June 4, 1979). "The Casting Agent". New York Magazine. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Juliet Taylor, Woody Allen's Casting Director For Over 40 Years, Has Retired". woodyallenpages.com. The Woody Allen Pages. September 24, 2017.
  9. ^ Mandell, Andrea (August 2, 2013). "New HBO documentary explores casting Hollywood hits". USA Today. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  10. ^ "The Smith College Medal". Smith College. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Juliet Taylor: Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

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