Juliet Taylor

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]

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

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 worked as a receptionist for David Merrick, a theater producer. A year later she was hired as a secretary for casting director Marion Dougherty.[4] She worked with Dougherty until 1973, when Dougherty left casting to become a producer. Taylor ran the company until she accepted a position as the director of east coast casting for Paramount Pictures in 1977. 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
2004Angels in AmericaOutstanding Casting
for a Miniseries, Movie
or a Special (with Ellen Lewis)		Won
2001WitOutstanding Casting
for a Miniseries, Movie
or a Special (with Ellen Lewis, Leo Davis)		Nominated

Casting Society of America
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006As casting director, 2006Golden Apple AwardWon
1997As casting director, 1997Hoyt Bowers AwardWon
1995Bullets Over BroadwayBest Casting for Feature Film, ComedyWon
1994Sleepless in SeattleBest Casting for Feature Film, ComedyWon
1988Mississippi BurningBest Casting for Feature Film, DramaWon
1987Hannah and Her SistersBest Casting for Feature Film, ComedyWon

Gotham Independent Film
Year Nominee / work Award Result
1995Independent Film Tribute AwardWon

New York Women in Film
Year Nominee / work Award Result
1996Muse AwardWon

Women in Film Crystal Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2001Crystal AwardWon

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References
  1. 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. 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. IMDb. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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