Biography and filmography

Juliet Taylor

Juliet Taylor is an American casting director. A six-time Casting Society of America award winner, she has cast more than 100 movies, including 43 of Woody Allen's films. In November 2024, she received the Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievement in film.

Taylor grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and attended Miss Porter's School and Smith College, where she majored in drama.

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. 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. 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."

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.

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

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Movies (106)

Café Society

Café Society

2016 · Casting

Un hombre irracional

Un hombre irracional

2015 · Casting

Magia a la Luz de la Luna

Magia a la Luz de la Luna

2014 · Casting

Jazmín Azul (Blue Jasmine)

Jazmín Azul (Blue Jasmine)

2013 · Casting

Casting By

Casting By

2012 · Self

De Roma con amor

De Roma con amor

2012 · Casting

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011 · Self

Medianoche en París

Medianoche en París

2011 · Casting

Conocerás al hombre de tus sueños

Conocerás al hombre de tus sueños

2010 · Casting

Que la cosa funcione

Que la cosa funcione

2009 · Casting

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008 · Casting

Cassandra's Dream

Cassandra's Dream

2007 · Casting

Scoop: La primicia

Scoop: La primicia

2006 · Casting

Match Point: La Provocacion

Match Point: La Provocacion

2005 · Casting

La Intérprete

La Intérprete

2005 · Casting

Melinda y Melinda

Melinda y Melinda

2004 · Casting

Las mujeres perfectas

Las mujeres perfectas

2004 · Casting

Marie and Bruce

Marie and Bruce

2004 · Casting

Muero por ti

Muero por ti

2003 · Casting

La vida de David Gale

La vida de David Gale

2003 · Casting

La mirada de los otros

La mirada de los otros

2002 · Casting

The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City

2001 · Casting

La maldición del Escorpión de Jade

La maldición del Escorpión de Jade

2001 · Casting

Agudeza

Agudeza

2001 · Casting

Pícaros ladrones

Pícaros ladrones

2000 · Casting

Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes

1999 · Casting

Sweet and Lowdown

Sweet and Lowdown

1999 · Casting

Meet Joe Black

Meet Joe Black

1998 · Casting

Celebrity

Celebrity

1998 · Casting

Primary Colors

Primary Colors

1998 · Casting

Deconstructing Harry

Deconstructing Harry

1997 · Casting

Everyone Says I Love You

Everyone Says I Love You

1996 · Casting

The Birdcage

The Birdcage

1996 · Casting

Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly

1996 · Casting

Mighty Aphrodite

Mighty Aphrodite

1995 · Casting

Mixed Nuts

Mixed Nuts

1994 · Casting

Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

1994 · Casting

Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire

1994 · Casting

The Road to Wellville

The Road to Wellville

1994 · Casting

Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway

1994 · Casting

Wolf

Wolf

1994 · Casting

Angie

Angie

1994 · Casting

La Lista de Schindler

La Lista de Schindler

1993 · Casting

Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle

1993 · Casting

Manhattan Murder Mystery

Manhattan Murder Mystery

1993 · Casting

Hero

Hero

1992 · Casting

Husbands and Wives

Husbands and Wives

1992 · Casting

This Is My Life

This Is My Life

1992 · Casting

Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog

1991 · Casting

Regarding Henry

Regarding Henry

1991 · Casting

Alice

Alice

1990 · Casting

The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky

1990 · Casting

Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

1990 · Casting

Memphis Belle

Memphis Belle

1990 · Casting

The Grifters

The Grifters

1990 · Casting

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989 · Casting

New York Stories

New York Stories

1989 · Casting

Working Girl

Working Girl

1988 · Casting

Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

1988 · Casting

Another Woman

Another Woman

1988 · Casting

Big

Big

1988 · Casting Director

Biloxi Blues

Biloxi Blues

1988 · Casting

September

September

1987 · Casting

Radio Days

Radio Days

1987 · Casting

The Mission

The Mission

1986 · Casting

Heartburn

Heartburn

1986 · Casting

The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project

1986 · Casting

Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986 · Casting

Alamo Bay

Alamo Bay

1985 · Casting

The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985 · Casting

Birdy

Birdy

1984 · Casting

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

1984 · Casting

Falling in Love

Falling in Love

1984 · Casting

Crackers

Crackers

1984 · Casting

Broadway Danny Rose

Broadway Danny Rose

1984 · Casting

Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment

1983 · Casting

Zelig

Zelig

1983 · Casting

Still of the Night

Still of the Night

1982 · Casting

Tempest

Tempest

1982 · Casting

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

1982 · Casting

Shoot the Moon

Shoot the Moon

1982 · Casting

Rollover

Rollover

1981 · Casting

Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway

1981 · Casting

Arthur

Arthur

1981 · Casting

Below the Belt

Below the Belt

1980 · Casting

Stardust Memories

Stardust Memories

1980 · Casting

Willie & Phil

Willie & Phil

1980 · Casting

Starting Over

Starting Over

1979 · Casting

Manhattan

Manhattan

1979 · Casting

The Great Bank Hoax

The Great Bank Hoax

1978 · Casting Director

Interiors

Interiors

1978 · Casting

Pretty Baby

Pretty Baby

1978 · Casting

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977 · Casting

The Turning Point

The Turning Point

1977 · Casting

Julia

Julia

1977 · Casting

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

1977 · Casting

Annie Hall

Annie Hall

1977 · Casting

Thieves

Thieves

1977 · Casting

Network

Network

1976 · Casting

Love in the Hamptons

Love in the Hamptons

1976 · Thanks

The Front

The Front

1976 · Casting

Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

1976 · Casting

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

1976 · Casting

Love and Death

Love and Death

1975 · Casting

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

1975 · Casting

The Exorcist

The Exorcist

1973 · Casting

TV shows (1)