Juliet Taylor

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]

Juliet Taylor
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)

Early life and education

Taylor grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and attended Miss Porter's School and Smith College,^[4] where she majored in drama.^[5]

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, 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]

Filmography

Film

Year	Project	Director	Ref.
1973	The Exorcist	William Friedkin	[12]
1975	Love and Death	Woody Allen	[12]
	The Stepford Wives	Bryan Forbes	[12]
	The Happy Hooker	Nicholas Sgarro	[12]
1976	The Front	Martin Ritt	[12]
	Marathon Man	John Schlesinger	[12]
	Network	Sidney Lumet	[12]
	Next Stop, Greenwich Village	Paul Mazursky	[12]
	Taxi Driver	Martin Scorsese	[12]
1977	Annie Hall	Woody Allen	[12]
	Between the Lines	Joan Micklin Silver	[12]
	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Steven Spielberg	[12]
	The Great Bank Hoax	Joseph Jacoby	[12]
	Julia	Fred Zinnemann	[12]
	The Turning Point	Herbert Ross	[12]
	Thieves	John Berry	[12]
1978	Interiors	Woody Allen	[12]
	Pretty Baby	Louis Malle	[12]
	Oliver's Story	John Korty	[12]
1979	Manhattan	Woody Allen	[12]
	Starting Over	Alan J. Pakula	[12]
1980	Stardust Memories	Woody Allen	[12]
1981	Arthur	Steve Gordon	[12]
	Fort Apache, the Bronx	Daniel Petrie	[12]
	Honky Tonk Freeway	John Schlesinger	[12]
	Rollover	Alan J. Pakula	[12]
1982	A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy	Woody Allen	[12]
	Shoot the Moon	Alan Parker	[12]
	Still of the Night	Robert Benton	[12]
	Tempest	Paul Mazursky	[12]
1983	Terms of Endearment	James L. Brooks	[12]
	Zelig	Woody Allen	[12]
1984	Birdy	Alan Parker	[12]
	Broadway Danny Rose	Woody Allen	[12]
	Crackers	Louis Malle	[12]
	Falling in Love	Ulu Grosbard	[12]
	The Killing Fields	Roland Joffe	[12]
	Misunderstood	Jerry Schatzberg	[12]
1985	Alamo Bay	Louis Malle	[12]
1986	Hannah and Her Sisters	Woody Allen	[12]
	Heartburn	Mike Nichols	[12]
	The Manhattan Project	Marshall Brickman	[12]
	The Mission	Roland Joffe	[12]
1987	Radio Days	Woody Allen	[12]
	September		[12]
1988	Another Woman		[12]
	Big	Penny Marshall	[12]
	Biloxi Blues	Mike Nichols	[12]
	Dangerous Liaisons	Stephen Frears	[12]
	Mississippi Burning	Alan Parker	[12]
	Working Girl	Mike Nichols	[12]
1989	Crimes and Misdemeanors	Woody Allen	[12]
	New York Stories	Woody Allen / Scorsese / Coppola	[12]
1990	Alice	Woody Allen	[12]
	The Grifters	Stephen Frears	[12]
	Postcards from the Edge	Mike Nichols	[12]
	The Sheltering Sky	Bernardo Bertolucci	[12]
1991	Regarding Henry	Mike Nichols	[12]
	Shadows and Fog	Woody Allen	[12]
1992	Husbands and Wives		[12]
	Hero	Stephen Frears	[12]
	This Is My Life	Nora Ephron	[12]
1993	Manhattan Murder Mystery	Woody Allen	[12]
	Schindler's List	Steven Spielberg	[12]
	Sleepless in Seattle	Nora Ephron	[12]
1994	Angie	Martha Coolidge	[12]
	Bullets over Broadway	Woody Allen	[12]
	Interview with the Vampire	Neil Jordan	[12]
	Mixed Nuts	Nora Ephron	[12]
	The Road to Welville	Alan Parker	[12]
	Wolf	Mike Nichols	[12]
1995	Mighty Aphrodite	Woody Allen	[12]
1996	The Birdcage	Mike Nichols	[12]
	Everyone Says I Love You	Woody Allen	[12]
	Mary Reilly	Stephen Frears	[12]
1997	Deconstructing Harry	Woody Allen	[12]
1998	Celebrity		[12]
	Meet Joe Black	Martin Brest	[12]
	Primary Colors	Mike Nichols	[12]
1999	Angela's Ashes	Alan Parker	[12]
	Sweet and Lowdown	Woody Allen	[12]
2000	Small Time Crooks		[12]
2001	The Curse of the Jade Scorpion		[12]
2002	Hollywood Ending		[12]
	People I Know	Daniel Algrant	[12]
2003	Anything Else	Woody Allen	[12]
	The Life of David Gale	Alan Parker	[12]
2004	Marie and Bruce	Tom Cairns	[12]
	Melinda and Melinda	Woody Allen	[12]
	The Stepford Wives	Frank Oz	[12]
2005	The Interpreter	Sydney Pollack	[12]
	Match Point	Woody Allen	[12]
2006	Scoop		[12]
2007	Cassandra's Dream		[12]
2008	Vicky Cristina Barcelona		[12]
2009	Whatever Works		[12]
2010	You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger		[12]
2011	Midnight in Paris		[12]
2012	To Rome with Love		[12]
2013	Blue Jasmine		[12]
2014	Magic in the Moonlight		[12]
2015	Irrational Man		[12]
2016	Cafe Society		[12]

Television

Year	Project	Director	Notes	Ref.
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

Awards and nominations

Oscar, Emmy, Gotham Independent and New York Women in Film awards

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
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

Casting Society of America Awards

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]