# 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.

## Early life and education

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

## 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. 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. 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. 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.

## Filmography
### Film

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

### Television

| Year | Project | Director | Notes |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Academy Award | Academy Honorary Award | Lifetime Achievement | Won |
| 2001 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Wit (with Ellen Lewis, Leo Davis) | Nominated |
| 2004 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Angels in America (with Ellen Lewis) | Won |
| 1995 | Gotham Independent Film Awards | Independent Film Tribute Award | Independent Film Tribute Award | Honored |
| 1996 | New York Women in Film Awards | Muse Award | Muse Award | Honored |
| 2001 | Women in Film Crystal Awards | Crystal Award | Crystal Award | Won |

### Casting Society of America Awards

| 1985 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Hannah and Her Sisters | Won |
| 1987 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Radio Days | Nominated |
| 1988 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama | Mississippi Burning | Won |
| 1988 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Working Girl | Nominated |
| 1988 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Big | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Postcards from the Edge | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Alice | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama | The Grifters | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Husbands and Wives | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | This Is My Life | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Sleepless in Seattle | Won |
| 1994 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Angie | Nominated |
| 1994 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Bullets Over Broadway | Won |
| 1995 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Mighty Aphrodite | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | The Birdcage | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Everyone Says I Love You | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Primary Colors | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Celebrity | Nominated |
| 1997 | As casting director, 1997 | Hoyt Bowers Award | Won |
| 2006 | As casting director, 2006 | Golden Apple Award | Won |
| 2013 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Blue Jasmine | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Café Society | Nominated |