Rachel Talalay
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Rachel Talalay | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Yale University |
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Years active | 1981–present |
Spouse(s) | Rupert Harvey |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Paul Talalay |
Rachel Talalay (born 16 August 1958) is a British-American film and television director and producer. She is also a University of British Columbia film professor.[1]
Early life and education[]
Talalay was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father Paul Talalay was a pharmacologist, born in Berlin to a Russian Jewish family, and her mother Pamela is an English biochemist. She has two sisters and a brother.[2] She was raised mostly in Baltimore, Maryland, with two years of her childhood in Britain.[1] Talalay attended Yale, where she majored in mathematics, graduating in 1980.[3][4] She also ran the Yale Film Society.[3]
Career[]
Talalay has worked in a number of different capacities in filmmaking before making her directorial debut with the film Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991).[5] Talalay also worked on the first four A Nightmare on Elm Street films.[3] Her work with the earlier Nightmare films utilized her computer skills and finding ways to create better special effects while still keeping costs low.[3] Despite her familiarity with the Freddy movies, when she directed Freddy's Dead, she was given internal memos telling her not to be "too girly" or "too sensitive."[6]
Talalay also directed Tank Girl in 1995, and was looking into re-optioning the rights to make a new film in 2008.[7] As a film producer, Talalay worked with director John Waters on the films Hairspray (1988) and Cry-Baby (1990). She was also a production assistant on Waters' 1981 film Polyester.[8]
Talalay states that ever since Doctor Who was revived in 2005, she wanted to work on the show.[9] Talalay directed all three of Peter Capaldi's series finales: series 8's "Dark Water" and "Death in Heaven",[10] series 9's "Heaven Sent" and "Hell Bent"—the former considered by many to be one of the best episodes in the show's 57-year history[11]— and series 10's "World Enough and Time" and "The Doctor Falls",[12] as well as the Doctor Who 2017 Christmas special, "Twice Upon a Time".[13] In 2019, she directed a film adaption of Joe Ballarini's A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting for Netflix.[14]
Personal life[]
Talalay met British film producer Rupert Harvey while working on Android in 1982. They began a relationship soon after, and were married in 1990, with John Waters officiating the wedding.[4][15]
Filmography[]
Films[]
As director
- Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) (also story writer)
- Ghost in the Machine (1993)
- Tank Girl (1995)
- A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)
As producer
- Hairspray (1988)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
- Cry-Baby (1990)
- The Borrowers (1997)
Television[]
Year | Title | Notes |
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1997 | Band of Gold | Episodes: "Tainted Love (part one)" (3.05) "Tainted Love (part one)" (3.06) |
1998 | To Have & to Hold | Episodes: Turkey Day Blues (1.08) Who's Sorry Next? (1.12) |
Touching Evil (U.K. Series) | Episodes: "War Relief: Part 1" (2.03) "War Relief: Part 2" (2.04) | |
1999-2002 | Ally McBeal | Episodes: "Saving Santa" (3.07) "Prime Suspect"(3.15) "Two's a Crowd" (4.03) "Blowin' in the Wind" (5.09) |
2000 | Boston Public | Episode: "Chapter Five" (1.05) |
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Episodes: "Mental Apparition Disorder" (1.02) "A Blast From the Past" (1.05) | |
2001 | That's Life | Episode: Miracle at the Cucina (1.18) |
State of Grace | Episode: Eve of Discussion (1.07) | |
Wolf Lake | Episode: Tastes Like Chicken (1.04) | |
Dice | Episodes: "Episode #1.1" "Episode #1.2" "Episode #1.3" "Episode #1.4" "Episode #1.5" "Episode #1.6" | |
2002 | Without a Trace | Episode: "He Saw, She Saw" (1.03) |
Crossing Jordan | Episode: "Four Fathers" (1.14) | |
2002-2007 | The Dead Zone | Episodes: "Shaman" (1.12) "Symmetry" (5.07) "Ego" (6.02) |
2002-2003 | The Division | Episodes: A Priori (2.07) Castaways (3.17) |
2003 | Cold Case | Episode: "Sherry Darlin'" (1.09) |
A Tale of Two Wives | TV movie | |
2004 | Touching Evil (U.S. Series) | Episode: "Y Me" (1.02) |
Life as We Know It | Episode: "Natural Disasters" (1.06) | |
Unfabulous | Episode: "The Perfect Couple" (2.10) | |
2005 | Sex, Love & Secrets | Episode: "Protection" (1.08) (Unaired) |
Terminal City | Episodes: "Episode #1.1" "Episode #1.2" "Episode #1.7" "Episode #1.8" | |
2006 | What About Brian | |
Whistler | Episodes: "In The Air" (1.07) "After The Fall" (1.08) "Scratching The Surface" (1.11) "Meltdown" (1.12) | |
The Wind in the Willows | TV movie | |
2007 | Supernatural | Episode: "Hunted" (2.10) |
Greek | Episode: "Separation Anxiety" (1.08) | |
Kyle XY | Episodes: "Hands on a Hybrid" (2.11) "Leap of Faith" (2.13) | |
2008 | Flash Gordon | Episode: "Blame" (1.18) |
2009 | Da Kink in My Hair | Episodes: "Of Papers and Patois" (2.03) "Playing Social" (2.04) "Honesty the Best Policy?" (2.07) |
Durham County | Episodes: "Boys Do Things" (1.03) "Consumed" (1.04) | |
2010 | Cra$h & Burn | Episodes: "Lawyers, Guns & Money" (1.08) "Bond Blame Baptize" (1.11) |
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures | Episodes: "How to Get Ahead in Medical School" (1.01) "Family Practice" (1.04) "Unhappy Endings" (1.05) | |
Haven | Episodes: "Harmony" (2.05) "Surviving the Fall" (2.06) | |
2011 | Endgame | Episode: "Gorillas in Our Midst" (1.07) |
Hiccups | Episode: "Sexual Healing" (2.08) | |
2012 | Continuum | Episode: "Time's Up" (1.06) |
XIII: The Series | Episodes: "Breakout" (2.07) "Mousetrap" (2.08) | |
Hannah's Law | TV movie | |
2013 | Bomb Girls | Episodes: "Party Line" (2.07) "Fifth Column" (2.08) |
Played | Episodes: "Cars" (1.07) "Revenge" (1.13) | |
2014 | Reign | Episode: "Sacrifice" (1.10) |
The Dorm | TV movie | |
2014–2017 | Doctor Who | Episodes: "Deep Breath (8.1) (1 scene, uncredited) "Dark Water" (8.11) "Death in Heaven" (8.12) "Heaven Sent" (9.11) "Hell Bent" (9.12) "World Enough and Time" (10.11) "The Doctor Falls" (10.12) "Twice Upon a Time" (2017 Christmas Special)[16] |
2015 | South of Hell | Episodes: "Judge and Fury" (1.02) "White Noise" (1.04) |
2016-2021 | The Flash | Episodes: "Fast Lane" (2.12) "The Present" (3.09) "Fury Rogue" (4.19) "Cause and XS" (5.14) "Masquerade" (7x13) |
2016-2021 | Legends of Tomorrow | Episodes: "Last Refuge" (1.12) "Meat the Legends" (6.02) |
2016 | Unclaimed | TV movie |
2016-2019 | Supergirl | Episodes: "Welcome to Earth" (2.03) "Suspicious Minds" (4.10) |
2017 | Sherlock | Episode: "The Six Thatchers" (4.01) |
2018-2021 | Riverdale | Episodes: "Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wicked and the Divine" (2.12) "Chapter Forty-One: Manhunter" (3.06) "Chapter Fifty-Seven: Survive the Night" (3.22) "Chapter Eighty-Four: Lock & Key" (5.08) |
2018 | Iron Fist | Episode: "The City's Not for Burning" (2.02) |
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina | Episode: "Chapter Six: An Exorcism in Greendale" (1.06) | |
2019 | Doom Patrol | Episode: "Puppet Patrol" (1.03) |
American Gods | Episode: "Donar the Great" (2.06)[17] | |
2021 | Superman & Lois | Episode: "The Best of Smallville" (1.05) |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bailey, Ian (8 August 2014). "Q&A: UBC professor went from Doctor Who fan to director of this season's finale". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Dr. Paul Talalay, Johns Hopkins molecular pharmacologist who made broccoli famous as a cancer fighter, dies". The Baltimore Sun. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Wigler, Stephen (27 September 1991). "'Freddy's Dead' Gives Rise to Career". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wigler, Stephen (September 8, 1991). "A Friend of Freddy Krueger: Rachel Talalay has worked on five 'Elm Street' films". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "A Nightmare On Elm Street : Interviews - Rachel Talalay". Nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com. 2005-03-22. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
- ^ Rohter, Larry (17 March 1991). "Are Women Directors an Endangered Species?". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Anderson, Martin (August 5, 2008). "Rachel Talalay for Tank Girl reboot". Den of Geek!. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018.
- ^ Rachel Talalay Biography, Film Reference
- ^ Collis, Clark (3 November 2014). "Doctor Who Director Rachel Talalay Talks 'Dark Water'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Film Prof Directs Doctor Who Season Finale". The University of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Reynolds, Andrew (20 December 2015). "Directing Doctor Who: Rachel Talalay's Notes on Heaven Sent". Katerborous. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Original Mondasian Cybermen return to Doctor Who!". BBC. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "The 2017 Doctor Who Christmas special will be called..." Radio Times. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Fleming, Joe Jr. (April 15, 2019). "Netflix Turning A Babysitter's Guide To Monsters Into Family Film; Rachel Talalay To Direct". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ Collis, Clark (July 19, 2016). "Rachel Talalay talks going from Tank Girl to Sherlock". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ Marcus (23 July 2017). "Twice Upon A Time - Official Doctor Who 2017 Christmas Teaser | SDCC 2017 | BBC America". Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Home - American Gods S2 Presskit". Starz. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
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