Vanessa Taylor
Vanessa Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Screenwriter and producer |
Vanessa Taylor is an American screenwriter and television producer. She is known for writing Hope Springs, Divergent, and The Shape of Water, as well as for her work as a writer and co-executive producer on seasons two and three of Game of Thrones. Taylor also acted as a script doctor on Disney's 2019 live action remake of Aladdin. For The Shape of Water, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Early life[]
As a child, Taylor wrote fairy tales. From age twelve, Taylor pursued acting and singing. She attended the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan,[1]:84 and later joined The Groundlings for two years.[1]:57
Career[]
Her television credits include Game of Thrones, Gideon's Crossing, Alias (hired by J. J. Abrams), Everwood (hired by Greg Berlanti), Tell Me You Love Me, and Cupid. She also co-created Jack & Bobby.[2]
Taylor wrote Hope Springs, a 2012 film directed by David Frankel, with Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, and Steve Carell. Carell played Dr. Feld, “a marriage therapist who tries to help a couple rekindle their loveless relationship after 31 years of marriage.”[3]
She co-wrote the screenplay for the 2014 sci-fi action film Divergent.[4]
She also co-wrote the screenplay for the fantasy romance film The Shape of Water, along with its director, Guillermo del Toro.[5]
In 2019, Taylor performed an uncredited re-write on Disney's live action remake of Aladdin, written by John August and Guy Ritchie, who also directed.
Filmography[]
Screenplays
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Amazing Mrs. Novak | Written by | TV film |
| 2012 | Hope Springs | Written by | |
| 2014 | Divergent | Screenplay | With Evan Daugherty, based on the novel by Veronica Roth |
| 2017 | The Shape of Water | Screenplay | With Guillermo del Toro |
| 2019 | Aladdin | Screenplay | Uncredited; with John August and Guy Ritchie |
| 2020 | Hillbilly Elegy | Screenplay |
Production staff
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Game of Thrones | Co-executive producer | Season 3 |
| 2012 | Season 2 | ||
| 2007 | Tell Me You Love Me | Consulting producer | Season 1 |
| 2005 | Jack & Bobby | Co-creator, co-executive producer | Season 1 |
| 2004 | |||
| 2004 | Everwood | Supervising producer | Season 2 |
| 2003 | |||
| 2002 | Producer | Season 1 | |
| Alias | Co-producer | Season 1 | |
| 2001 |
Television writing
| Year | Show | Season | Episode title | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Game of Thrones | 3 | "Dark Wings, Dark Words" | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | "The Old Gods and the New" | 6 | ||
| "Garden of Bones" | 4 | ||||
| 2007 | Tell Me You Love Me | 1 | "Episode #1.9" | 9 | |
| "Episode #1.5" | 5 | ||||
| 2005 | Jack & Bobby | 1 | "Pilot" | 1 | Co-creator |
| 2004 | Everwood | 2 | "Do or Die" | 20 | |
| 2003 | 2 | "Burden of Truth" | 8 | ||
| "My Brother's Keeper" | 3 | ||||
| 1 | "Home" | 23 | |||
| "Episode 20" | 21 | ||||
| "My Funny Valentine" | 16 | ||||
| 2002 | "A Thanksgiving Tale" | 11 | |||
| "The Doctor Is In" | 6 | ||||
| 2001 | Alias | 1 | "Spirit" | 10 | |
| "A Broken Heart" | 4 | ||||
| 2000 | Gideon's Crossing | ||||
| 1998 | Cupid | 1 | "Botched Makeover" | 15 |
Awards and nominations[]
Taylor was nominated for two Primetime Emmy awards for Outstanding Drama Series for Game of Thrones in 2012 and 2013.[6]
She was also nominated for a WGA Award (Drama Series) in 2013 for Game of Thrones.[7]
In 2012, Taylor was nominated for a WIN Outstanding Writer Award (Outstanding Film or Show Written by a Woman) in 2012 for Hope Springs.[2]
Alongside her The Shape of Water co-writer and director Guillermo del Toro, Taylor was honoured with the 2017 PEN Center USA Screenplay Award at the 27th Annual Literary Awards Festival.[8]
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Shape of Water. She was also nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Writing.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Meyers, Lawrence (June 2, 2010). Inside the TV Writers' Room: Practical Advice for Succeeding in Television. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-3241-2.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Vanessa Taylor. IMDb
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 16, 2011) Tommy Lee Jones For 'Great Hope Springs'?. deadline.com
- ^ Dockterman, Eliana. "A Look Ahead: Women Behind the Camera in 2014". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (2017-08-31). "Film Review: 'The Shape of Water'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "Vanessa Taylor | Television Academy". Television Academy. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "Previous Nominees & Winners". awards.wga.org. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "'Shape of Water,' 'Better Call Saul' Scribes to Be Honored With PEN Center USA Writing Awards (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
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