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 is writing Disney's upcoming live-action remake of Aladdin. For The Shape of Water, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Filmography


  • 4 Awards and nominations


  • 5 References





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 2017, it was announced that a live-action reboot of Disney's Aladdin was in the works. Taylor is writing the film with John August and Guy Ritchie, who will also direct.



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
With John August and Guy Ritchie

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





  1. ^ ab Meyers, Lawrence (June 2, 2010). Inside the TV Writers' Room: Practical Advice for Succeeding in Television. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 0-8156-3241-X..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab Vanessa Taylor. IMDb


  3. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr.
    (March 16, 2011) Tommy Lee Jones For 'Great Hope Springs'?. deadline.com



  4. ^ Dockterman, Eliana. "A Look Ahead: Women Behind the Camera in 2014". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2017-12-04.


  5. ^ Lodge, Guy (2017-08-31). "Film Review: 'The Shape of Water'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-12-04.


  6. ^ "Vanessa Taylor | Television Academy". Television Academy. Retrieved 2017-12-04.


  7. ^ "Previous Nominees & Winners". awards.wga.org. Retrieved 2017-12-04.


  8. ^ "'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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