Rachel Talalay

Rachel Talalay
Born (1958-08-16) August 16, 1958
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Alma mater Yale University
Occupation Film director, film producer, television director, television producer, university professor
Years active 1981–present
Spouse(s) Rupert Harvey
Children 1

Rachel Talalay (born August 16, 1958) is an American film and television director and producer. She is also a University of British Columbia film professor.[1]

Early life and education

Talalay's parents are English. She was raised mostly in the United States, with two years of her childhood in England.[1] Talalay attended Yale, where she majored in mathematics.[2] She also ran the Yale film society.[2]

Career

Talalay has worked in number different capacities in filmmaking before making her directorial debut with the film Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991).[3] Talalay also worked on the first two movies about Freddy Krueger.[2] Her work with the earlier Freddy movies utilized her computer skills and finding ways to create better special effects while still keeping costs low.[2] 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."[4]

Talalay also directed Tank Girl in 1995, and was looking into re-optioning the rights to make a new film in 2008.[5] 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.[6]

Talalay states that ever since Doctor Who was revived in 2005, she wanted to work on the show.[7] Talalay directed the Series 8 finale episodes, "Dark Water" and "Death in Heaven".[8] She returned for Series 9, directing that season's finale episodes "Heaven Sent" and "Hell Bent".[9]

Selected filmography

Movie

Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes
1988 Hairspray
No
1988 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
No
1990 Cry-Baby
No
1991 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
No
No
1993 Ghost in the Machine
No
1995 Tank Girl
No
1997 The Borrowers
No
2003 A Tale of Two Wives
No
 Telemovie
2006 The Wind in the Willows
No

TV

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Wigler, Stephen (27 September 1991). "'Freddy's Dead' Gives Rise to Career". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 31 March 2016 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ "A Nightmare On Elm Street : Interviews - Rachel Talalay". Nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com. 2005-03-22. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  4. ↑ Rohter, Larry (17 March 1991). "Are Women Directors an Endangered Species?". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Anderson, Martin (5 August 2008). "Rachel Talalay for Tank Girl Reboot". Den of Geek!. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Rachel Talalay Biography, Film Reference
  7. ↑ Collis, Clark (3 November 2014). "Doctor Who Director Rachel Talalay Talks 'Dak Water'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Film Prof Directs Doctor Who Season Finale". The University of British Columbia. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  9. ↑ Reynolds, Andrew (20 December 2015). "Directing Doctor Who: Rachel Talalay's Notes on Heaven Sent". Katerborous. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Rachel Talalay Directing Series 8". Doctor Who TV. 14 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Rachel Talalay Returning for Series 9 Finale". Doctor Who TV. 7 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Sherlock series 4: Rachel Talalay directing first episode". Den of Geek. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

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