Rachel Talalay

About Rachel Talalay

Who is it?: Director, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew
Birth Day: August 16, 1958
Birth Place:  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: 2

Rachel Talalay

Rachel Talalay was born on August 16, 1958 in  Chicago, Illinois, United States, is Director, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew. Rachel Talalay was born in Chicago Illinois. Her parents, Paul and Prudence, moved to Baltimore to work/teach at Johns Hopkins when she was 4 years old. After studying Applied Mathematics at Yale University, she worked as a computer programmer at Johns Hopkins University. During this time, she met Director John Waters and entered the movie business as a production assistant on his 'Polyester', starring Divine. Here she met Robert Shaye, head of New Line Cinema, and started a long relationship which led to her work on the "Nightmare on Elm Street" films, culminating her relationship with directing "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare". From there she continued her directing career, moving into television, and working on a wide variety of projects from family entertainment "Wind in the Willows" to Horror "Supernatural" to Comedy "Ally McBeal". In 2014 she became the first American and seventh woman to direct "Doctor Who".
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Popular As Rachel Talalay
Occupation Director
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born August 16, 1958 ( Chicago, Illinois, United States)
Birthday August 16
Town/City  Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nationality United States

🌙 Zodiac

Rachel Talalay’s zodiac sign is Virgo. According to astrologers, Virgos are always paying attention to the smallest details and their deep sense of humanity makes them one of the most careful signs of the zodiac. Their methodical approach to life ensures that nothing is left to chance, and although they are often tender, their heart might be closed for the outer world. This is a sign often misunderstood, not because they lack the ability to express, but because they won’t accept their feelings as valid, true, or even relevant when opposed to reason. The symbolism behind the name speaks well of their nature, born with a feeling they are experiencing everything for the first time.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Rachel Talalay was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.

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Biography/Timeline

1991

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). Talalay also worked on the first four A Nightmare on Elm Street films. Her work with the earlier Nightmare films utilized her computer skills and finding ways to create better special effects while still keeping costs low. 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."

1995

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

2005

Talalay states that ever since Doctor Who was revived in 2005, she wanted to work on the show. Talalay directed the Series 8 finale episodes, "Dark Water" and "Death in Heaven". She returned for Series 9, directing that season's finale episodes "Heaven Sent" and "Hell Bent"—the former one of the most critically acclaimed since the revival began, considered by many to be of the best episodes in the show's 54-year history. She returned for Series 10, again directing the final two episodes "World Enough and Time" and "The Doctor Falls." In May 2017, it was announced that Talalay would also be directing the Doctor Who 2017 Christmas Special, "Twice Upon a Time".

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