Rachel Talalay
Rachel Talalay | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, television director, television producer, university professor |
Years active | 1981–present |
Spouse | Rupert Harvey |
Children | 2 |
Rachel Talalay (born August 16, 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's parents are English. She was raised mostly in the United States, with two years of her childhood in Britain.[1] Talalay attended Yale, where she majored in mathematics.[2] She also ran the Yale film society.[2]
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).[3] Talalay also worked on the first four A Nightmare on Elm Street films.[2] Her work with the earlier Nightmare films 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"—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.[9] She returned for Series 10, again directing the final two episodes "World Enough and Time" and "The Doctor Falls." [10] In May 2017, it was announced that Talalay would also be directing the Doctor Who 2017 Christmas Special, "Twice Upon a Time". [11]
Selected filmography
Movie
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
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1988 | Hairspray | ![]() |
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | ![]() |
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1990 | Cry-Baby | ![]() |
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1991 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | ![]() |
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1993 | Ghost in the Machine | ![]() |
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1995 | Tank Girl | ![]() |
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1997 | The Borrowers | ![]() |
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2003 | A Tale of Two Wives | ![]() |
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2006 | The Wind in the Willows | ![]() |
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2012 | Hannah's Law | ![]() |
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2016 | Unclaimed | ![]() |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Band of Gold | Director | Episodes: "Tainted Love (part one)" (3.05) "Tainted Love (part one)" (3.06) |
1998 | To Have & to Hold | Director | Episodes: Turkey Day Blues (1.08) Who's Sorry Next? (1.12) |
1998 | Touching Evil (U.K. Series) | Director | Episodes: "War Relief: Part 1" (2.03) "War Relief: Part 2" (2.04) |
1999-2002 | Ally McBeal | Director | Episodes: "Saving Santa" (3.07) "Prime Suspect"(3.15) "Two's a Crowd" (4.03) "Blowin' in the Wind" (5.09) |
2000 | Boston Public | Director | Episode: "Chapter Five" (1.05) |
2000 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Director | Episodes: "Mental Apparition Disorder" (1.02) "A Blast From the Past" (1.05) |
2001 | That's Life | Director | Episode: Miracle at the Cucina (1.18) |
2001 | State of Grace | Director | Episode: Eve of Discussion (1.07) |
2001 | Wolf Lake | Director | Episode: Tastes Like Chicken (1.04) |
2001 | Dice | Director | Episodes: Episode #1.1 Episode #1.2 Episode #1.3 Episode #1.4 Episode #1.5 Episode #1.6 |
2002 | Without a Trace | Director | Episode: "He Saw, She Saw" (1.03) |
2002 | Crossing Jordan | Director | Episode: "Four Fathers" (1.14) |
2002-2007 | The Dead Zone | Director | Episodes: "Shaman" (1.12) "Symmetry" (5.07) "Ego" (6.02) |
2002-2003 | The Division | Director | Episodes: A Priori (2.07) Castaways (3.17) |
2003 | Cold Case | Director | Episode: "Sherry Darlin'" (1.09) |
2004 | Touching Evil (U.S. Series) | Director | Episode: "Y Me" (1.02) |
2004 | Life as We Know It | Director | Episode: "Natural Disasters" (1.06) |
2004 | Unfabulous | Director | Episode: "The Perfect Couple" (2.10) |
2005 | Sex, Love & Secrets | Director | Episode: "Protection" (1.08) (Unaired) |
2005 | Terminal City | Director | Episodes: "Episode #1.1" "Episode #1.2" "Episode #1.7" "Episode #1.8" |
2006 | What About Brian | ? | ? |
2006 | Whistler | Director | Episodes: "In The Air" (1.07) "After The Fall" (1.08) "Scratching The Surface" (1.11) "Meltdown" (1.12) |
2007 | Supernatural | Director | Episode: "Hunted" (2.10) |
2007 | Greek | Director | Episode: "Separation Anxiety" (1.08) |
2007 | Kyle XY | Director | Episodes: "Hands on a Hybrid" (2.11) "Leap of Faith" (2.13) |
2008 | Flash Gordon (2007) | Director | Episode: "Blame" (1.18) |
2009 | Durham County | Director | Episodes: "Boys Do Things" (1.03) "Consumed" (1.04) |
2010 | Haven | Director | Episodes: "Harmony" (2.05) "Surviving the Fall" (2.06) |
2011 | Endgame | Director | Episode: "Gorillas in Our Midst" (1.07) |
2011 | Hiccups | Director | Episode: "Sexual Healing" (2.08) |
2012 | Continuum | Director | Episode: "Time's Up" (1.06) |
2012 | XIII: The Series | Director | Episodes: "Breakout" (2.07) "Mousetrap" (2.08) |
2013 | Bomb Girls | Director | Episodes: "Party Line" (2.07) "Fifth Column" (2.08) |
2013 | Played | Director | Episodes: "Cars" (1.07) "Revenge" (1.13) |
2014 | Reign | Director | Episode: "Sacrifice" (1.10) |
2014–2017 | Doctor Who | Director | 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)[12] |
2015 | South of Hell | Director | Episodes: "Judge and Fury" (1.02) "White Noise" (1.04) |
2016 | The Flash | Director | Episodes: "Fast Lane" (2.12) "The Present" (3.09) |
2016 | Legends of Tomorrow | Director | Episode: "Last Refuge" (1.12) |
2016 | Supergirl | Director | Episode: "Welcome to Earth" (2.03) |
2017 | Sherlock | Director | Episode: "The Six Thatchers" (4.01) |
2018 | Riverdale | Director | Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wicked and the Divine" (2.12) |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Wigler, Stephen (27 September 1991). "'Freddy's Dead' Gives Rise to Career". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 31 March 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
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- ^ Rohter, Larry (17 March 1991). "Are Women Directors an Endangered Species?". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Anderson, Martin (5 August 2008). "Rachel Talalay for Tank Girl Reboot". Den of Geek!. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ 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. 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.
- ^ Marcus (23 July 2017). "Twice Upon A Time - Official Doctor Who 2017 Christmas Teaser | SDCC 2017 | BBC America". Retrieved 23 July 2017.