Rachel Talalay facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rachel Talalay
Talalay in 2016
Born	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Alma mater	Yale University
Occupation	Filmmaker producer professor
Years active	1981–present
Spouse(s)	Rupert Harvey ​ (m. 1990)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Paul Talalay (father)

Rachel Talalay is an American filmmaker and producer. She is well-known for directing movies like Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) and Tank Girl (1995). She has also directed many popular TV shows. These include episodes of Supernatural, Doctor Who, Sherlock, and Riverdale.

Besides her work in film and TV, Rachel Talalay is also a professor. She teaches at the University of British Columbia.

Early Life and Learning

Rachel Talalay was born in Chicago, USA. Her father, Paul Talalay, was a scientist who studied medicines. Her mother, Pamela, was an English scientist who studied living things. Rachel grew up mostly in Baltimore, but she also lived in Britain for two years as a child.

She went to Yale University and studied mathematics. She graduated in 1980. While at Yale, she also helped run the university's film club.

Rachel Talalay's Career

Rachel Talalay worked in many different roles in filmmaking. She did this before she directed her first movie. Her first movie as a director was Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare in 1991. She also worked on the first four A Nightmare on Elm Street movies. She used her computer skills to create cool special effects for these films. She also found ways to keep costs low.

In 1995, Talalay directed the movie Tank Girl. She has also worked as a producer. As a producer, she helped make movies like Hairspray (1988) and Cry-Baby (1990). She worked with director John Waters on these films.

Rachel Talalay always wanted to work on the TV show Doctor Who. She directed many important episodes for the show. These include the final episodes for Peter Capaldi's Doctor in series 8, 9, and 10. She also directed the 2017 Christmas special, "Twice Upon a Time". In 2023, she returned to Doctor Who to direct "The Star Beast". This episode was part of the show's 60th anniversary celebration. In 2019, she directed a movie for Netflix called A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting.

Personal Life

Rachel Talalay met Rupert Harvey, who is also a film producer, in 1982. They were working on a movie called Android. They got married in 1990. They have a daughter named Lucy.

Movies and TV Shows

Rachel Talalay has directed and produced many films and TV shows. Here are some of them:

Films She Directed

Films She Produced

TV Movies She Directed

• A Tale of Two Wives (2003)
• The Wind in the Willows (2006)
• Hannah's Law (2012)
• The Dorm (2014)
• Unclaimed (2016)

TV Series She Directed

Rachel Talalay has directed episodes for many TV series. Some of these include:

• Ally McBeal (1999–2002)
• Boston Public (2000)
• Without a Trace (2002)
• Crossing Jordan (2002)
• The Dead Zone (2002–2007)
• Cold Case (2003)
• Supernatural (2007)
• Kyle XY (2007)
• Haven (2010)
• Continuum (2012)
• Bomb Girls (2013)
• Reign (2014)
• Doctor Who (2014–2015, 2017, 2022–2023)
• The Flash (2016–2023)
• Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2021)
• Supergirl (2016–2019)
• Sherlock (2017)
• Riverdale (2018–2021)
• Iron Fist (2018)
• Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
• Doom Patrol (2019)
• American Gods (2019)
• Superman & Lois (2021)
• Quantum Leap (2022)

Awards and Recognition

Rachel Talalay has won awards for her directing.

• She won a Leo Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series. This was for an episode of Terminal City.

See also

In Spanish: Rachel Talalay para niños