Age, Biography and Wiki

Rachel Talalay was born on 16 August, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, United States, is an American screen director and producer (born 1958). Discover Rachel Talalay's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?

Popular As N/A
Occupation Filmmaker producer professor
Age 65 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 16 August, 1958
Birthday 16 August
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nationality United States

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 16 August. She is a member of famous Director with the age 65 years old group.

Rachel Talalay Height, Weight & Measurements

At 65 years old, Rachel Talalay height not available right now. We will update Rachel Talalay's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Who Is Rachel Talalay's Husband?

Her husband is Rupert Harvey (m. 1990)

Family
Parents Paul Talalay (father)
Husband Rupert Harvey (m. 1990)
Sibling Not Available
Children 2

Rachel Talalay Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Rachel Talalay worth at the age of 65 years old? Rachel Talalay’s income source is mostly from being a successful Director. She is from United States. We have estimated Rachel Talalay's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income Director

Rachel Talalay Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter Rachel Talalay Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia Rachel Talalay Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1958

Rachel Talalay (born July 16, 1958) is an American filmmaker and producer best known for directing films such as Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), Ghost in the Machine (1993), and Tank Girl (1995).

She is also a professor

at the University of British Columbia.

Talalay was born in Chicago.

Her father Paul Talalay was a pharmacologist, born in Berlin to a Belarusian Jewish family, and her mother Pamela is an English biochemist.

She has two sisters and a brother.

She was raised mostly in Baltimore, with two years of her childhood in Britain.

1980

Talalay attended Yale University, where she majored in mathematics, graduating in 1980.

She also ran the Yale Film Society.

1981

She was also a production assistant on Waters' 1981 film Polyester.

1982

Talalay met British film producer Rupert Harvey while working on Android in 1982.

1988

As a film producer, Talalay worked with director John Waters on the films Hairspray (1988) and Cry-Baby (1990).

1990

They began a relationship soon after, and were married in 1990, with John Waters officiating the wedding.

Talalay and Harvey have a daughter named Lucy.

TV movies

TV series

1991

Talalay 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.

2005

Talalay states that ever since Doctor Who was revived in 2005, she wanted to work on the show.

2017

Talalay directed all three of Peter Capaldi's series finales: series 8's "Dark Water" and "Death in Heaven", series 9's "Heaven Sent" and "Hell Bent"—the former considered by many to be one of the best episodes in the show's history —and series 10's "World Enough and Time" and "The Doctor Falls", as well as the Doctor Who 2017 Christmas special, "Twice Upon a Time".

She returns to Doctor Who in 2023 for "The Star Beast" with David Tennant & Catherine Tate returning as the Fourteenth Doctor and Donna Noble as part of the show's 60th anniversary.

2019

In 2019, she directed a film adaption of Joe Ballarini's A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting for Netflix.