Personal Information

Known ForDirecting

GenderFemale

Birth DateJul 16, 1958 (68 years old)

Zodiac Sign♋Cancer

Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA

Career Span1981 – 2023

Known Credits89 Titles

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DirectingPopularity Score 1.4

Rachel Talalay

Total Works

33 movies • 56 shows

Avg Rating

6.8 / 10

across rated releases

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Global Reach

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Biography

Rachel Talalay (born July 16, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American director and producer, best known for directing "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare" (1991) and "Tank Girl" (1995). Since the 1990s she has worked extensively as a television director. She is also a film professor at the University of British Columbia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from Rachel Talalay's career

8.4

Riverdale

2017•series

Role: Director

7.7

The Flash

2014•series

Role: Director

8.3

Supernatural

2005•series

Role: Director

8.5

Sherlock

2010•series

Role: Director

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 89 titles featuring Rachel Talalay

8.4

Riverdale

2017•series

Role: Director

7.7

The Flash

2014•series

Role: Director

8.3

Supernatural

2005•series

Role: Director

8.5

Sherlock

2010•series

Role: Director

7.4

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984•movie

Role: Assistant Production Manager

7.3

Supergirl

2015•series

Role: Director

8.2

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

2018•series

Role: Director

7.6

Doctor Who

2005•series

Role: Director

8.1

Superman & Lois

2021•series

Role: Director

6.5

Marvel's Iron Fist

2017•series

Role: Director

7.2

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

2016•series

Role: Director

8.0

Good Omens

2019•series

Role: Director

5.8

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

1985•movie

Role: Production Manager

6.7

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987•movie

Role: Line Producer

7.1

American Gods

2017•series

Role: Director

5.9

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

1988•movie

Role: Producer

6.5

Cry-Baby

1990•movie

Role: Producer

5.3

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991•movie

Role: Director

7.5

Doom Patrol

2019•series

Role: Director

7.5

Continuum

2012•series

Role: Director

8.1

Reign

2013•series

Role: Director

5.5

Tank Girl

1995•movie

Role: Director

6.1

The Borrowers

1997•movie

Role: Producer

7.5

Haven

2010•series

Role: Director

6.8

Hairspray

1988•movie

Role: Producer

7.7

Cold Case

2003•series

Role: Director

7.0

Kyle XY

2006•series

Role: Director

6.5

Ally McBeal

1997•series

Role: Director

6.2

A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting

2020•movie

Role: Director

7.2

Without a Trace

2002•series

Role: Director

5.7

The House on Sorority Row

1982•movie

Role: Script Supervisor

7.0

Polyester

1981•movie

Role: Production Assistant

5.2

Return to Horror High

1987•movie

Role: First Assistant Director

7.3

The Dead Zone

2002•series

Role: Director

7.8

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010•movie

as Self

5.8

Alone in the Dark

1982•movie

Role: Production Accountant

7.0

Quantum Leap

2022•series

Role: Director

7.2

Crossing Jordan

2001•series

Role: Director

7.3

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The Movies That Made Us

2019•series

as Self

8.0

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

2017•movie

Role: Director

6.7

Greek

2007•series

Role: Director

4.7

Ghost in the Machine

1993•movie

Role: Director

8.0

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

2014•movie

Role: Director

6.4

South of Hell

2015•series

Role: Director

5.4

Android

1982•movie

as Terrapol: Landing Party

8.4

Wildfire

2005•series

Role: Director

6.3

XIII: The Series

2011•series

Role: Director

7.6

Boston Public

2000•series

Role: Director

5.5

Flash Gordon

2007•series

Role: Director

5.6

The Prince of Pennsylvania

1988•movie

Role: Executive In Charge Of Production

7.2

Bomb Girls

2012•series

Role: Director

7.0

Endgame

2011•series

Role: Director

7.0

Unfabulous

2004•series

Role: Director

4.2

The Dorm

2014•movie

Role: Director

7.6

Wolf Lake

2001•series

Role: Director

6.2

What About Brian

2006•series

Role: Director

5.5

Book of Love

1990•movie

Role: Producer

6.3

Life As We Know It

2004•series

Role: Director

4.9

Hannah's Law

2012•movie

Role: Director

5.4

Durham County

2007•series

Role: Director

7.6

Touching Evil

1997•series

Role: Director

7.0

Touching Evil

2004•series

Role: Director

7.1

The Division

2001•series

Role: Director

5.3

Space Rangers

1993•series

Role: Producer

5.5

Band of Gold

1995•series

Role: Director

8.6

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

2023•movie

Role: Director

6.8

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000•series

Role: Director

5.8

The Wind in the Willows

2006•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Sex, Love & Secrets

2005•series

Role: Director

7.6

It Came from... Baltimore!!

2005•movie

as Self

5.0

The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'

1989•movie

as Self

6.8

Played

2013•series

Role: Director

5.1

Hiccups

2010•series

Role: Director

8.0

Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story

1991•movie

as Self

5.9

Terminal City

2005•series

Role: Director

5.0

On the Farm

2016•movie

Role: Director

7.2

jPod

2008•series

Role: Director

6.2

State of Grace

2001•series

Role: Director

7.0

That's Life

2000•series

Role: Director

6.5

A Tale of Two Wives

2003•movie

Role: Director

9.5

To Have & to Hold

1998•series

Role: Director

8.0

Dice

2001•series

Role: Director

5.0

Cra$h & Burn

2009•series

Role: Director

9.0

Welcome to Primetime

1999•movie

as Self

10.0

Whistler

2006•series

Role: Director

5.5

Da Kink in My Hair

2007•series

Role: Director

What is the name of this film?

1982•movie

as Herself

The Underground

movie

Role: Director

Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures

2010•series

Role: Director