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12 Facts About Vanessa Taylor

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Vanessa Taylor is best known for writing the screenplay for the films Hope Springs, Divergent, and The Shape of Water.

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Vanessa Taylor attended the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan, and later joined The Groundlings for two years.

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Vanessa Taylor then co-wrote the screenplay for the sci-fi action film Divergent.

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Vanessa Taylor co-wrote the screenplay for the fantasy romance film The Shape of Water, along with its director Guillermo del Toro.

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In 2019, Vanessa Taylor performed an uncredited rewrite on Disney's live action remake of Aladdin, directed by Guy Ritchie.

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Vanessa Taylor continued her relationship with Netflix over the following years, doing uncredited work on The School for Good and Evil and writing the screenplay for the young adult dystopian film Uglies.

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Vanessa Taylor was nominated for two Primetime Emmy awards for Outstanding Drama Series for Game of Thrones in 2012 and 2013.

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Vanessa Taylor was nominated for a WGA Award in 2013 for Game of Thrones.

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In 2012, Vanessa Taylor was nominated for a WIN Outstanding Writer Award in 2012 for Hope Springs.

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Alongside her The Shape of Water co-writer and director Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor was honoured with the 2017 PEN Center USA Screenplay Award at the 27th Annual Literary Awards Festival.

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Vanessa Taylor was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Shape of Water.

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Vanessa Taylor was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Writing.