Sam Taylor-Johnson

Sam Taylor-Johnson
Taylor-Johnson in September 2010
Born
Samantha Louise Taylor-Wood

(1967-03-04) March 4, 1967
Croydon, London, England
Alma materBeacon Community College
Goldsmiths, University of London
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1993–present
Spouses
  • (m. 1997; div. 2008)
  • (m. 2012)
Children4

Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson OBE (née Taylor-Wood; born March 4, 1967) is a British filmmaker. Her directorial feature film debut was 2009's Nowhere Boy, a film based on the childhood experiences of the Beatles' singer and songwriter John Lennon. She is one of a group of artists known as the Young British Artists.