Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson[1] OBE (née Taylor-Wood; born 4 March 1967) is a British filmmaker.

[4] The family then moved into an old schoolhouse in Jarvis Brook in East Sussex, and Samantha went to Beacon Community College.

[5] In 1994, she exhibited a multi-screen video work titled Killing Time, in which four people mimed to an opera score.

[6] In 2000, she created a wraparound photomural around scaffolding of the London department store Selfridges while it was being restored; the mural featured 21 cultural icons including Elton John, musician Alex James, and actors Richard E. Grant and Ray Winstone.

She is perhaps best known for her work entitled 'Crying Men' which features many of Hollywood's glitterati crying, including Robin Williams, Sean Penn, Laurence Fishburne and Paul Newman.

Entitled ‘Second Floor,' the series of 34 photographs captured the private rooms of Coco Chanel at 31 Rue Cambon in Paris.

The film includes two songs by the Buzzcocks and features a cameo appearance by the band's lead singer Pete Shelley.

In February 2009, Taylor-Wood, collaborating with Sky Arts chose to interpret "Vesti la giubba" from Pagliacci.

[15] The clip starred her then-fiancé Aaron Johnson, who "throws some kung-fu kicks, attempts some pirouettes, prances, punches the air, chicken walks, tries out some bunny impressions, and, at one point, fondles his bottom.

The original music was composed by Oscar winner Atticus Ross, and the director of photography was John Mathieson.

[17][18] Taylor-Johnson directed the film adaptation of E. L. James' erotic novel, Fifty Shades of Grey, made by Universal Pictures and Focus Features.

[23] In July 2022, it was announced that the feature film Back to Black, a biopic based on the life and career of British singer Amy Winehouse would be directed by Taylor-Johnson.

"[26] Taylor-Johnson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to the arts.