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Jane McNeill

In 2012, she told The News Reporter, "I had planned to start auditioning, but by the time we were settled, I learned I had breast cancer...After a year of recovery, acting was at the top of my 'bucket list' so I started taking classes with casting director Tracy Kilpatrick...Tracy was very instrumental in helping me transition from stage to screen acting...Moreover, she really believed in me and cast me in my first feature film."

The Starlet

Hosted by Katie Wagner, the girls were judged by a panel composed of actresses Faye Dunaway, and Vivica A. Fox, along with casting director Joseph Middleton.


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Ava Jerome

In an interview with Soap Opera Digest, West revealed that her agent, Mamie Sparer was contacted by General Hospital casting director, Mark Teschner who had her come in to meet with executive producer, Frank Valentini and that the meeting prompted her to sign on to appear as Ava.

Bert Remsen

His daughter, with wife Barbara Joyce Dodd, a casting director, is actress Kerry Remsen.

Brigitte Burdine

Brigitte Elaine Burdine (August 8, 1962 – December 29, 2010) was an American voice-casting director who worked on several video games including World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.

Caitlin Stasey

After a year studying and attending auditions, in April 2005 Neighbours casting director Jan Russ cast her as Rachel Kinski.

Clara Alonso

Once completing her studies she coincided with John Pfeiffer, a prestigious casting director for prominent shows, thereafter jobs abroad filled her agenda.

Clear Blue Tuesday

Casting director Michael Cassara brought in over 120 actor/singer-songwriters to audition for roles.

Courtney Matthews

Casting director Mark Teschner fought for her to be hired in the role, and coached her before her callback with Executive Producer at the time Jill Farren Phelps.

Covington Latin School

Paul G. Bens, Jr. '80, former Hollywood casting director/producer and author of the Black Quill Award-winning novel "Kelland."

Craig Kirkwood

He made his acting debut in a Levi's commercial after being hired by his aunt who was a casting director.

Damon Packard

His early Super 8 efforts included The Afterlife and Amazing Stories (1982–84), starring his friend/collaborator Paul Trainor, son of producer/casting director Chris Trainor, who was partners with Miles O'Keeffe known for films such as Ator, The Blade Master, and Lone Runner.

Dolly Thakore

Thakore began her film career as casting director and unit publicist with Richard Attenborough's Gandhi (1982).

Dracula 2012

Super Hit song Prince of Darkness Song Project Design By Casting Director - Dinesh Nair, Mumbai,

Eric Da Re

His mother is award winning casting director Johanna Ray (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Showgirls), who did casting for Twin Peaks.

Erin Lear

She is also an office production assistant for the 2001 film The Order and casting director in the television series Scare Tactics.

Gerard Christopher

Christopher auditioned for the part of Superman / Clark Kent in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and was chosen by the casting director.

Gumnaam – The Mystery

Meanwhile Ria is offered a lead role in a film by casting director Rishi Gandhi (Madan) on the condition that she leaves for Shimla the next day.

Hollywood Shuffle

That night, he has a nightmare in which the director (Eugene Robert Glazer), writer (Dom Irrera), and casting director (Lisa Mende) hound him to be Eddie Murphy.

Hopwood DePree

He won his first paying role (Rhinoskin: The Making of a Movie Star) when a casting director (Mali Finn) saw him in a U.S.C. play.

James Lee Guy

Upon meeting the assistant casting director, he was placed in a helicopter flying over Changping District, and during that scene the casting director, Max Wang, allowed for Helen to fly in the back of the helicopter out of the camera view.

Jan Lisa Huttner

Though widely recognized as a Danny Boyle film, Indian casting director Loveleen Tandan had been asked by Boyle to step up from her casting director duties, ultimately ensuring authenticity of the film’s India-set sequences.

Judy Blye Wilson

In 2005 she was the casting director of the short film Exit in which she cast actors from her previous soaps, Kassie DePaiva, who plays Blair on One Life to Live, and Jack Scalia, who played Christopher Stamp on All My Children.

Katrina Bayonas

Katrina Bayonas is an actors' agent, film producer and casting director who is best known for discovering Penélope Cruz and managing her career.

Lucas Jones

Valentini contacted Carnes after casting director Mark Teschner sent him Carnes's audition reel.

Mozelle Britton

She also worked as an assistant casting director at Columbia, when she met and married actor Alan Dinehart in 1933.

Paul Khanna

Going against the advice of industry professionals he recorded a home video clip and took it to the offices of casting director Fiona Weir.

Paul Maslak

producer Ng See-yuen to work as casting director on the martial arts film, No Retreat, No Surrender, for which he helped "discover" Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kurt McKinney, Ernie Reyes, Jr. and Cynthia Rothrock.

Pietilä

Bonita Pietila, Finnish American casting director and producer for The Simpsons

Reece Ritchie

After being spotted by a casting director during one of his monologue performances at the Soho Theatre in London, Ritchie was suggested for a role in director Roland Emmerich's 2008 epic 10,000 BC, in which he played the role of Moha.

Robert C. Schuler

He then became a Director and TV Casting Director for Young & Rubicam.

Ronne Troup

From this performance, Virginia Martindale, casting director for Don Fedderson Productions, offered her the role of Polly Williams Douglas, wife of Chip Douglas on My Three Sons, a role she played for two years (1970-72), opposite Fred MacMurray and London's best friend, Beverly Garland.

Sarah McLeod

McLeod knew Liz Mulane, the casting director of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings from an earlier film of his called Forgotten Silver.

Susan McCray

After her return to Paramount, she received a call of a lifetime from Michael Landon offering her the position of casting director for his new NBC series, Little House on the Prairie.

Wendi and Brenda Turnbaugh

The twins landed the role of Grace from the friendship of their grandparents (Gordon and Lou Swenson) with "Little House" casting director, Susan McCray and Producer, Kent McCray.