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Avy Kaufman

Overview

Avy Kaufman is an American casting director for film and television.

Kaufman is from Atlanta. She relocated to New York City in 1976 to study ballet.

Kaufman originally worked in casting for advertising at Foote, Cone & Belding (often print ads) for six years, then transitioned to feature films.

Since 1987, she has worked in casting on more than 150 film and television productions. Kaufman has worked with directors including Steven Spielberg, Ang Lee, and Wes Craven. Her casting credits include the psychological thriller film The Sixth Sense (1999), the romantic drama film Brokeback Mountain (2005), and the crime drama film Public Enemies (2009).

Kaufman received the 2005 Hollywood Casting Director of the Year award given by the Hollywood Film Festival.

She received a 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series for her work on Damages: Season 1 and in 2020 & 2022 for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series for Succession: Seasons 2-3. She had earlier been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special for her work on the romance drama television miniseries Empire Falls.

Kaufman has been nominated for eighteen Artios Awards and has won three.

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2025 Hurry Up Tomorrow Production Casting N/A
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2025 Death of a Unicorn Production Casting N/A
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2025 Magazine Dreams Production Casting 59
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2025 Ricky Production Casting N/A
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2024 Babygirl Production Location Manager 58
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2024 Babygirl Production Casting 58
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2024 Oh, Canada Production Casting 58
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2024 The Order Production Casting 60
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2024 The Agency Production Casting 72
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2024 Rumours Production Casting 58
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2024 Goodrich Production Casting 58
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2024 A Man in Full Production Casting 67
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2024 RIPLEY Production Casting 77
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2024 Knox Goes Away Production Casting 63
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2024 Asleep in My Palm Production Casting 58
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2024 Bob Marley: One Love Production Casting 63
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2024 Mothers' Instinct Production Casting 63
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2023 A Murder at the End of the World Production Casting 70
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2023 Rustin Production Casting 60
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2023 Fellow Travelers Production Casting 78
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2023 NYAD Production Casting 64
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2023 Shelter in Solitude Production Casting 59
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2023 Jules Production Casting 63
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2023 The Crowded Room Production Casting 74
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2023 Rare Objects Production Casting 58
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2023 A Thousand and One Production Casting 60
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2022 Spoiler Alert Production Casting 61
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2022 TÁR Production Casting 67
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2022 Under the Banner of Heaven Production Casting 74
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2022 Dog Production Casting 69
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2021 Encounter Production Casting 60
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2021 Dopesick Production Casting 78
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2021 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Production Casting 62
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2021 Rushed Production Casting 60
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2021 The Chair Production Casting 67
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2021 Naked Singularity Production Casting 57
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2021 Monster Production Casting 59
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2021 Mare of Easttown Production Casting 81
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2020 Critical Thinking Production Casting 59
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2020 Driveways Production Casting 60
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2020 The Stand Production Casting 69
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2020 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Production Casting 64
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2020 A Teacher Production Casting 71
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2020 Let Him Go Production Casting Director 64
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2020 Bruised Production Casting 63
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2020 Relic Production Casting 60
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2020 Bad Therapy Production Casting 58
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2020 High Fidelity Production Casting 74
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2020 The Assistant Production Casting 60
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2019 The True Adventures of Wolfboy Production Casting 58
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2019 Hala Production Casting 59
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2019 Waves Production Casting 67
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2019 Mickey and the Bear Production Casting 59
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2019 Motherless Brooklyn Production Casting 64
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2019 21 Bridges Production Casting 66
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2019 Gemini Man Production Casting 62
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2019 The Report Production Casting 66
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2019 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Production Casting 67
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2019 Light of My Life Production Casting 62
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2019 Cold Pursuit Production Casting 58
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2019 Share Production Casting 58
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2018 The Super Production Casting 57
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2018 Suspiria Production Casting 67
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2018 Hold the Dark Production Casting 55
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2018 Monsters and Men Production Casting 59
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2018 Maniac Production Casting 73
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2018 Bel Canto Production Casting 58
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2018 Operation Finale Production Casting 64
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2018 Puzzle Production Casting 60
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2018 The House That Jack Built Production Casting 69
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2018 American Animals Production Casting 64
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2018 Book Club Production Casting 60
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2018 Submission Production Casting 59
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2018 The Alienist Production Casting 75
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2018 Freak Show Production Casting 60
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2017 Sex Guaranteed Production Casting 59
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2017 An Ordinary Man Production Casting 59
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2017 Rebel in the Rye Production Casting 61
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2017 Crown Heights Production Casting 59
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2017 Person to Person Production Casting 58
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2017 It Comes at Night Production Casting 58
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2017 The Circle Production Casting 55
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2017 Going in Style Production Casting 65
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2017 Sleepless Production Casting 58
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2016 The OA Production Casting 75
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2016 All We Had Production Casting Director 58
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2016 The Promise Production Casting 63
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2016 Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Production Casting 59
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2016 Little Men Production Casting 60
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2016 Indignation Production Casting 60
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2016 Money Monster Production Casting 63
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2016 A Hologram for the King Production Casting 58
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2016 The Family Fang Production Casting 58
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2016 Green Room Production Casting 65
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2016 Touched with Fire Production Casting 59
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2016 Touched with Fire Production Co-Producer 59
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2016 The Model Production Casting 59
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2016 How to Be Single Production Casting 62
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2016 Gold Production Casting 64
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2016 Anesthesia Production Casting 58
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2015 A Bigger Splash Production Casting 60
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2015 I Smile Back Production Casting 59
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2015 The Great Gilly Hopkins Production Casting 61
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2015 The End of the Tour Production Casting 64
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2015 Good Kill Production Casting 59
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2015 The Slap Production Casting Director 66
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2015 Sons of Liberty Production Casting 69
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2014 I'm Obsessed With You (But You've Got to Leave Me Alone) Production Casting 58
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2014 Revenge of the Green Dragons Production Casting 58
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2014 Last Summer Production Casting 59
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2014 Before I Disappear Production Casting 60
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2014 Kill the Messenger Production Casting 63
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2014 A Walk Among the Tombstones Production Casting 62
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2014 Shelter Production Casting 59
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2014 Adult Beginners Production Casting 57
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2014 Love Is Strange Production Casting 60
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2014 Wish I Was Here Production Casting 62
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2014 The Skeleton Twins Production Casting 62
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2014 Bird People Production Casting 58
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2014 Red Knot Production Casting 58
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2014 The Salvation Production Casting 62
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2014 Growing Up and Other Lies Production Executive Producer 58
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2014 Growing Up and Other Lies Production Casting 58
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2014 Hoke Production Casting 59
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2013 The Counselor Production Casting 54
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2013 Carrie Production Casting 60
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2013 Louder Than Words Production Casting 58
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2013 Thanks for Sharing Production Casting 58
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2013 Jimmy P. Production Casting 59
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2013 Pioneer Production Casting 58
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2013 Blood Ties Production Casting 59
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2013 Ain't Them Bodies Saints Production Casting 59
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2013 Europa Report Production Casting 61
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2013 Syrup Production Casting 57
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2013 Greetings from Tim Buckley Production Casting 58
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2013 What Maisie Knew Production Casting 64
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2013 A Birder's Guide to Everything Production Casting 58
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2013 Reaching for the Moon Production Casting 59
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2013 Betty and Coretta Production Casting 59
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2013 Very Good Girls Production Casting 58
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2012 The Company You Keep Production Casting 60
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2012 Life of Pi Production Casting 73
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2012 Lincoln Production Casting 67
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2012 Keep the Lights On Production Casting 58
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2012 Prometheus Production Casting 65
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2012 Nature Calls Production Casting 57
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2012 Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Production Casting 58
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2012 Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Production Executive Producer 58
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2012 Smashed Production Casting 61
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2011 Shame Production Casting Director 67
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2011 Dream House Production Casting 61
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2011 Apollo 18 Production Casting 55
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2011 The Prodigies Production Casting 59
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2011 The Ledge Production Casting 59
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2011 The Beaver Production Casting 62
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2011 The Conspirator Production Casting 61
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2011 Scream 4 Production Casting 64
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2010 Welcome to the Rileys Production Casting 62
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2010 My Soul to Take Production Casting 56
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2010 An Invisible Sign Production Casting 57
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2010 Let Me In Production Casting 66
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2010 Jack Goes Boating Production Casting 58
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2010 Salt Production Casting 63
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2010 Shanghai Production Casting 59
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2010 Just Wright Production Casting 62
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2010 13 Production Casting 58
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2009 The Lovely Bones Production Casting 69
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2009 Brothers Production Casting 71
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2009 Amelia Production Casting 57
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2009 Leaves of Grass Production Casting 59
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2009 Solitary Man Production Casting 58
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2009 Taking Woodstock Production Casting 60
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2009 Public Enemies Production Casting 66
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2009 Land of the Lost Production Casting 55
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2009 State of Play Production Casting 66
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2009 Mammoth Production Casting 59
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2008 The Guitar Production Casting 58
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2008 Body of Lies Production Casting 64
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2008 Far North Production Casting 59
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2008 The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Production Casting 58
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2008 What Happens in Vegas Production Casting 60
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2008 Baby Mama Production Casting 59
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2008 Stop-Loss Production Casting 59
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2008 Married Life Production Casting 58
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2008 Phoebe in Wonderland Production Casting 62
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2008 Summerhood Production Casting 58
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2008 Sunshine Cleaning Production Casting 63
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2007 My Blueberry Nights Production Casting 61
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2007 Awake Production Casting 63
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2007 Love Life Production Casting 58
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2007 American Gangster Production Casting 74
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2007 Lions for Lambs Production Casting 59
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2007 Meet Bill Production Casting 59
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2007 The Bourne Ultimatum Production Casting 73
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2007 1408 Production Casting 66
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2006 The Wedding Weekend Production Casting 59
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2006 Off the Black Production Casting 58
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2006 The Architect Production Casting 58
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2006 The Return Production Casting 60
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2006 Children of Men Production Casting 74
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2006 10 Items or Less Production Casting 59
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2006 Bonneville Production Casting 58
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2006 All the King's Men Production Casting 58
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2006 Out There Production Casting 59
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2006 Whirlygirl Production Casting 58
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2006 The Sentinel Production Casting 59
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2006 Take the Lead Production Casting 64
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2006 Fields Of Freedom Production Casting N/A
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2005 Forty Shades of Blue Production Casting 58
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2005 Knights of the South Bronx Production Casting 59
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2005 Syriana Production Casting 62
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2005 Derailed Production Casting 62
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2005 Get Rich or Die Tryin' Production Casting 64
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2005 Zathura: A Space Adventure Production Casting 63
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2005 Brokeback Mountain Production Casting 76
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2005 The River King Production Casting 58
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2005 Capote Production Casting 67
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2005 Everything Is Illuminated Production Casting 67
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2005 Manderlay Production Casting 62
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2005 Empire Falls Production Casting 67
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2005 House of D Production Casting 59
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2005 Sometimes in April Production Casting 60
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2005 Dear Wendy Production Casting 58
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2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Production Casting 67
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2004 National Treasure Production Casting 65
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2004 Piccadilly Jim Production Casting 59
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2004 Birth Production Casting 59
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2004 Garden State Production Casting 68
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2004 Around the World in 80 Days Production Casting 58
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2004 Our Italian Husband Production Casting 58
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2004 Jersey Girl Production Casting 60
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2004 The Beautiful Country Production Casting 59
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2004 Against the Ropes Production Casting 57
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2003 In America Production Casting 64
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2003 The Human Stain Production Casting 59
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2003 Spinning Boris Production Casting 59
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2003 How to Deal Production Casting 58
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2003 Hulk Production Casting 56
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2003 Dogville Production Casting 74
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2003 It Runs in the Family Production Casting 59
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2002 Moonlight Mile Production Casting 60
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2002 Lathe of Heaven Production Casting 59
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2002 Just a Kiss Production Casting 58
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2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Production Casting Director 59
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2002 Doctor Sleep Production Casting 58
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2001 Heist Production Casting 61
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2001 Don't Say a Word Production Casting 60
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2001 O Production Casting 59
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2001 Dinner with Friends Production Casting 58
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2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence Production Casting 69
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2001 Blow Production Casting 72
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2001 Scotland, PA Production Casting 58
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2001 Save the Last Dance Production Casting 63
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2001 Chosen Production Casting 59
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2000 Dancer in the Dark Production Casting 74
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2000 State and Main Production Casting 60
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2000 Keeping the Faith Production Casting 60
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1999 Ride with the Devil Production Casting 59
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1999 My Teacher's Wife Production Casting 58
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1999 Music of the Heart Production Casting 61
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1999 The Hurricane Production Casting 69
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1999 A Map of the World Production Casting 59
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1999 The Sixth Sense Production Casting 78
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1998 A Civil Action Production Casting 61
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1998 Claire Dolan Production Casting 58
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1998 Monument Ave. Production Casting 58
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1998 Rounders Production Casting 67
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1998 Safe Men Production Casting 58
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1998 Wide Awake Production Casting 58
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1998 The Real Blonde Production Casting 58
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1997 Critical Care Production Casting 59
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1997 Eye of God Production Casting 58
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1997 The Ice Storm Production Casting 64
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1997 Drive, She Said Production Casting N/A
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1997 Color of Justice Production Casting 59
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1997 In His Father's Shoes Production Casting N/A
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1997 Boys Life 2 Production Casting 58
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1996 Losing Chase Production Casting 59
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1996 Gotti Production Casting 59
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1996 Walking and Talking Production Casting 58
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1996 Lone Star Production Casting 63
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1996 On Seventh Avenue Production Casting 58
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1995 Home for the Holidays Production Casting 59
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1995 Across the Sea of Time Production Casting 58
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1995 The Basketball Diaries Production Casting 70
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1994 Trevor Production Casting 59
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1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer Production Casting 65
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1991 The Super Production Casting 58
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1991 Little Man Tate Production Casting 61
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1989 Miss Firecracker Production Casting 58
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1988 Anna Production Casting 58
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1988 Eight Men Out Production Location Casting 62
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1987 Matewan Production Additional Casting 61
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Eenie Meanie Production Casting N/A
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Andorra Production Casting N/A
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Sentimental Value Production Casting N/A
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