Avy Kaufman is an American casting director for film and television.
Avy Kaufman | |
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.jpg) Avy Kaufman (left) and Lena Dunham, US Dramatic Jurors, 2016 Sundance Film Festival Awards | |
| Born | 20th century |
| Occupation | Casting director |
| Years active | Since 1987 |
Early life, family and education
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Kaufman is from Atlanta.[1] She relocated to New York City in 1976[1] to study ballet.[2]
Career
editKaufman originally worked in casting for advertising at Foote,Cone & Belding[2] (often print ads)[3] for six years,[2] then transitioned to feature films.[1]
Since 1987, she has worked in casting more than 150 film and television productions.[4] Kaufman has worked with directors including Steven Spielberg, Ang Lee and Wes Craven.[5] 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).
Accolades
editKaufman received the 2005 Hollywood Casting Director of the Year award given by the Hollywood Film Festival.[6]
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 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series for Succession: Seasons 2-3.[7] 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.[7]
Kaufman has been nominated for eighteen Artios Awards, and has won three.[8]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Date | Title | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Empire Falls | romance drama |
| 2007 | Gossip Girl | drama |
| 2008 | Damages: Pilot | drama |
| 2016 | The Night Of | crime |
| 2016 | Billions | drama |
| 2019-2023 | Succession | drama |
| 2020 | High Fidelity | comedy drama |
| 2021 | Mare of Easttown | drama series |
| 2016 | The OA | drama sci-fi series |
| 2023 | A Murder at the End of the World | mistery suspense sci-fi series |
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Dundas Wood, Mark (November 4, 2019). "Avy Squad". backstage.com. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c Kaufman, Avy (August 18, 2022). "Succession Casting Director Avy Kaufman on Trusting Her Gut and the Downside of Zoom Auditions". btlnews.com. Interviewed by Ian Spelling. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Jacobs, Julie (October 8, 2018). "Maniac Casting Director Avy Kaufman on Matching Parts and Players". Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Database (undated). "Avy Kaufman – Film by Type". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
- ^ Staff (May 24, 2009). "Top 25 Power Casting Directors in Film and TV". Backstage. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ Press release (August 6, 2005). "Hollywood Fest Announces Craft Kudos Honorees – Reccipients To Be Feted at Hollywood Awards Gala" Archived November 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
- ^ a b Database (undated). "Award for Avy Kaufman". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
- ^ Database (n.d.). "Artios Award Winners". Casting Society of America. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
External links
edit- Avy Kaufman at IMDb