Avy Kaufman
Avy Kaufman | |
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Born | 20th century |
Occupation | Casting director |
Years active | Since 1987 |
Avy Kaufman is an American casting director for film and television.
Career[]
Since 1987, she has worked in casting more than 150 film and television productions.[1] Based in New York City, New York, Kaufman has worked with directors including Steven Spielberg, Ang Lee and Wes Craven.[2] 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[]
Kaufman received the 2005 Hollywood Casting Director of the Year award given by the Hollywood Film Festival.[3]
She received a 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series for her work on Damages: Season 1 and in 2020 for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series for Succession: Season 2.[4] 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.[4]
Kaufman has been nominated for eighteen Artios Awards, and has won three.[5]
Filmography[]
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Television[]
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Date | Title | Genre |
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2005 | Empire Falls | romance drama |
2008 | Damages: Pilot | drama |
2016 | The Night Of | crime |
2016 | Billions | drama series |
2019- | Succession | drama series |
2020 | High Fidelity | Comedy-drama series |
2021 | Mare of Easttown | drama series |
See also[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Avy Kaufman. |
References[]
- ^ 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[]
- Avy Kaufman at IMDb
- 20th-century births
- American casting directors
- Emmy Award winners
- Living people
- People from New York City