Avy Kaufman
Avy Kaufman | |
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 Avy Kaufman (left) and Lena Dunham, US Dramatic Jurors, 2016 Sundance Film Festival Awards | |
| Born | 20th century |
| Occupation | Casting director |
| Years active | Since 1987 |
Avy Kaufman is an American casting director for film and television.
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
[edit]Kaufman 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
[edit]Kaufman 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
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Television
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| 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