Jane Jenkins

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Jane Jenkins
Born (1943-06-05) June 5, 1943 (age 81)
Queens, New York, New York, USA
Occupation(s)Film and television casting director
Years active1979-2017
Known forJurassic Park, A Few Good Men, The Princess Bride, Ghost

Jane Jenkins (born June 5, 1943) is an American casting director best known for her feature film work on Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , A Few Good Men , Apollo 13, The Princess Bride, Ghost, and Home Alone . She has cast more than 190 film and television projects, primarily with her longtime casting partner, Janet Hirshenson. [1]

Jenkins' first project as a casting director was for the 1980 independent feature film On The Nickel, written and directed by her then-boyfriend Ralph Waite. [1] [2] [3]

Jenkins' and Hirshenson's work was instrumental in launching the careers of River Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, [4] Robin Wright, [5] Michael Keaton, [2] Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, [6] [7] John Cusack, [8] Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly, Brendan Fraser, Virginia Madsen, Meg Ryan, Benicio Del Toro, [9] Jennifer Grey, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen, [10] Tom Cruise, Ralph Macchio, Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez. [11]

Jenkins' and Hirshenson's last project together was the 2017 Rob Reiner film Shock and Awe . [1]

Awards

Fourteen feature films cast by Jenkins and Hirshenson were Oscar-nominated in the Best Actor and Best Actress categories, with three actors winning the award. [12]

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
1987 Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Drama Stand By Me Nominated [1] [13]
1988 Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Comedy The Princess Bride Nominated [1] [14]
1989 Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Drama Tucker: The Man and His Dream Nominated [1] [15]
1989 Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Drama Mystic Pizza Nominated [1] [15]
1990 Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Comedy When Harry Met Sally... Nominated [1] [16]
1990 Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Comedy Parenthood Won [1] [16]
1991 Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Comedy Home Alone Won [1] [17]
1994 Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Comedy Mrs. Doubtfire Nominated [1] [18]
1995 Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Drama My Family Nominated [1] [19]
1996 Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Drama Apollo 13 Nominated [1] [20]
1999 Artios Award Hoyt Bowers AwardOutstanding Contribution to the Casting ProfessionWon [1] [21]
2002 Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Comedy Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Won [1] [22]
2002 Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Drama A Beautiful Mind Nominated [1] [22]
2004 Emmy Award Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Iron Jawed Angels Nominated [1] [23]
2004 Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Comedy Something's Gotta Give Nominated [1] [23]
2009 Artios Award Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film - Studio or Independent Drama/Comedy Frost/Nixon Nominated [1] [24]

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  14. ↑ "1988 Artios Awards". The Casting Society of America. October 26, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  15. 1 2 "1989 Artios Awards". The Casting Society of America. October 25, 1989. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  16. 1 2 "1990 Artios Awards". The Casting Society of America. October 31, 1990. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
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