- Georgianne Walken
Georgianne Walken (maiden name Thon) is an
Emmy award -winning Americancasting director. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0907467/awards IMDB] ] [ [http://www.entourage.com.au/entourage/awards.htm Entourage site awards listing] ]Walken, along with casting partner Sheila Jaffe as Walken/Jaffe, [ [http://www.hbo.com/entourage/cast/crew/walken_jaffe.html Entourage cast] ] has been the casting director for over 80 television shows and movies since 1990, including "
The Sopranos " and "Entourage". [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0907467 IMDB credits] ]Walken also had minor acting roles in a 2006 episode of the Sopranos, as well as Brainstorm, a 1983 movie starring her husband
Christopher Walken . The Walkens have been married since 1969, and reside in rural Connecticut. [ [http://www.thestar.com/article/237944 "How Walken Makes Us Laugh in Fear", Peter Howell, The Star, July 20,2007] ] [ [http://www.sacticket.com/static/movies/news/1024walken.html "Bend it like Walken: Actor has more to say about food and hair than acting", Dixie Reid, The Sacramento Bee, Oct 24, 2004] ] Georgianne Walken was casting director of the film "Basquiat ", in which her husband Christopher Walken has acameo appearance . She acted as casting director for films such as "Monkeybone ", "Bedazzled ", "Black Knight", "Two Girls and a Guy ", and "Subway Stories ". Her debut as casting director was with the film "End of the Night" (1990).References
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0907467/ IMDB Entry for Georgianne Walken]
* [http://www.castingsociety.com/Members/Georgianne_Walken/Credit.2003-10-07.3845 Walken's entry in Casting Society of America site]
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