Georgianne Leigh Walken (née Thon; born February 8, 1944) is an American former casting director.[1][2]
Georgianne Walken | |
|---|---|
| Born | Georgianne Leigh Korzen February 8, 1944 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Casting director |
| Years active | 1990–2007 |
| Spouse | |
Life and career
editHer original surname, Korzen, was changed to that of her maternal aunt, Irene Thon, who raised her.
Walken, along with casting partner Sheila Jaffe of Walken/Jaffe,[3] has been the casting director for more than 80 television shows and movies since 1989, including The Sopranos and Entourage.[1]
Walken also had minor acting roles in a 2006 episode of The Sopranos, as well as the 1983 film Brainstorm with her husband Christopher Walken and the late Natalie Wood. The Walkens have been married since 1969 and reside in rural Connecticut.[4][5] Walken and Jaffe did the casting for Basquiat, in which Christopher Walken has a cameo appearance. Among the other films which Walken and Jaffe have cast include Monkeybone, Bedazzled, Black Knight, Two Girls and a Guy, American Strays, and Subway Stories.
References
edit- ^ a b Georgianne Walken at IMDb
- ^ Entourage site awards listing Archived August 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Entourage cast". Hbo.com. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ ""How Walken Makes Us Laugh in Fear", Peter Howell". Thestar.com. July 20, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ "Bend it like Walken: Actor has more to say about food and hair than acting", Dixie Reid, The Sacramento Bee, Oct 24, 2004 Archived October 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Georgianne Walken at IMDb
- Walken's entry in Casting Society of America site at the Wayback Machine (archived June 16, 2008)