Georgianne Walken

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Georgianne Walken
Born Georgianne Leigh Thon
1939 (age 84–85)
United States
Residence Wilton, Connecticut
Nationality American
Occupation Casting director
Years active 1990–2007
Spouse(s) Christopher Walken (m. 1969)

Georgianne Leigh Walken (maiden name Thon; born 1939) is an American casting director.[1][2]

Life and career

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 1990, including The Sopranos and Entourage.[4]

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 and the late Natalie Wood. The Walkens have been married since 1969, and have no children. They reside in rural Connecticut.[5][6] Walken and Jaffe did the casting for Basquiat, in which Christopher Walken has a cameo appearance. Walken and Jaffee have cast numerous films, including as Monkeybone, Bedazzled, Black Knight, Two Girls and a Guy, and Subway Stories. Their first casting effort was for the film End of the Night (1990).

References

  1. Georgianne Walken at the Internet Movie Database
  2. Entourage site awards listing Archived August 14, 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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  4. Georgianne Walken at the Internet Movie Database
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  6. "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

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