Phyllis Huffman
Phyllis Huffman | |
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Born | Phyllis Grennan June 23, 1944 Casting director |
Years active | 1980–2006 |
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Children | 2 |
Phyllis Huffman (June 23, 1944 – March 2, 2006) was a
Early life and career
She was born as Phyllis Grennan in
Huffman served as casting director for such TV
In 1996, Huffman shared two Emmy Award nominations for casting the
The majority of Huffman's film casting work were those for which teamed with director Clint Eastwood, casting fourteen of Eastwood's films and serving as casting executive on two others. In addition, she was casting director for three other films in which Eastwood starred but did not direct, bringing their total number of collaborative works to nineteen. Some of the Eastwood-directed films on which Huffman served as casting director include Honkytonk Man, Bird, Unforgiven, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and Space Cowboys.
Huffman won her second award from the CSA for her casting of Eastwood's Mystic River, and received her final CSA nomination for casting Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby. Her career spanned 24 years, eleven CSA nominations (including two wins), and two Emmy nominations.
The final films she cast were Clint Eastwood's
Personal life
She was married to actor David Huffman until his death in 1985.[2][3] She is survived by her two sons.
References
- All Movie Guide. Archived from the originalon 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ a b "Phyllis Huffman, 61; Cast Many Eastwood Movies". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ Blank, Ed (May 29, 1985). "10 Actors Get Multiple Roles at The Public". The Pittsburgh Press. p. D4. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
External links
- Phyllis Huffman at IMDb
- Phyllis Huffman at Find A Grave