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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1943-06-05 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Jane Jenkins

Biography:

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.

Known For

Acting

2022

2021

The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune as Self - Casting Director (voice)

2018

2006

2003

2001

A Beautiful Mind as Code-Red Nurse

1998

Welcome to Hollywood as Casting Director

1995

Outbreak as Nurse Jane
Apollo 13 as Neighbor

1992

Live! From Death Row as Angry Mother

1991

Backdraft as Woman Psychiatrist

1982

Frances as Lady at Roosevelt Hotel

1973

Blume in Love as Party Guest (uncredited)

Production

2017

Shock and Awe as Casting
LBJ as Casting

2015

Being Charlie as Casting

2013

Filth as Casting
The Last Days on Mars as Additional Casting

2012

Emperor as Casting
8 as Casting

2011

The Dilemma as Casting

2009

Surrogates as Casting
Angels & Demons as Casting

2008

Frost/Nixon as Casting

2007

Transformers as Casting
The Bucket List as Casting

2006

Poseidon as Casting
Casino Royale as Casting Director
The Da Vinci Code as Casting Director
The Gravedancers as Casting
The Holiday as Casting

2005

Cinderella Man as Casting
Rumor Has It... as Casting
Rebound as Casting

2004

Coast to Coast as Casting
Iron Jawed Angels as Casting Director

2003

The Missing as Casting
A Man Apart as Casting
Alex & Emma as Casting
Quicksand as Casting
Helen of Troy as Casting

1996

Ransom as Casting
Sgt. Bilko as Casting Director
Space Jam as Casting
America's Dream as Casting
Mr. Wrong as Casting

1995

Apollo 13 as Casting
Nine Months as Casting
My Family as Casting Director
Body Language as Casting
Outbreak as Casting

1994

North as Casting
The Paper as Casting Director
The Paper as Casting
Baby's Day Out as Casting

1992

A Few Good Men as Casting
Tom and Jerry: The Movie as Casting Director
Jersey Girl as Casting
Red Shoe Diaries as Casting

1991

Hook as Casting
Backdraft as Casting
Curly Sue as Casting
Dutch as Casting
Shattered as Casting

1990

Ghost as Casting
Misery as Casting
Home Alone as Casting
Air America as Casting
Side Out as Casting

1989

Licence to Kill as Casting
Parenthood as Casting

1988

Willow as Casting
Beetlejuice as Casting
Illegally Yours as Casting
The Presidio as Casting
Mystic Pizza as Casting
She's Having a Baby as Casting Director

1987

Walk Like a Man as Casting
The Kindred as Casting
Cherry 2000 as Casting Director
Gardens of Stone as Casting

1986

Stand by Me as Casting
Out of Bounds as Casting
Labyrinth as Casting Director
Tough Guys as Casting

1985

The Sure Thing as Casting
Real Genius as Casting
One Magic Christmas as Local Casting
The Mean Season as Casting
Clue as Casting

1984

Dune as Casting
Hard to Hold as Casting
Red Dawn as Casting
Grandview, U.S.A. as Casting Director
Body Double as Casting

1983

The Dead Zone as Casting
Breathless as Casting

1982

Frances as Casting
Night Shift as Casting
Kiss My Grits as Casting
Hammett as Casting

1981

Reds as Casting

1980

It's My Turn as Casting
On the Nickel as Casting