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Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Tamara Hunter

Biography:

Tamara Hunter is the head of casting at Apple.

Hunter was the head of feature casting for Sony Pictures Entertainment where she oversaw feature film casting for the studio and its Columbia, TriStar, Screen Gems, and animation units. She has worked on blockbuster hits including Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Venom, The Equaliser 2, Hotel Transylvania, Charlie’s Angels, Men in Black, You Are My Friend, and Miss Bala. Before moving to SPE in 2016, Hunter was vice president casting at 20th Century Fox, where she worked on Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, and Hidden Figures.

Hunter started her career at Sarah Finn Co., where she spent more than a decade and rose to casting director, working on Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Godzilla, and The Fast and the Furious.

Hunter has a bachelor’s from UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and TV.

Known For

Acting

2001

White Power as White Power

Production

2021

Vivo as Casting
Wish Dragon as Casting

2019

Miss Bala as Casting
Escape Room as Casting

2016

Get a Job as Casting Associate

2015

The Little Prince as Casting Associate
Avengers: Age of Ultron as Casting Associate

2014

Chef as Casting Associate
Guardians of the Galaxy as Casting Associate

2013

Iron Man 3 as Casting Associate

2012

Safe House as Casting Associate
The Avengers as Casting Associate

2011

2010

TRON: Legacy as Casting Associate

2009

Acholiland as Casting
Road to Moloch as Casting
Case 39 as Casting Associate

2008

You Don't Mess with the Zohan as Casting Associate
W. as Casting Associate

2006

The Guardian as Casting Associate
She's the Man as Casting Associate
16 Blocks as Casting Associate