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Nancy Foy(I)

  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
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Nancy Foy
Veteran Casting Director Nancy Foy began her career in 1980 at Francis Ford Coppola's Hollywood based Zoetrope Studios. While employed by Zoetrope Casting, she assisted in the casting of numerous films including "The Outsiders," "Reds," and "Frances." In 1982 she joined Michael McLean and Associates and in 1984 she established her own company, Nancy Foy Casting. A recent career highlight is the 2024 film "September 5" starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin and Leonie Benesch. Widely praised by critics, "September 5" was the recipient of multiple nominations and awards including a Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture, an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and a CSA Artios Award nomination for Excellence in Casting, Studio or Independent Feature, Drama. In a career spanning over 40 years, Nancy was Emmy Award nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Casting for the HBO films "The Late Shift" and "The Rat Pack," and for the TNT film "James Dean: An Invented Life," for which she is credited with casting actor James Franco in the title role. Nancy was twice honored with the prestigious Casting Society of America's Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting for "The Rat Pack" and "James Dean: An Invented Life." She was Artios Award nominated for "October Sky," in which she cast 17-year-old Jake Gyllenhaal in his first leading role. From 1990 to 1993 Nancy served as VP Motion Picture Casting for Paramount Pictures and from 2007 to 2016 she served as Twentieth Century Fox VP Feature Casting. Over the course of her career Nancy has cast for many distinguished directors including Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, Richard Benjamin, Joe Johnston, Sam Peckinpah, Hugh Hudson, Arthur Hiller, Mike Newell, Roland Joffe, Harold Ramis, Betty Thomas, Jeffrey Bleckner, Mike Figgis, Graeme Clifford, David Seltzer, Les Mayfield, Rob Cohen, Bryan Gordon, Mark Rydell, Rod Holcomb, Barry Blaustein, Guillermo Del Toro, Jay Russell, John Pasquin, Ron Underwood, Antoine Fuqua, The Wachowski Siblings, Rob Minkoff, John Dahl, Tim Fywell, Greg Yaitanes, Kevin Lima, Jim Fall, Renny Harlin, Franka Potente, Jason Connery, Miriam Louise Arens, Max Erlenwein, Tim Fehlbaum, Oliver Kienle and Marcela Said. Nancy is a graduate of Professional Children's School. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drama from Carnegie-Mellon University, Class of 1972. She served on the Casting Society of America Board of Directors from 1998 to 2000 and was re-elected to the CSA Board in 2010. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Robin Williams in Jumanji (1995)
    Jumanji
    7.1
    • Casting Director
    • 1995
    Laura Dern and Jake Gyllenhaal in Ciel d'octobre (1999)
    Ciel d'octobre
    7.8
    • Casting Director
    • 1999
    Jake McLaughlin in Home (2020)
    Home
    6.4
    • Casting Director
    • 2020
    5 septembre (2024)
    5 septembre
    7.1
    • Casting Director
    • 2024

    Credits

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    Casting Director



    • James the Second
      • Casting Director
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Heartworm
      • Casting Director
      • Post-production



    • 5 septembre (2024)
      5 septembre
      7.1
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024)
      Hellboy: The Crooked Man
      4.5
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Megan Fox in Subservience (2024)
      Subservience
      5.4
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Aaron Eckhart and Nina Dobrev in The Bricklayer (2023)
      The Bricklayer
      5.2
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • The Dive (2023)
      The Dive
      5.6
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Tow (2022)
      Tow
      3.2
      • Casting Director
      • 2022
    • Gary Dourdan in Redemption Day (2021)
      Redemption Day
      4.5
      • Casting Director
      • 2021
    • Jake McLaughlin in Home (2020)
      Home
      6.4
      • Casting Director
      • 2020
    • Madelaine Petsch in Sightless (2020)
      Sightless
      5.5
      • Casting Director
      • 2020
    • Age of Summer (2018)
      Age of Summer
      5.6
      • Casting Director
      • 2018
    • Edge of Fear (2018)
      Edge of Fear
      4.5
      • Casting Director
      • 2018
    • Hurricane (2018)
      Hurricane
      5.1
      • Casting Director
      • 2018
    • Cops: Les forces du désordre (2014)
      Cops: Les forces du désordre
      6.4
      • Casting Director
      • 2014
    • Arielle Kebbel, Charlie Weber, B.J. Britt, Matt Lanter, Chris Riggi, Jenn Proske, and Heather Brooke Simpson in Mords-moi sans hésitation (2010)
      Mords-moi sans hésitation
      3.4
      • Casting Director
      • 2010
    • Famke Janssen in 100 Feet (2008)
      100 Feet
      5.4
      • Casting Director
      • 2008

    Casting Department



    • Jake McLaughlin in Home (2020)
      Home
      6.4
      • casting
      • 2020
    • Hurricane (2018)
      Hurricane
      5.1
      • casting: U.S.
      • 2018
    • La face cachée de Margo (2015)
      La face cachée de Margo
      6.2
      • executive in charge of casting
      • 2015
    • Britt Robertson and Scott Eastwood in Chemins croisés (2015)
      Chemins croisés
      7.0
      • executive in charge of casting
      • 2015
    • Reese Witherspoon in Wild (2014)
      Wild
      7.1
      • executive in charge of casting
      • 2014
    • John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix in Piège de feu (2004)
      Piège de feu
      6.5
      • casting
      • 2004
    • Matthew Modine in The American (1998)
      The American
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • casting assistant: USA
      • 1998
    • Patrick Swayze in La Cité de la joie (1992)
      La Cité de la joie
      6.5
      • casting: USA
      • 1992
    • Billy Campbell in Rocketeer (1991)
      Rocketeer
      6.6
      • casting
      • 1991
    • J'ai épousé une extra-terrestre (1988)
      J'ai épousé une extra-terrestre
      5.4
      • casting
      • 1988
    • Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley in Élémentaire, mon cher... Lock Holmes (1988)
      Élémentaire, mon cher... Lock Holmes
      6.9
      • casting: Los Angeles
      • 1988
    • Kangourou Girl (1988)
      Kangourou Girl
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • casting: USA
      • 1988
    • Mark Harmon and Diana Scarwid in Rendez-moi mes enfants (1987)
      Rendez-moi mes enfants
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • casting: Los Angeles
      • 1987
    • George Washington (1984)
      George Washington
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • casting associate
      • 1984
    • Barbe d'or et les pirates (1983)
      Barbe d'or et les pirates
      5.9
      • casting assistant
      • 1983

    Actress



    • Jessica Lange in Frances (1982)
      Frances
      7.2
      • Autograph Girl
      • 1982

    Personal details

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    • Spouse
      • Joe D'AngerioOctober 1, 1988 - ? (divorced, 1 child)
    • Parents
      • Fred Foy

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      She is the daughter of Fred Foy, announcer/narrator of "The Lone Ranger" radio and television program.

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