Cindy Tolan
Cindy Tolan | |
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.jpg) Tolan at the 2025 Montclair Film Festival | |
| Occupation | Casting director |
| Known for | Casting the 2021 film of West Side Story |
| Awards | BAFTA for Casting Direction Emmy: Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series Black Reel Awards: Best Cast (ensemble) |
Cindy Tolan is an American casting director and producer.[1][2] Her career began in theatre, before she transitioned to television and film.[3] She was awarded a BAFTA for her work as casting director of West Side Story in 2021.[4][5][6] For the film she auditioned 30,000 people in order to create an authentic cast with performers of Latin descent.[2][7][8] She is credited with the discovery of Rachel Zegler and for encouraging Ariana DeBose to audition for the production.[2]
In 2019 she was nominated for two Black Reel Awards for different films, competing with herself in the Best Ensemble category for If Beale Street Could Talk and Sorry to Bother You.[9] In 2018 she awarded an Emmy for her work on The Marvelous Mrs Maisel - Tolan was part of a team who cast the first season, but subsequently was the sole casting director for seasons two and three.[10] She is a member of the Casting Society of America.[11]
Awards and nominations
[edit]- Emmy: Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie - 2025 - The Penguin (nominated)
- Artios Award: Big Budget Drama - 2023 - The Fabelmans (nominated)[12]
- BAFTA Award for Best Casting - 2021 - West Side Story (winner)[13]
- Emmy: Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series - 2020 - The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (nominated)[14]
- Emmy: Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series - 2019 - The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (nominated)[15]
- Emmy: Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series - 2018 - The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (winner)[16]
- Emmy: Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series - 2016 - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (nominated)
- Black Reel Awards: Best Cast (ensemble) - 2016 - Straight Outta Compton (winner)[17]
- Artios Award: Best Feature Film Casting - 2007 - The Namesake (nominated))[18]
Selected filmography
[edit]- The Fabelmans (2022)[19]
- West Side Story (2021)[13]
- If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)[10]
- Wildling (2017)[20]
- Straight Outta Compton (2015)[10]
- Maggie's Plan (2015)[20]
- This Is Where I Leave You (2014)[20]
- A Winter's Tale (2014)[20]
- Mississippi Grind (2014)[20]
- The Place Beyond The Pines (2013)[20]
- The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013)[21]
- The Namesake (2006)[21]
References
[edit]- ↑ CULWELL-BLOCK, LOGAN (15 January 2023). "Broadway Says Goodbye to Death of a Salesman January 15". Playbill. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Oscars 2022: Cindy Tolan's work on 'West Side Story' proves casting is key". ABC7 New York. 2022-03-21. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ Roth, Elyse (28 September 2020). "'If Beale Street Could Talk' CD Cindy Tolan Wants Newcomers to Audition for Her". Backstage. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ↑ "All the 2022 Bafta winners". The Independent. 2022-03-14. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ "BAFTAs 2022 Winners". Vanity Fair. 2022-03-14. Archived from the original on 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ Herrero-De-la-Fuente, Mercedes; Gago-Gelado, Rocío; Saavedra-Llamas, Marta (2022-12-31). "Women in the audiovisual industry. The case of Spain as the new hub of European production". Cogent Arts & Humanities. 9 (1) 2105512. doi:10.1080/23311983.2022.2105512.
- ↑ Tangcay, Jazz (2022-01-21). "Ariana DeBose Turned Down 'West Side Story' Audition Four Times, Says Casting Director Cindy Tolan". Variety. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ Griffin, Louise (2022-03-19). "Two continents and 30,000 auditions: How West Side Story's stars secured roles". Metro. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ "The 3rd Annual Black Reel Awards for Television (BRATs)". BlogTalkRadio. Archived from the original on 2020-12-21. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- 1 2 3 Frontier, Casting (2020-11-16). "Advice from 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Casting Director Cindy Tolan". Casting Frontier. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ "The Casting Society of America". www.castingsociety.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ Tangcay, Jazz (2023-01-10). "Artios Awards: 'Glass Onion,' 'The Fablemans,' 'Tár' Among 2023 Nominees". Variety. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- 1 2 "2022 Film Casting | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ "Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series Nominees / Winners 2020". Television Academy. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ "Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series Nominees / Winners 2019". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ Turchiano, Danielle (2020-08-27). "'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Team on Turning Wanda Sykes Into Moms Mabley". Variety. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ "16th Annual Black Reel Award Nominations – Black Reel Awards". 2016-10-16. Archived from the original on 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ "2007 Artios Awards". www.castingsociety.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ "The Fabelmans star on 'secretive' audition to play young Steven Spielberg". Metro. 2023-01-19. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cindy Tolan". BFI. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- 1 2 Nair, Mira (2013-04-15). The Reluctant Fundamentalist: From Book to Film. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-81-8475-942-6.