Cindy Tolan
OccupationCasting director
Known forCasting the 2021 film of West Side Story
AwardsBAFTA 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]

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References

  1. ^ CULWELL-BLOCK, LOGAN (15 January 2023). "Broadway Says Goodbye to Death of a Salesman January 15". Playbill.
  2. ^ a b c "Oscars 2022: Cindy Tolan's work on 'West Side Story' proves casting is key". ABC7 New York. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  3. ^ Roth, Elyse (28 September 2020). "'If Beale Street Could Talk' CD Cindy Tolan Wants Newcomers to Audition for Her". Backstage.
  4. ^ "All the 2022 Bafta winners". The Independent. 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  5. ^ "BAFTAs 2022 Winners". Vanity Fair. 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (2022-01-21). "Ariana DeBose Turned Down 'West Side Story' Audition Four Times, Says Casting Director Cindy Tolan". Variety. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  8. ^ Griffin, Louise (2022-03-19). "Two continents and 30,000 auditions: How West Side Story's stars secured roles". Metro. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  9. ^ "The 3rd Annual Black Reel Awards for Television (BRATs)". BlogTalkRadio. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  10. ^ a b c Frontier, Casting (2020-11-16). "Advice from 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Casting Director Cindy Tolan". Casting Frontier. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  11. ^ "The Casting Society of America". www.castingsociety.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  12. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (2023-01-10). "Artios Awards: 'Glass Onion,' 'The Fablemans,' 'Tár' Among 2023 Nominees". Variety. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  13. ^ a b "2022 Film Casting | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  14. ^ "Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series Nominees / Winners 2020". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  15. ^ "Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series Nominees / Winners 2019". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  16. ^ Turchiano, Danielle (2020-08-27). "'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Team on Turning Wanda Sykes Into Moms Mabley". Variety. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  17. ^ "16th Annual Black Reel Award Nominations – Black Reel Awards". 2016-10-16. Archived from the original on 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  18. ^ "2007 Artios Awards". www.castingsociety.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  19. ^ "The Fabelmans star on 'secretive' audition to play young Steven Spielberg". Metro. 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  20. ^ a b c d e f "Cindy Tolan". BFI. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  21. ^ a b Nair, Mira (2013-04-15). The Reluctant Fundamentalist: From Book to Film. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-81-8475-942-6.

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