Cindy Tolan

Known for
Production

Biography

Cindy Tolan is an American casting director and producer. Her career began in theatre, before she transitioned to television and film. She was awarded a BAFTA for her work as casting director of West Side Story in 2021. For the film, she auditioned 30,000 people to create an authentic cast with performers of Latin descent. She is credited with the discovery of Rachel Zegler and for encouraging Ariana DeBose to audition for the production. 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. In 2018, she was awarded an Emmy for her work on The Marvellous Mrs Maisel. Tolan was part of a team that cast the first season, but subsequently became the sole casting director for seasons two and three. She is a member of the Casting Society of America. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cindy Tolan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

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Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

Movie · Producer

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The Last Mrs. Parrish

The Last Mrs. Parrish

Movie · Casting

2026
Disclosure Day poster

Disclosure Day

Movie · Casting

2025
Freaky Tales poster

Freaky Tales

Movie · Casting

2025
Your Friends & Neighbors poster

Your Friends & Neighbors

TV · Casting · 19 eps

2025
Mr. Scorsese poster

Mr. Scorsese

TV · Executive Producer · 5 eps

2025
Étoile poster

Étoile

TV · Casting, Producer · 8 eps

2024
Dandelion poster

Dandelion

Movie · Casting

2024
The Penguin poster

The Penguin

TV · Casting · 8 eps

2023
She Came to Me poster

She Came to Me

Movie · Co-Producer, Casting

2022
The Fabelmans poster

The Fabelmans

Movie · Casting

2022
Disenchanted poster

Disenchanted

Movie · Casting

2022
The Batman poster

The Batman

Movie · Casting

2022
Our Flag Means Death poster

Our Flag Means Death

TV · Casting Consultant · 8 eps

2021
West Side Story poster

West Side Story

Movie · Casting

2021
Girls5eva poster

Girls5eva

TV · Casting · 1 ep

2020
Radium Girls poster

Radium Girls

Movie · Casting

2018
Wildling poster

Wildling

Movie · Casting

2018
Katie Says Goodbye poster

Katie Says Goodbye

Movie · Casting Director

2018
If Beale Street Could Talk poster

If Beale Street Could Talk

Movie · Casting

2017
Arthur Miller: Writer poster

Arthur Miller: Writer

Movie · Producer

2017
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks poster

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Movie · Casting

2017
Lovesong poster

Lovesong

Movie · Casting

2017
Wormwood poster

Wormwood

TV · Casting · 6 eps

2017
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel poster

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

TV · Casting · 42 eps

2016
Maggie's Plan poster

Maggie's Plan

Movie · Casting

2015
Mississippi Grind poster

Mississippi Grind

Movie · Casting

2015
Straight Outta Compton poster

Straight Outta Compton

Movie · Casting

2015
HAPPYish poster

HAPPYish

TV · Casting · 10 eps

2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt poster

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

TV · Casting · 13 eps

2014
This Is Where I Leave You poster

This Is Where I Leave You

Movie · Casting

2014
Jamie Marks Is Dead poster

Jamie Marks Is Dead

Movie · Casting

2014
Winter's Tale poster

Winter's Tale

Movie · Casting

2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poster

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV · Casting · 1 ep

2013
The Place Beyond the Pines poster

The Place Beyond the Pines

Movie · Casting

2013
Go for Sisters poster

Go for Sisters

Movie · Casting

2013
How I Live Now poster

How I Live Now

Movie · Casting

2013
The Reluctant Fundamentalist poster

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Movie · Casting

2012
The History of Future Folk poster

The History of Future Folk

Movie · Casting, Co-Producer

2011
Another Happy Day poster

Another Happy Day

Movie · Casting

2010
Letters to Juliet poster

Letters to Juliet

Movie · Casting

2010
Blue Valentine poster

Blue Valentine

Movie · Casting

2010
It's Kind of a Funny Story poster

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Movie · Casting

2010
Henry's Crime poster

Henry's Crime

Movie · Casting

2009
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee poster

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

Movie · Casting

2008
Sugar poster

Sugar

Movie · Casting

2007
The Speed of Life poster

The Speed of Life

Movie · Producer

2007
The Darjeeling Limited poster

The Darjeeling Limited

Movie · Casting Consultant

2007
Diggers poster

Diggers

Movie · Casting

2007
Starting Out in the Evening poster

Starting Out in the Evening

Movie · Casting

2007
Flight of the Conchords poster

Flight of the Conchords

TV · Casting · 12 eps

2006
Sherrybaby poster

Sherrybaby

Movie · Casting

2006
Death of a President poster

Death of a President

Movie · Casting

2004
Kinsey poster

Kinsey

Movie · Casting

2004
King of the Corner poster

King of the Corner

Movie · Casting

2002
Personal Velocity poster

Personal Velocity

Movie · Casting

2001
The Royal Tenenbaums poster

The Royal Tenenbaums

Movie · Casting Associate

2000
Unbreakable poster

Unbreakable

Movie · Casting Associate

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · Casting · 6 eps

1996
Angela poster

Angela

Movie · Casting