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Nessa Hyams

Known for
Production
Born
November 15, 1941
Died
January 9, 2026 (aged 84)
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Biography

Vanessa 'Nessa' Hyams (November 15, 1941 — January 9, 2026) was an American director and casting director, best known for The Exorcist (1973), Blazing Saddles (1974), and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–77).

Known For

The Exorcist poster

The Exorcist

Blazing Saddles poster

Blazing Saddles

Magnum Force poster

Magnum Force

What's Up, Doc? poster

What's Up, Doc?

Night Moves poster

Night Moves

With Honors poster

With Honors

McQ poster

McQ

Cleopatra Jones poster

Cleopatra Jones

Freebie and the Bean poster

Freebie and the Bean

The Terminal Man poster

The Terminal Man

The Saint of Fort Washington poster

The Saint of Fort Washington

Casting By poster

Casting By

Filmography

1994
With Honors poster

With Honors

Movie · Casting

1993
The Saint of Fort Washington poster

The Saint of Fort Washington

Movie · Producer, Casting

1975
Night Moves poster

Night Moves

Movie · Casting

1974
Blazing Saddles poster

Blazing Saddles

Movie · Casting

1974
The Terminal Man poster

The Terminal Man

Movie · Casting

1974
Mame poster

Mame

Movie · Casting

1974
McQ poster

McQ

Movie · Casting

1974
Freebie and the Bean poster

Freebie and the Bean

Movie · Casting

1973
The Exorcist poster

The Exorcist

Movie · Casting

1973
Cleopatra Jones poster

Cleopatra Jones

Movie · Casting

1973
Magnum Force poster

Magnum Force

Movie · Casting

1973
Blume in Love poster

Blume in Love

Movie · Casting

1972
What's Up, Doc? poster

What's Up, Doc?

Movie · Casting

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