Janet Hirshenson

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 13 nominations. See more awards »

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Casting Director

(2001)

Parenthood Casting Director

(1989)

When Harry Met Sally... Casting Director

(1989)

Stand by Me Casting Director

(1986)

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Casting director (173 credits)

2014 Sins of Our Youth

2013/I Filth

2011 The Dilemma

2010/I Flipped

2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2009 Surrogates

2009 Endless Bummer

2009 Angels & Demons

2008 Frost/Nixon

2008 Language of the Enemy

2007 The Bucket List

2007 Transformers

2006 The Holiday

2006 The Gravedancers

2006 The Da Vinci Code

2006 Poseidon

2006 Believe in Me

2005 Rumor Has It...

2005 Supercross

2005 Rebound

2005 Cinderella Man

2004 Friday Night Lights

2004 Touching Evil (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Pilot (2004)

2004 Iron Jawed Angels (TV Movie)

2003 Coast to Coast (TV Movie)

2003 Something's Gotta Give

2003/I The Missing

2003 What Boys Like

2003 Alex & Emma

2003 Helen of Troy (TV Mini-Series) (2 episodes)

- Episode #1.2 (2003)

- Episode #1.1 (2003)

2003 A Man Apart

2003 Getting Hal

2002 Hansel & Gretel

2002 Robbery Homicide Division (TV Series)

2001 A Beautiful Mind

2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

2001 The Agency (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Pilot (2001)

- The Agency (2001) ... (original casting by)

2001 China: The Panda Adventure

2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (Video) (U.S.A.)

2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (TV Movie) (U.S.A.)

2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life (TV Movie) (U.S.A.)

2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (Video) (U.S.A.)

2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (Video) (U.S.A.)

2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance (Video) (U.S.A.)

2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (TV Movie) (U.S.A.)

2000 The Perfect Storm

2000 Time Share

2000 Dirty Pictures (TV Movie)

1999 Bicentennial Man

1999 Pirates of the Plain

1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (Video) (U.S.A.)

1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (Video) (U.S.A.)

1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (Video) (U.S.A.)

1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life (Video) (U.S.A.)

1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence (Video) (U.S.A.)

1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom (Video) (U.S.A.)

1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell (Video) (U.S.A.)

1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (Video) (U.S.A.)

1999 The Story of Us

1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (Video) (U.S.)

1999 The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in 'For Love or Mummy'

1999 Edtv

1999 My Favorite Martian

1999 In Dreams

1998 The Magnificent Seven (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Ghosts of the Confederacy (1998)

1997 Stand-ins

1997 Fame L.A. (TV Series)

1997 Air Force One

1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997 Truth or Consequences, N.M.

1997 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

1997 The Beautician and the Beast

1996 Ghosts of Mississippi

1996 Space Jam

1996 Ransom

1996 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (TV Movie) (U.S.A.)

1996 Sgt. Bilko

1996 America's Dream (TV Movie)

1996 Mr. Wrong

1995 Toy Story (uncredited)

1995 The American President

1995 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (TV Movie) (U.S.)

1995 Body Language (TV Movie)

1995 Nine Months

1995/I Apollo 13

1995 Outbreak

1995 My Family

1995 Signs and Wonders (TV Series)

1995 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (TV Movie) (U.S.)

1993-1994 Red Shoe Diaries (TV Series) (11 episodes)

- You Make Me Want to Wear Dresses (1994)

- Written Word (1994)

- The Psychiatrist (1994)

- The Cake (1994)

- Like Father, Like Son (1994)

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1994 Pontiac Moon

1994 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies (TV Movie)

1994 There Goes My Baby

1994 North

1994 Baby's Day Out

1994 The Paper

1992-1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series) (28 episodes)

- Prague, August 1917 (1993)

- Transylvania, January 1918 (1993)

- Palestine, October 1917 (1993)

- Florence, May 1908 (1993)

- Paris, May 1919 (1993)

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1993 Mrs. Doubtfire

1993 My Life

1993 In the Line of Fire

1993 Dennis the Menace

1993 Last Action Hero

1993 Jurassic Park (casting by)

1993 A Case for Murder (TV Movie)

1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

1993 Reckless Kelly

1993 Family Prayers

1992 A Few Good Men

1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992 T Bone N Weasel (TV Movie)

1992 Tom and Jerry: The Movie

1992 Jersey Girl

1992 Live! From Death Row (TV Movie)

1991 Hook

1991 Curly Sue

1991 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991 Dutch

1991 Only the Lonely

1991 Backdraft

1991 Shattered

1990 The Godfather: Part III (casting by)

1990 Misery

1990 Home Alone

1990 Air America

1990 Ghost

1990 Enid Is Sleeping

1990 The Outsiders (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Maybe Baby (1990)

1990 Side Out

1990 Lord of the Flies (casting by)

1990 The Last of the Finest

1990 Montana (TV Movie)

1989 All Dogs Go to Heaven (as Janet J. Hirschenson)

1989 Parenthood

1989 When Harry Met Sally...

1989 Licence to Kill

1989 The Last Warrior

1988 Mystic Pizza

1988 Remo Williams: The Prophecy (TV Movie)

1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream

1988 The Presidio

1988 Willow

1988 Illegally Yours

1988 Beetlejuice

1988 She's Having a Baby

1987 Planes, Trains & Automobiles

1987 Cherry 2000

1987 The Princess Bride

1987 Back to the Beach

1987 Adventures in Babysitting

1987 Walk Like a Man

1987 The Kindred

1986 A Smoky Mountain Christmas (TV Movie)

1986 Stand by Me

1986 Tough Guys

1986 Armed and Dangerous

1986 Out of Bounds

1986 Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1985 Clue

1985 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

1985 The Journey of Natty Gann

1985 Real Genius

1985 Radioactive Dreams

1985 The Mean Season

1985 The Sure Thing

1984 Body Double

1984 Red Dawn

1984 Hard to Hold

1983 The Dead Zone

1983 The Outsiders

1982 Frances

1982 Hammett

1979 Skatetown, U.S.A.

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2009 I Love You, Beth Cooper (casting: USA)

2004 Troy (casting consultant: USA)

2002 Die Another Day (casting: USA)

2001 Rat Race (casting)

1998-2000 The Magnificent Seven (TV Series) (original casting - 10 episodes)

- Serpents (2000) ... (original casting)

- Lady Killers (2000) ... (original casting)

- Inmate 78 (1998) ... (original casting)

- Manhunt (1998) ... (original casting)

- The Collector (1998) ... (original casting)

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1997 Tomorrow Never Dies (casting: USA)

1994 Miracle on 34th Street (casting)

1994 Little Giants (casting)

1988 High Spirits (casting: US)

1988 Out of the Shadows (TV Movie) (casting: USA)

1987 Gardens of Stone (casting: west coast)

1987 On Fire (TV Movie) (additional casting)

1986 No Mercy (additional casting: Los Angeles)

1985 One Magic Christmas (casting: L.A.)

1985 A View to a Kill (casting: USA)

1984 The Cotton Club (casting: Los Angeles)

1983 Rumble Fish (casting: Zoetrope studio)

1980 It's My Turn (casting assistant)

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Thanks (2 credits)

2005/I Heidi (special thanks)

1998 Smoke Signals (special thanks)

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Self (3 credits)

2007 Our World (Video documentary)
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2006 The Making of 'Home Alone' (Video documentary short)
Herself

2006 Getting the Class Together: The Cast of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Video documentary short)
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