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Mali Finn(1938-2007)

  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
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Mali Finn was born on 8 March 1938 in Danville, Illinois, USA. She was a casting director, known for L.A. Confidential (1997), Avatar (2009) and Titanic (1997). She was married to Don Finn. She died on 28 November 2007 in Sonoma, California, USA.
BornMarch 8, 1938
DiedNovember 28, 2007(69)
BornMarch 8, 1938
DiedNovember 28, 2007(69)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 5 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)
L.A. Confidential
8.2
  • Casting Director
  • 1997
Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
Avatar
7.9
  • Casting Director
  • 2009
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)
Titanic
7.9
  • Casting Director
  • 1997
Michael Douglas in Wonder Boys (2000)
Wonder Boys
7.2
  • Casting Director
  • 2000

Credits

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Casting Director



  • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    7.9
    • Casting Director
    • 2009
  • Dirty Hands
    7.9
    • Casting Director
    • 2008
  • A Necessary Death (2008)
    A Necessary Death
    6.6
    • Casting Director (casting by)
    • 2008
  • 10,000 BC (2008)
    10,000 BC
    5.1
    • Casting Director (casting by)
    • 2008
  • Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
    7.5
    • Casting Director
    • 2007
  • Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana in Lucky You (2007)
    Lucky You
    5.9
    • Casting Director
    • 2007
  • Mark Wahlberg in Shooter (2007)
    Shooter
    7.1
    • Casting Director (casting by)
    • 2007
  • Jim Carrey in The Number 23 (2007)
    The Number 23
    6.4
    • Casting Director
    • 2007
  • Running with Scissors (2006)
    Running with Scissors
    6.1
    • Casting Director
    • 2006
  • Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson in Seraphim Falls (2006)
    Seraphim Falls
    6.6
    • Casting Director
    • 2006
  • Jason Patric, Sam Shepard, and Drea de Matteo in Walker Payne (2006)
    Walker Payne
    6.0
    • Casting Director
    • 2006
  • Charlize Theron in North Country (2005)
    North Country
    7.3
    • Casting Director
    • 2005
  • Jennifer Connelly in Dark Water (2005)
    Dark Water
    5.6
    • Casting Director (casting by)
    • 2005
  • Last Days (2005)
    Last Days
    5.7
    • Casting Director
    • 2005
  • Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, and Alison Lohman in Where the Truth Lies (2005)
    Where the Truth Lies
    6.4
    • Casting Director
    • 2005

Casting Department



  • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    7.9
    • initial casting
    • 2009
  • Wonderfalls (2004)
    Wonderfalls
    8.3
    TV Series
    • original casting
    • 2004
  • John Cusack and Noah Taylor in Max (2002)
    Max
    6.4
    • casting: Los Angeles
    • 2002
  • Blow Debris
    Short
    • casting
    • 2000
  • Ashley Judd and Ewan McGregor in Eye of the Beholder (1999)
    Eye of the Beholder
    5.0
    • casting: USA
    • 1999
  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.2
    • casting by: USA
    • 1996
  • Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Ron Perlman, F. Murray Abraham, and Valentina Vargas in The Name of the Rose (1986)
    The Name of the Rose
    7.7
    • casting assistant
    • 1986

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Mally Finn
  • Born
    • March 8, 1938
    • Danville, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • November 28, 2007
    • Sonoma, California, USA(melanoma)
  • Spouse
    • Don Finn? - November 28, 2007 (her death, 1 child)

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    Discovered child actor, Edward Furlong.

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