American casting director (1951–2022)
Amanda Mackey (September 22, 1951 – August 27, 2022) was an American casting director. She worked as a casting director on many films from the 1980s to the 2020s, including The Fugitive , Olympus Has Fallen , The Proposal , Rocky IV , The Hunt for Red October , Ronin , Holes , Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home , Star Trek: Nemesis ,[ 1] and Those Who Wish Me Dead . In 2014, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special for the television film The Normal Heart . She shared the nomination with Cathy Sandrich Gelfond. Mackey died on August 27, 2022, in Brooklyn after battling myelodysplastic syndrome . She was 70.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Amanda Mackey
Born (1951-09-22 ) September 22, 1951Died August 27, 2022(2022-08-27) (aged 70)New York City, U.S.
Occupation Casting director Show more
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