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Susan Forrest(1958-2024)

  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
  • Executive
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Susan Forrest was born on 21 July 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was a casting director and executive, known for Upside Down (2012), Rookie Blue (2010) and Less Than Kind (2008). She was married to Ira Levy. She died on 15 March 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BornJuly 21, 1958
DiedMarch 15, 2024(65)
BornJuly 21, 1958
DiedMarch 15, 2024(65)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 9 nominations total

Known for

Kirsten Dunst and Jim Sturgess in Upside Down (2012)
Upside Down
6.3
  • Casting Director
  • 2012
Enuka Okuma, Gregory Smith, Charlotte Sullivan, Missy Peregrym, and Travis Milne in Rookie Blue (2010)
Rookie Blue
7.7
TV Series
  • Casting Director
Maury Chaykin, Wendel Meldrum, Nancy Sorel, Jesse Camacho, and Benjamin Arthur in Less Than Kind (2008)
Less Than Kind
7.6
TV Series
  • Casting Director
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
The Ray Bradbury Theater
7.3
TV Series
  • Casting Department

Credits

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Casting Director

  • Diesel vom Burgimwald and John Reardon in Hudson & Rex (2019)
    Hudson & Rex
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2021–2023
  • Slasher (2016)
    Slasher
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2021
  • Pretty Hard Cases (2021)
    Pretty Hard Cases
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2021
  • Lauren Lee Smith, Sharron Matthews, Rebecca Liddiard, and Chantel Riley in Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017)
    Frankie Drake Mysteries
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2019–2021
  • Donald MacLean Jr., Tiera Skovbye, Natasha Calis, Jordan Johnson-Hinds, and Sandy Sidhu in Nurses (2020)
    Nurses
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2020
  • Fortunate Son (2020)
    Fortunate Son
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2020
  • J.C. MacKenzie, Tamara Taylor, Gabriel Darku, and Aurora Dawson-Hunte in October Faction (2020)
    October Faction
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2020
  • Graham Wardle, Amber Marshall, Alisha Newton, Ruby Spencer, and Emmanuella Spencer in Heartland (2007)
    Heartland
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2010–2019
  • Caroline Dhavernas in Mary Kills People (2017)
    Mary Kills People
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2017–2019
  • Marc Blucas and Autumn Reeser in Season for Love (2018)
    Season for Love
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 2018
  • Wendy Crewson, Angela Griffin, and Shenae Grimes-Beech in The Detail (2018)
    The Detail
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2018
  • Burden of Truth (2018)
    Burden of Truth
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2018
  • Tatiana Maslany in Orphan Black (2013)
    Orphan Black
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 2013–2017
  • Daniel Gillies, Michael Shanks, and Erica Durance in Saving Hope (2012)
    Saving Hope
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2012–2017
  • The Aquarium (2013)
    Rogue
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2015–2017

Casting Department

  • Flirting with Forty (2008)
    Flirting with Forty
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • additional casting: Canada
    • 2008
  • Neve Campbell, Rupert Penry-Jones, Marc Warren, and Bradley Whitford in Burn Up (2008)
    Burn Up
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • casting
    • 2008
  • Sex Traffic (2004)
    Sex Traffic
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • casting: Canada
    • 2004
  • Marcia Gay Harden, Mike Erwin, and Alexis Dziena in She's Too Young (2004)
    She's Too Young
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • casting: Toronto
    • 2004
  • Megan Mullally and Juliet Stevenson in The Pact (2002)
    The Pact
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • casting: Toronto
    • 2002
  • Leaving Metropolis (2002)
    Leaving Metropolis
    6.2
    • casting: Toronto
    • 2002
  • Christopher Plummer in Agent of Influence (2002)
    Agent of Influence
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • casting
    • 2002
  • Guilty Hearts (2002)
    Guilty Hearts
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • casting: Canada
    • 2002
  • Horace & Tina (2001)
    Horace & Tina
    7.8
    TV Series
    • casting director: Canada
    • 2001
  • Dominique Swain in Tart (2001)
    Tart
    4.7
    • casting: Toronto
    • 2001
  • Daring & Grace: Teen Detectives (2000)
    Daring & Grace: Teen Detectives
    7.3
    TV Series
    • casting: Toronto
    • 2000–2001
  • Kate Nelligan and Hugh Thompson in Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 (2000)
    Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • casting
    • 2000
  • Children of My Heart (2000)
    Children of My Heart
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • casting
    • 2000
  • Tom Skerritt, Kevin Anderson, and Naomi Watts in The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999)
    The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • casting: Canada
    • 1999
  • Louis Gossett Jr., Lynn Whitfield, Andre Braugher, and Robert Townsend in Love Songs (1999)
    Love Songs
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • casting: Toronto
    • 1999

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Forrest & Forrest
  • Born
    • July 21, 1958
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • March 15, 2024
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Ira Levy? - March 15, 2024 (her death, 3 children)

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