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Moonyeenn Lee

  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
  • Producer
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Casting agent Moonyeenn Lee is celebrating 40 years in the entertainment business
Moonyeenn Lee was a casting director and producer, known for Blood Diamond (2006), Eye in the Sky (2015) and Safe House (2012). Moonyeenn died on 18 July 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
DiedJuly 18, 2020
DiedJuly 18, 2020
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou in Blood Diamond (2006)
Blood Diamond
8.0
  • Casting Department
  • 2006
Helen Mirren in Eye in the Sky (2015)
Eye in the Sky
7.3
  • Casting Director
  • 2015
Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds in Safe House (2012)
Safe House
6.7
  • Casting Department
  • 2012
Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in Serenity (2019)
Serenity
5.4
  • Casting Director
  • 2019

Credits

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Casting Director

  • Shaina (2020)
    Shaina
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 2020
  • This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection (2019)
    This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection
    7.3
    • casting director
    • 2019
  • The Girl from St. Agnes (2019)
    The Girl from St. Agnes
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2019
  • Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in Serenity (2019)
    Serenity
    5.4
    • Casting Director
    • 2019
  • Dean Fourie, Vuyo Dabula, Anthony Oseyemi, Mduduzi Mabaso, Kenneth Nkosi, Hamilton Dlamini, Kenneth Fok, Brendon Daniels, Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele, Aubrey Poolo, and Warren Masemola in Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017)
    Five Fingers for Marseilles
    6.1
    • Casting Director
    • 2017
  • Mothusi Magano, Presley Chweneyagae, and Warren Masemola in The Number (2017)
    The Number
    7.5
    • Casting Director
    • 2017
  • Beyond the River (2017)
    Beyond the River
    7.4
    • Casting Director
    • 2017
  • Laurence Fishburne, David Harewood, Orlando Jones, Michael Nyqvist, and Terry Pheto in Madiba (2017)
    Madiba
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2017
  • Michael Landes and Ophelia Lovibond in Hooten & the Lady (2016)
    Hooten & the Lady
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2016
  • Vaya (2016)
    Vaya
    7.0
    • Casting Director
    • 2016
  • Cape Town (2015)
    Cape Town
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Casting Director
    • 2016
  • Steve Coogan and Andrea Riseborough in Shepherds and Butchers (2016)
    Shepherds and Butchers
    6.8
    • Casting Director
    • 2016
  • Daniel Radcliffe in The Gamechangers (2015)
    The Gamechangers
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 2015
  • Helen Mirren in Eye in the Sky (2015)
    Eye in the Sky
    7.3
    • Casting Director
    • 2015
  • The Endless River (2015)
    The Endless River
    5.2
    • Casting Director
    • 2015

Casting Department

  • Toni Collette, Zrinka Cvitešić, Halle Bush, Ria Zmitrowicz, and Auli'i Cravalho in The Power (2023)
    The Power
    6.7
    TV Series
    • South Africa casting
    • 2023
  • Dianne Doan and Andrew Koji in Warrior (2019)
    Warrior
    8.4
    TV Series
    • casting: South Africa
    • 2019
  • Julianna Margulies in The Hot Zone (2019)
    The Hot Zone
    7.3
    TV Series
    • casting: South Africa
    • 2019
  • The Looming Tower (2018)
    The Looming Tower
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • casting: South Africa
    • 2018
  • David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in A United Kingdom (2016)
    A United Kingdom
    6.9
    • casting director: Botswana
    • 2016
  • Malachi Kirby in Roots (2016)
    Roots
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • casting: South Africa
    • 2016
  • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in The Book of Negroes (2015)
    The Book of Negroes
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • casting
    • 2015
  • Impunity (2014)
    Impunity
    5.4
    • additional casting
    • 2014
  • Reese Witherspoon in The Good Lie (2014)
    The Good Lie
    7.4
    • casting consultant: South Africa
    • 2014
  • Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds in Safe House (2012)
    Safe House
    6.7
    • casting: South Africa
    • 2012
  • Gerard Butler in Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
    Machine Gun Preacher
    6.7
    • casting: South Africa
    • 2011
  • Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen in The Prisoner (2009)
    The Prisoner
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • casting director: South Africa
    • 2009
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008)
    The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
    8.3
    TV Series
    • casting
    • 2009
  • John Simm, Dominic West, Michael Fassbender, and Andrea Riseborough in The Devil's Mistress (2008)
    The Devil's Mistress
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • casting: South Africa (as Moonyeen Lee)
    • 2008
  • Amanda Burton, Emilia Fox, Sam Barnard, David Caves, and Genesis Lynea in Silent Witness (1996)
    Silent Witness
    7.9
    TV Series
    • casting: South Africa
    • casting director: South Africa
    • 2008

Producer

  • Triomf (2008)
    Triomf
    6.1
    • associate producer: South Africa
    • 2008
  • Promised Land (2002)
    Promised Land
    6.5
    • producer
    • 2002
  • The Storekeeper (1998)
    The Storekeeper
    7.0
    Short
    • associate producer
    • 1998
  • Jobman
    6.0
    • associate producer
    • 1989
  • Dolph Lundgren in Red Scorpion (1988)
    Red Scorpion
    5.2
    • associate producer
    • 1988

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Moonyeen Lee Associates
  • Died
    • July 18, 2020
    • Johannesburg, South Africa(complications from COVID-19)

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    First agent of Embeth Davidtz.

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