Biography

Amanda Mackey was born on September 22, 1951 in New York, New York, USA. She was a casting director and producer, known for Smokin' Aces (2006), A League of Their Own (1992) and While You Were Sleeping (1995). She died on August 27, 2022 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

Do the studios feel that the extra 10 to 15 million extra for a major box-office name is always worth it, when they can use that money for special effects, or a sequel that already had a built-in audience? It's probably a debate rather continually. American studio movies tend to be about people moving, rather than talking. Other than Angelina [Jolie], most of the top girls don't do action nor are they asked to. Movies like Erin Brockovich, where you have a compelling theme, a very dynamic script and a real movie star doing a change-of-pace breakout performance ... it's an unusual combination, and it doesn't come together all that easily.