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Meryl O'Loughlin(1933-2007)

  • Casting Department
  • Casting Director
  • Additional Crew
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Meryl O'Loughlin was born on 8 June 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was a casting director, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), The Outer Limits (1963) and T.J. Hooker (1982). She was married to Gerald S. O'Loughlin and Peter Abeles. She died on 27 February 2007 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornJune 8, 1933
DiedFebruary 27, 2007(73)
BornJune 8, 1933
DiedFebruary 27, 2007(73)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
The Young and the Restless
5.4
TV Series
  • Casting Director
The Outer Limits (1963)
The Outer Limits
8.1
TV Series
  • Casting Department(as Meryl Abeles)
T.J. Hooker (1982)
T.J. Hooker
6.1
TV Series
  • Casting Department
Goliath Awaits (1981)
Goliath Awaits
6.6
TV Mini Series
  • Casting Department
  • 1981

Credits

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Casting Department

  • Message from Nam (1993)
    Message from Nam
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • casting
    • 1993
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • casting
    • 1988
  • Bruce Boxleitner and Barbara Hershey in Passion Flower (1986)
    Passion Flower
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • casting supervisor
    • 1986
  • Natalie Gregory in Alice in Wonderland (1985)
    Alice in Wonderland
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • casting supervisor
    • 1985
  • I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later (1985)
    I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • casting supervisor
    • 1985
  • Jack Scalia and Lindsay Wagner in The Other Lover (1985)
    The Other Lover
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • casting supervisor
    • 1985
  • Dean Butler and Caryn Richman in Gidget's Summer Reunion (1985)
    Gidget's Summer Reunion
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • casting supervisor
    • 1985
  • T.J. Hooker (1982)
    T.J. Hooker
    6.1
    TV Series
    • casting supervisor
    • casting executive
    • 1982–1985
  • John Rubinstein and Jack Warden in Crazy Like a Fox (1984)
    Crazy Like a Fox
    7.0
    TV Series
    • casting supervisor
    • 1984–1985
  • Deadly Messages (1985)
    Deadly Messages
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • casting supervisor
    • 1985
  • Brad Davis and Cliff De Young in Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985)
    Robert Kennedy and His Times
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • casting supervisor
    • 1985
  • Stacy Keach and Lindsay Bloom in The New Mike Hammer (1984)
    The New Mike Hammer
    6.9
    TV Series
    • casting supervisor
    • 1984–1985
  • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984)
    It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • casting supervisor
    • 1984
  • A Touch of Scandal (1984)
    A Touch of Scandal
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • casting supervisor
    • 1984
  • Hart to Hart (1979)
    Hart to Hart
    6.7
    TV Series
    • casting supervisor
    • 1982–1984

Casting Director

  • Taylor's Wall (2001)
    Taylor's Wall
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 2001
  • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
    The Young and the Restless
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • casting by
    • 1996–2000
  • Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? (1996)
    Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • casting: US
    • 1996
  • Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996)
    Tremors II: Aftershocks
    6.0
    Video
    • casting by
    • 1996
  • Stephanie Zimbalist and Peter Scolari in Stop the World, I Want to Get Off (1996)
    Stop the World, I Want to Get Off
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 1996
  • One Christmas (1994)
    One Christmas
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 1994
  • Barry Bostwick, Darrell Thomas Utley, and Lindsay Wagner in Once in a Lifetime (1994)
    Once in a Lifetime
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 1994
  • Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993)
    Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 1993
  • Corbin Bernsen and Shelley Long in Frozen Assets (1992)
    Frozen Assets
    3.3
    • Casting Director
    • 1992
  • Nicollette Sheridan, Jackie Collins, Leann Hunley, Vincent Irizarry, Anne-Marie Johnson, Michael Nader, and Tim Ryan in Lucky Chances (1990)
    Lucky Chances
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1990
  • Paul Fusco and Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros in ALF (1986)
    ALF
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1986–1989
  • Shattered Innocence (1988)
    Shattered Innocence
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • casting by
    • 1988
  • T.K. Carter and David Hallyday in He's My Girl (1987)
    He's My Girl
    4.7
    • Casting Director
    • 1987
  • Comedy Factory (1985)
    Comedy Factory
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1986
  • Lime Street (1985)
    Lime Street
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1985–1986

Additional Crew

  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • talent executive
    • 1981
  • Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier (1980)
    Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • talent executive
    • 1980
  • The White Shadow (1978)
    The White Shadow
    8.0
    TV Series
    • talent executive
    • executive in charge of talent
    • 1978–1980
  • Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Frank Bonner, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders, and Gary Sandy in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
    WKRP in Cincinnati
    8.0
    TV Series
    • talent executive
    • executive in charge of talent
    • 1978–1980
  • Lou Grant (1977)
    Lou Grant
    7.3
    TV Series
    • talent executive
    • executive in charge of talent
    • 1977–1980
  • The Last Resort (1979)
    The Last Resort
    6.8
    TV Series
    • talent executive
    • 1980
  • Valerie Harper in Rhoda (1974)
    Rhoda
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of talent
    • 1976–1978
  • How to Survive the 70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness (1978)
    How to Survive the 70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
    5.8
    TV Special
    • executive in charge of talent
    • 1978
  • The Tony Randall Show (1976)
    The Tony Randall Show
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of talent
    • 1976–1978
  • David Janssen in Nowhere to Run (1978)
    Nowhere to Run
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • executive in charge of talent
    • 1978
  • John Hillerman and Betty White in The Betty White Show (1977)
    The Betty White Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of talent
    • 1977–1978
  • We've Got Each Other (1977)
    We've Got Each Other
    6.3
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of talent
    • 1977
  • Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, and Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
    The Mary Tyler Moore Show
    8.3
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of talent
    • 1976–1977
  • The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
    The Bob Newhart Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of talent
    • 1977
  • Phyllis (1975)
    Phyllis
    6.5
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of talent
    • 1976

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Meryl Abeles
  • Born
    • June 8, 1933
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • February 27, 2007
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(ovarian cancer)
  • Spouses
      Gerald S. O'LoughlinDecember 20, 1966 - January 1976 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Chris O'Loughlin

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was married to actor Gerald S. O'Loughlin. They have two children: Chris O'Loughlin (born 1967) and Laura O'Loughlin (born 1969).

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