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Fern Orenstein

  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
  • Actress
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Fern Orenstein is known for Welcome to Hollywood (1998), Baywatch (1989) and Joan of Arc (1999).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
    Welcome to Hollywood
    4.9
    • Baywatch Casting Director
    • 1998
    Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
    Baywatch
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    Leelee Sobieski in Joan of Arc (1999)
    Joan of Arc
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Casting Director
    Invasion (1997)
    Invasion
    5.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Casting Director

    Credits

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    Casting Director

    • Rhett George, Vivian Lamolli, and Desi Dennis-Dylan in The 2017 CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase (2017)
      The 2017 CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase
      5.7
      • Casting Director
      • 2017
    • Marnette Patterson, Jennifer Finnigan, and Rel Hunt in The Stalking of Laurie Show (2000)
      The Stalking of Laurie Show
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 2000
    • Caroline Rhea, Myles Jeffrey, Matt O'Leary, and Laura Vandervoort in Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (2000)
      Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • casting by
      • 2000
    • Quints (2000)
      Quints
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 2000
    • Stockard Channing and Ellen Muth in The Truth About Jane (2000)
      The Truth About Jane
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • casting by
      • 2000
    • Secret Cutting (2000)
      Secret Cutting
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • casting by
      • 2000
    • Christine Elise and Jack Wagner in Nowhere to Land (2000)
      Nowhere to Land
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • casting by
      • 2000
    • Jane Seymour, Robert Desiderio, James Farentino, and Peter Jason in Murder in the Mirror (2000)
      Murder in the Mirror
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 2000
    • Meredith Baxter, Ernie Hudson, and Robert Urich in Miracle on the 17th Green (1999)
      Miracle on the 17th Green
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 1999
    • Powers Boothe, Tracey Gold, and Kelly Rowan in A Crime of Passion (1999)
      A Crime of Passion
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 1999
    • Thomas Ian Griffith, Reba McEntire, and Devon Alan in Secret of Giving (1999)
      Secret of Giving
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 1999
    • Judd Nelson and Paula Abdul in Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999)
      Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 1999
    • Martin Sheen, Casper Van Dien, and Catherine Bell in Thrill Seekers (1999)
      Thrill Seekers
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director (as Fern Ornstein)
      • 1999
    • Erin Chambers, Ty Hodges, and Jake Sakson in Don't Look Under the Bed (1999)
      Don't Look Under the Bed
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • casting by
      • 1999
    • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
      Baywatch
      5.5
      TV Series
      • casting director: LA
      • Casting Director
      • 1992–1999

    Casting Department

    • The 2012 CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase
      • casting
      • 2012
    • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
      Baywatch
      5.5
      TV Series
      • casting: Los Angeles
      • casting associate
      • 1991–2001
    • Stockard Channing and Ellen Muth in The Truth About Jane (2000)
      The Truth About Jane
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • casting: Los Angeles
      • 2000
    • Parker Stevenson in Avalon: Beyond the Abyss (1999)
      Avalon: Beyond the Abyss
      3.6
      TV Movie
      • casting
      • 1999
    • Leelee Sobieski in Joan of Arc (1999)
      Joan of Arc
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • casting: Los Angeles
      • 1999
    • Hulk Hogan in Assault on Death Mountain (1999)
      Assault on Death Mountain
      3.8
      TV Movie
      • original casting (as Fern Orienstein)
      • 1999
    • Fatal Error (1999)
      Fatal Error
      4.3
      TV Movie
      • casting
      • 1999
    • Joanna Kerns in Mother Knows Best (1997)
      Mother Knows Best
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • casting
      • 1997
    • Keri Russell in When Innocence Is Lost (1997)
      When Innocence Is Lost
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • casting: US
      • 1997
    • Carol Alt, Hulk Hogan, and Chris Lemmon in Thunder in Paradise II (1994)
      Thunder in Paradise II
      4.4
      Video
      • casting
      • 1994
    • Michael Ironside, John Savage, and Matt McColm in Red Scorpion 2 (1994)
      Red Scorpion 2
      3.5
      • casting: USA
      • 1994
    • Pierce Brosnan and Eric Schweig in The Broken Chain (1993)
      The Broken Chain
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • casting associate
      • 1993
    • Leslie Nielsen in Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier (1993)
      Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier
      6.2
      Video
      • casting: Los Angeles
      • 1993
    • Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story (1992)
      Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • casting assistant
      • 1992
    • Opposites Attract (1990)
      Opposites Attract
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • casting associate
      • 1990

    Actress

    • Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
      Welcome to Hollywood
      4.9
      • Baywatch Casting Director
      • 1998

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Fern Orienstein

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    • Trivia
      Member of the Casting Society of America (C.S.A.).

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