Ellen Lewis
{{short description|American casting director}}
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| education = School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Columbia University
| alma_mater = Francis W. Parker School
| occupation = Independent casting director
| years_active = 1983 - present
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| awards = Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting (2004, 2011 and 2021)
Hoyt Bowers Award (2015)
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Ellen Lewis is an American casting director. Her credits include The Queen's Gambit,{{Cite web|last=Shoemaker|first=Allison|title=The Queen's Gambit movie review (2020) {{!}} Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-queens-gambit-movie-review-2020|access-date=2020-11-29|website=rogerebert.com|language=en}} The Devil Wears Prada, A League of Their Own, Forrest Gump and Martin Scorsese's New York Stories, Goodfellas, Casino, The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street and The Irishman.{{Cite news|last=McElroy|first=Steven|date=2013-08-02|title=Faces of Those Who Pick Faces (Published 2013)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/movies/casting-directors-get-their-due-in-hbos-film-casting-by.html|access-date=2020-11-30|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|last=Tangcay|first=Jazz|date=2020-01-16|title=‘The Irishman’ Casting Director Ellen Lewis on Working With Martin Scorsese|url=https://variety.com/2020/artisans/awards/casting-irishman-ellen-lewis-martin-scorsese-1203469413/|access-date=2020-11-29|website=Variety|language=en-US}}
Early life and career
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Lewis is the youngest of three children born to Audrey and Norman Lewis. After graduating from the Francis W. Parker School, she briefly attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Columbia University.Dinello, Dan (October 29, 1999) [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1089491033/?clipping_id=156795560 "Casting Director Puts Faces in Proper Places"]. The Oregonian. p. E5. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
Lewis began her casting career working as an assistant for Juliet Taylor. She helped to cast films including Hannah and Her Sisters and Working Girl before she began working independently in 1989. She has worked extensively with Scorsese since then; {{Cite news |last=LeDonne |first=Rob |date=October 26, 2023 |title=‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Has Some Surprising Cameos. Here’s a Guide. |work=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/21/movies/killers-of-the-flower-moon-martin-scorsese-cameo.html}} her second solo casting credit was for Goodfellas.{{Cite web|date=2015-01-20|title=Artios Awards 2015: Ellen Lewis on Her Legendary Career|url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/artios-awards-ellen-lewis-legendary-career-9924/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.backstage.com|language=en}} A three-time Emmy Award winner (for her work on Boardwalk Empire: Season 1, Angels in America and The Queen's Gambit) and seven-time nominee, she has won three Casting Society of America Artios Awards. She received its Hoyt Bowers Award in 2015, which honors a casting professional who has elevated the profession.{{Cite web|title=Casting Society of America Honoring Rob Marshall, Ellen Lewis {{!}} Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/casting-society-america-honoring-rob-734681#:~:text=The%20Hoyt%20Bowers%20Award,%20which%20will%20be%20presented,a%20casting%20professional%20who%20has%20elevated%20the%20profession.|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com}}
References
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External links
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Category:American casting directors
Category:American women casting directors
Category:Film people from Chicago
Category:Francis W. Parker School (Chicago) alumni