Jane Jenkins

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|06|05}}

| birth_place = Queens, New York City, U.S.

| occupation = Film and television casting director

| years_active = 1979–2017

| known_for = Jurassic Park
A Few Good Men
The Princess Bride
Ghost

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Jane Jenkins (born June 5, 1943) is an American casting director best known for her feature film work on Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, A Few Good Men, Apollo 13, The Princess Bride, Ghost, and Home Alone. She has cast more than 190 film and television projects, primarily with her longtime casting partner, Janet Hirshenson.{{Cite web |title=Jane Jenkins |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420747/ |website=IMDb |access-date=May 31, 2020}}

Jenkins' first project as a casting director was for the 1980 independent feature film On The Nickel, written and directed by her then-boyfriend Ralph Waite.{{Cite web |title=Jane Jenkins Podcast {{!}} The Backlot {{!}} New York Film Academy |url=https://www.nyfa.edu/podcasts/jane-jenkins/ |access-date=June 14, 2020 |website=www.nyfa.edu |archive-date=June 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614212923/https://www.nyfa.edu/podcasts/jane-jenkins/ |url-status=dead}}

Jenkins' and Hirshenson's work was instrumental in launching the careers of River Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix,{{cite web |title=How a Trip to the Mall Changed 'The Master' Star Joaquin Phoenix's Life |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joaquin-phoenix-the-master-century-city-mall-372616 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=May 31, 2020}} Robin Wright,{{Cite web |title=What It Was Like Finding the Legendary Cast of 'The Princess Bride' |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-it-was-like-finding-the-legendary-cast-of-the-princess-bride/ |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |date=September 29, 2017 |website=Vice |language=en |access-date=May 31, 2020}} Michael Keaton,{{Cite book |last1=Hirshenson |first1=Janet |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mEsVmzBZFCkC&q=%22jane+jenkins%22+casting+director+%22Michael+Keaton%22+%22night+shift%22&pg=PT133 |title=A Star Is Found: Our Adventures Casting Some of Hollywood's Biggest Movies |last2=Jenkins |first2=Jane |last3=Kranz |first3=Rachel |date=November 5, 2007 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |isbn=978-0-15-603365-7 |language=en}} Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint,{{Cite web |title=Hermione, We Hardly Knew Ye |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=2974984&page=1 |website=ABC News |language=en |access-date=May 31, 2020}}{{Cite web |title=How The Golden Trio Were Cast In Sorcerer's Stone |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/195950-harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone-casting-director-reveals-how-she-found-the-golden-trio |last=Arreola |first=Cristina |website=Bustle |language=en |access-date=May 31, 2020}} John Cusack,{{Cite web |title=The Sure Thing: Special Edition |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/6880/sure-thing-special-edition-the/ |website=DVD Talk |language=en |access-date=May 31, 2020}} Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly, Brendan Fraser, Virginia Madsen, Meg Ryan, Benicio Del Toro,{{Cite web |title=Book gives inside look at Hollywood |url=https://stljewishlight.org/news/news-local/book-gives-inside-look-at-hollywood-2/ |last=Cohn |first=Robert A. |date=October 31, 2007 |website=St. Louis Jewish Light |language=en |access-date=May 31, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921230556/https://stljewishlight.org/news/news-local/book-gives-inside-look-at-hollywood-2/ |archive-date=September 21, 2023}} Jennifer Grey, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen,{{Cite web |title=12 Surprising Facts About Red Dawn |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/554107/facts-about-red-dawn |date=August 1, 2019 |website=www.mentalfloss.com |language=en |access-date=May 31, 2020}} Tom Cruise, Ralph Macchio, Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez.{{Cite web |title=What Do Women Want?: Lights, Cameras, a Piece of the Action |url=https://people.com/archive/what-do-women-want-lights-cameras-a-piece-of-the-action/ |website=PEOPLE.com |language=EN |access-date=May 31, 2020}}

Jenkins' and Hirshenson's last project together was the 2017 Rob Reiner film Shock and Awe.

Awards

Fourteen feature films cast by Jenkins and Hirshenson were Oscar-nominated in the Best Actor and Best Actress categories, with three actors winning the award.{{Cite web |title=Academy Awards, USA (1983) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/1983/1/ |website=IMDb |access-date=May 31, 2020}}

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Jane Jenkins

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