Georgianne Walken (maiden name
Thon; b. 1939) is an
American casting director.
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Walken, along with casting partner Sheila Jaffe as Walken/Jaffe,
[Entourage cast] has been the casting director for more than 80 television shows and movies since 1990, including
The Sopranos and
Entourage.
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Walken also had minor acting roles in a 2006 episode of
The Sopranos, as well as
Brainstorm, a 1983 movie starring her husband
Christopher Walken. The Walkens have been married since 1969, and reside in rural Connecticut.
["How Walken Makes Us Laugh in Fear", Peter Howell, The Star, July 20, 2007]["Bend it like Walken: Actor has more to say about food and hair than acting", Dixie Reid, The Sacramento Bee, Oct 24, 2004] Walken and Jaffe did the casting for
Basquiat, in which Georgianne's husband Christopher Walken has a
cameo appearance. Walken and Jaffee have cast numerous films, including as
Monkeybone,
Bedazzled,
Black Knight,
Two Girls and a Guy, and
Subway Stories. Their first film they cast was
End of the Night (1990).
