Nancy Foy

casting director


Casts for Film
California

About Nancy Foy

  2. Casting Director Nancy Foy began her career in 1980 at Francis Ford Coppola's Los Angeles based Zoetrope Studios, where she assisted in the casting of numerous films including THE OUTSIDERS, REDS, SHOOT THE MOON and FRANCES. In 1982 she joined Michael McLean and Associates and in 1984 she established her independent casting company, Nancy Foy Casting. In a career that has spanned over 35 years, Nancy was EMMY Award-nominated for Excellence in Casting for the HBO films THE LATE SHIFT and THE RAT PACK, and for the TNT film JAMES DEAN: AN INVENTED LIFE, where she is credited with casting actor James Franco in the title role. Nancy was twice honored with the prestigious Casting Society of America's ARTIOS Award for THE RAT PACK and JAMES DEAN: AN INVENTED LIFE. She was ARTIOS Award nominated for OCTOBER SKY, in which she cast 17-year-old Jake Gyllenhaal in his first leading role. Other career highlights include THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR, cult favorite BOUND, JUMANJI, THE ROCKETEER, HIDALGO, and RAY’S MALE HETEROSEXUAL DANCE HALL, winner of the 1988 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. From 1990 to 1993, Nancy served as Vice President Motion Picture Casting for Paramount Pictures, where she supervised the casting of FORREST GUMP, PATRIOT GAMES, A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, WAYNE’S WORLD, INDECENT PROPOSAL, STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, SCHOOL TIES and THE FIRM, among others. Nancy rejoined the executive ranks in 2007, serving as Twentieth Century Fox Vice President Feature Casting through 2015. While at Fox, she oversaw the casting of DIARY OF A WIMPY KID and its two sequels; BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL and its sequel, SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL; ENOUGH SAID, BLACK NATIVITY, BRIDE WARS, PREDATORS, THE THREE STOOGES, WILD, GIFTED, THE LONGEST RIDE, PAPER TOWNS, and INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE, among others. In 2016, Nancy resumed her career as an independent casting director. Nancy has cast for distinguished directors Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, Richard Benjamin, Joe Johnston, Rob Cohen, Sam Peckinpah, Hugh Hudson, Francis Ford Coppola, Graeme Clifford, Arthur Hiller, Mike Newell, Roland Joffe, Harold Ramis, Betty Thomas, Bobby and Peter Farrelly, Mike Figgis, Tim Fywell, Jim Fall, Les Mayfield, Bryan Gordon, Bobby Roth, Rob Nillson, Jeffrey Bleckner, John Dahl, Allan Arkush, Greg Yaitanes, Antoine Fuqua, Barry Blaustein, Guillermo Del Toro, Jay Russell, John Pasquin, Herbert Ross, Ron Underwood, The Wachowskis, Rob Minkoff, Mark Rydell, and most recently Jason Connery, Renny Harlin, Franka Potente, Miriam Louise Arens, Ana Maria Hermida and and Max Erlenwein. Nancy is a graduate of New York’s Professional Children's School. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1966 and 1967 and earned a BFA in Acting from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1972. Nancy is a founding member of the Casting Society of America and served on the CSA Board of Directors from 1998 to 2000 and from 2010 to 2014. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Contact Info

  1. Email Address: nancyfoycasting@gmail.com
  2. IMDB:  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0289408/