But to casting directors during segregation she could only be a lady's maid or a jungle girl.

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"There were casting directors in the audience, and that's how I got to be in 'Frasier' and 'The X-Files, '" she said.

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If you submit a snapshot, casting directors will assume you're the sort of amateur goofball who wanders around the set trying to make friends with Robert De Niro.

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Local 399, which represents truck drivers, casting directors and location managers, had told its members that as a union, it has a legal obligation to honor its contracts with producers.

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Many magazine editors, modelling agents and casting directors say they want to use more diverse models, but can't because of industry expectations - with each blaming the other group for setting the tone.

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She alleges that Amazon-owned IMDb violated privacy and consumer laws by getting her age using personal information she provided when she paid to sign up for a premium IMDbPro account and then posting it for the world (and importantly, casting directors) to see.

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I've written, produced and reported stories about most aspects of filmmaking and along the way have talked to producers, screenwriters, studio executives, casting agents, grips and gaffers, foley artists, best boys, teamsters, directors of photography, sound men and women, and location scouts.

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