Jane Jenkins

Production · b. 1943 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies14

Movie7.9
DramaRomance
From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on the brink of international acclaim. But as the handsome and arrogant Nash accepts secret work in cryptography, he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. His life takes a nightmarish turn and he soon finds himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery.
A Beautiful Mind
2001 · 11K votes
Movie7.5
DramaHistory
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.
Apollo 13
1995 · 6.1K votes
Movie6.6
ActionDrama
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col. Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.
Outbreak
1995 · 2.6K votes
Movie6.7
DramaThriller
Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.
Backdraft
1991 · 1.6K votes
Movie6.7
ActionThriller
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
Ransom
1996 · 2.2K votes
Movie6.9
Drama
The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Frances
1982 · 128 votes
Movie6.6
DramaHistory
A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 · 169 votes
Movie6.2
Documentary
The dynamics of a cult? Fragile actors are deconstructed by their mentor. Forbidden from discussing it with the outside, instructed to rid their lives of anyone who questions the method.
Pink Elephants
2018 · 5 votes
Movie4.2
Comedy
A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...
Welcome to Hollywood
2000 · 15 votes
Movie5.2
Documentary
Clue (1985) has become a cult classic film and is loved by multiple generations. Yet there has never been a documentary created to tell the behind the scenes stories...until now.
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022 · 9 votes
Movie5.8
ComedyDrama
Lawyer Stephen Blume, who specializes in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his own marriage break up, is still in love with his ex-wife.
Blume in Love
1973 · 23 votes
Movie6.7
ThrillerTV Movie
Convicted killer Laurence Dvorak grants an exclusive last interview to TV newswoman Alana Powers shortly before his scheduled execution. Urbane and unrepentant, he seems almost mild at first. But Dvorak's real intention is revealed when he takes Powers, her crew and two guards hostage, and demands that the television network broadcast an execution - live.
Live! From Death Row
1992 · 9 votes
Movie9.0
A movie wannabe from Singapore and some of Hollywood's elite contribute to Storyville's illuminating view of the world of casting.
Behind the Couch: Casting in Hollywood
2006 · 1 votes
Movie6.5
Documentary
Allows casting directors Jane Jenkins and Janet Hirshenson to describe the casting process and how each role was filled in the film The Sure Thing.
Casting The Sure Thing
2003 · 2 votes