{{Short description|American casting director}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Jane Jenkins | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | 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''<br />''A Few Good Men''<br />''The Princess Bride''<br />''Ghost'' }} '''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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jane Jenkins |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420747/ |website=IMDb |access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{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}}</ref>
Jenkins' and Hirshenson's work was instrumental in launching the careers of River Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix,<ref name="The Hollywood Reporter">{{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}}</ref> Robin Wright,<ref>{{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}}</ref> Michael Keaton,<ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref> Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint,<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> John Cusack,<ref>{{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}}</ref> Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly, Brendan Fraser, Virginia Madsen, Meg Ryan, Benicio Del Toro,<ref>{{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}}</ref> Jennifer Grey, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen,<ref>{{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}}</ref> Tom Cruise, Ralph Macchio, Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
Jenkins' and Hirshenson's last project together was the 2017 Rob Reiner film ''Shock and Awe''.<ref name=":0" />
== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academy Awards, USA (1983) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/1983/1/ |website=IMDb |access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref>
{{Awards table|5}} |- ! scope="row" | 1987 | Artios Award | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Drama | Stand By Me | {{nom}} |<ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 1987">{{cite web |title=1987 Artios Awards |website=The Casting Society of America |date=October 30, 1987 |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1987 |access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 1988 | Artios Award | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | The Princess Bride | {{nom}} |<ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 1988">{{cite web |title=1988 Artios Awards |website=The Casting Society of America |date=October 26, 1988 |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1988 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627183610/https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1988 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 1989 | Artios Award | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Drama | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | {{nom}} |<ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 1989">{{cite web |title=1989 Artios Awards |website=The Casting Society of America |date=October 25, 1989 |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1989 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629093824/https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1989 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 1989 | Artios Award | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Drama | Mystic Pizza | {{nom}} | <ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 1989" /> |- ! scope="row" | 1990 | Artios Award | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | When Harry Met Sally... | {{nom}} |<ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 1990">{{cite web |title=1990 Artios Awards |website=The Casting Society of America |date=October 31, 1990 |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1990 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629122121/https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1990 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 1990 | Artios Award | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Parenthood | {{won}} | <ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 1990" /> |- ! scope="row" | 1991 | Artios Award | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Home Alone | {{won}} |<ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 1991">{{cite web |title=1991 Artios Awards |website=The Casting Society of America |date=October 17, 1991 |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1991 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629174116/https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1991 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 1994 | Artios Award | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Mrs. Doubtfire | {{nom}} |<ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 1994">{{cite web |title=1994 Artios Awards |website=The Casting Society of America |date=October 20, 1994 |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1994 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-date=July 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710020824/https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1994 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 1995 | Artios Award | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Drama | My Family | {{nom}} |<ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 1995">{{cite web |title=1995 Artios Awards |website=The Casting Society of America |date=October 11, 1995 |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1995 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813143532/https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1995 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 1996 | Artios Award | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Drama | Apollo 13 | {{nom}} |<ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 1996">{{cite web |title=1996 Artios Awards |website=The Casting Society of America |date=October 15, 1996 |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1996 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813145037/https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1996 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 1999 | Artios Award | Hoyt Bowers Award | Outstanding Contribution to the Casting Profession | {{won}} |<ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 1999">{{cite web |title=1999 Artios Awards |website=The Casting Society of America |date=September 22, 1999 |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1999 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-date=June 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621164815/https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1999 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2002 | Artios Award | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | {{won}} |<ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 2002">{{cite web |title=2002 Artios Awards |website=The Casting Society of America |date=October 17, 2002 |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/2002 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224112956/https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2002 | Artios Award | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Drama | A Beautiful Mind | {{nom}} |<ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 2002" /> |- ! scope="row" | 2004 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Iron Jawed Angels | {{nom}} |<ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 2004">{{cite web |title=2004 Artios Awards |website=The Casting Society of America |date=October 12, 2004 |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/2004 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118202159/https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2004 | Artios Award | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Something's Gotta Give | {{nom}} |<ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 2004" /> |- ! scope="row" | 2009 | Artios Award | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for Feature Film - Studio or Independent Drama/Comedy | Frost/Nixon | {{nom}} |<ref name=":0" /><ref name="The Casting Society of America 2009">{{cite web |title=2009 Artios Awards |website=The Casting Society of America |date=November 2, 2009 |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/2009 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-date=February 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215141156/https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> {{end}}
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