Johanna Ray

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occupation=Television, film, producer, casting director
spouse=Aldo Ray (divorced)

Johanna Ray is an American casting director and producer. She is sometimes credited as "Joanna Ray". She is a regular casting director under David Lynch. She has been nominated for five Artios Awards, and won once in 1990. She has worked with stars including Quentin Tarantino, Julia Roberts, and Nicolas Cage.

Born Johanna Bennett, she was married to the late Aldo Ray from 1960 to 1967, after which they divorced. They had three children together, one of which is the actor Eric DaRe.

Credits

Casting director

*"Hell Night" (1981)
*"Time Walker" (1982)
*"Frightmare" (1983)
*"" (1983)
*"Firestarter" (1984)
*"Conan the Destroyer" (1984)
*"Fear City" (1984)
*"Dreamscape" (1984)
*"Ghoulies" (1985)
*"Creature" (1985)
*"Amazing Stories" (1985 - 1986)
*"Blue Velvet" (1986)
*"Into the Homeland" (1987)
*"The Cowboy and the Frenchman" (1988)
*"Satisfaction" (1988)
*"The Blob" (1988)
*"Call from Space" (1989)

Producer

*"" (1992)
*"Ewangelia wedlug Harry'ego" (1994)
*"Dead Connection" (1994)

Awards/Nominations

Artios awards:

*Nominated, 1987, Best Casting Feature for Film, Drama for: "Blue Velvet" (shared with Pat Golden)
*Nominated, 1988, Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama for: ""
*Won, 1990, Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic for: "Twin Peaks"
*Nominated, 1991, Best Casting for TV, Pilot for: ""
*Nominated, 2002, Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama for: "Mulholland Dr."

External links

*IMDB name|0712874|Johanna Ray
* [http://johannaray.com/c11209/index.html? Official website]
* [http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity/johanna-ray/ Johanna Ray: Overview]
* [http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/49086/Johanna%20Ray.html?dataSet=1#Awards Variety.com page]