Susan Bluestein
| Susan Bluestein | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 27, 1946 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | American casting director |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Brad Davis (1976–1991; his death) |
| Children | 1 |
Susan Davis (née Bluestein; born May 27, 1946) is an American casting director and the widow of actor Brad Davis.
Biography
Born in Manhattan and raised in Queens, New York,[1] Bluestein has spent much of her career casting television movies, including The People vs. Jean Harris, A Piano for Mrs. Cimino, Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story, and Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All.
She cast multiple episodes of the series Punky Brewster, Providence and JAG and has cast every episode of NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles since their premieres. In 1995, she won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Casting for her work on NYPD Blue.
Bluestein's feature film casting credits include Crimes of the Heart, Who's Harry Crumb?, and Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey. Other recent projects are the 2008 BBC/HBO docudrama House of Saddam and Dilli 6.
Family
Bluestein and Davis were married in 1979 and had one child. In 1985, Davis was diagnosed HIV-positive, a condition the couple kept secret until just prior to his death by assisted suicide in 1991.[1] Shortly after his death she wrote the memoir After Midnight: The Life and Death of Brad Davis with Hilary De Vries. Bluestein continues to be an AIDS activist.
Casting Filmography
| Project Title | Project Type | Year | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCIS: Los Angeles | TV Series | 2009–Present | |
| NCIS | TV Series | 2003–Present | |
| The Dresden Files | TV Series | 2008 | original casting |
| House of Saddam | TV mini-series | 2008 | U.S. casting |
| Spellbound | TV pilot | 2007 | |
| Pu-239 | Film | 2007 | U.S. casting |
| A Little Thing Called Murder | TV movie | 2006 | Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Television Movie |
| Mermaid | TV pilot | 2005 | |
| JAG | TV series | 2003 - 2005 | |
| Vegas Dick | TV pilot | 2003 | |
| Providence | TV series | 1999 - 2002 | |
| The Learning Curve | Film | 2001 | |
| Murder on the Orient Express | TV movie | 2001 | |
| Voyage of the Unicorn | TV movie | 2001 | |
| Chestnut Hill | TV pilot | 2001 | |
| A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle | TV movie | 2000 | |
| Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | TV mini-series | 1999 | |
| Creature | TV movie | 1998 | |
| The Price of Heaven | TV movie | 1997 | |
| A Face to Die For | TV movie | 1996 | |
| Sweet Temptation | Film | 1996 | |
| Riders of the Purple Sage | TV movie | 1996 | |
| Ink | TV series | 1996 - 1997 | |
| Kidnapped: In the Line of Duty | TV movie | 1995 | |
| Children of the Dust | TV mini-series | 1995 | |
| The Haunting of Seacliff Inn | TV movie | 1994 | |
| Shadows of Desire | TV movie | 1994 | |
| Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | TV movie | 1994 | Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Television Movie |
| Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | TV movie | 1994 | Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Television Movie |
| NYPD Blue | TV series | 1995 | Emmy Award win & Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Drama Series |
| Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | Film | 1993 | |
| The Last Hit | TV movie | 1993 | |
| Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story | TV movie | 1993 | |
| Alex Haley's Queen | TV mini-series | 1993 | Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Mini-Series |
| Double Edge | TV movie | 1992 | |
| Heart of Darkness | Film | 1993 | Los Angeles casting |
| Angel Falls | TV series | 1993 | |
| We're Talking Serious Money | Film | 1992 | |
| Saturday's | TV pilot | 1991 | |
| Dillinger | TV movie | 1991 | |
| When You Remember Me | TV movie | 1990 | |
| Tripwire | Film | 1990 | |
| Rock Hudson | TV movie | 1990 | |
| The Final Days | TV movie | 1989 | Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Television Movie |
| Who's Harry Crumb? | Film | 1989 | |
| The Edge | TV mini-series | 1989 | |
| Dream Breakers | TV movie | 1989 | |
| Red Earth, White Earth | TV movie | 1989 | |
| Dance 'Til Dawn | TV movie | 1988 | |
| Something Is Out There | TV mini-series | 1988 | |
| My Two Dads | TV series | 1987 - 1990 | |
| Daddy | TV movie | 1987 | |
| A Different World | TV series | 1983 | original casting |
| Thompson's Last Run | TV movie | 1986 | |
| Crimes of the Heart | Film | 1986 | |
| Our Family Honor | TV series | 1985 - 1986 | |
| Anatomy of an Illness | TV movie | 1984 | |
| Punky Brewster | TV series | 1984 - 1988 | |
| Choices of the Heart | TV movie | 1983 | |
| Casablanca | TV series | 1983 | |
| Private School | Film | 1983 | |
| Another Woman's Child | TV movie | 1983 | |
| Coming Out of the Ice | TV movie | 1982 | |
| A Piano for Mrs. Cimino | TV movie | 1982 | |
| The Nashville Grab | TV movie | 1981 | |
| The People vs. Jean Harris | TV movie | 1981 | |
| The Killing of Randy Webster | TV movie | 1981 | |
| Mark, I Love You | TV movie | 1980 | |
| A Christmas Without Snow | TV movie | 1980 |
References
- 1 2 Alex Witchel, "For the Widow Of Brad Davis, Time Cannot Heal All the Wounds", New York Times, April 16, 1997.
External links
- Susan Bluestein profile, Internet Movie Database website