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SPOTLIGHT August 2021: Theo Park, Casting Director, TED LASSO

August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 Karen Peterson casting directors, far from the madding crowd, nina gold, primetime emmys, spotlight, Ted Lasso, theo park

Theo Park is a casting director with clout! Recently nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for casting Ted Lasso, the phenom freshman television series that set a record for its number of Emmy wins for the actors Park cast in the show (along with other categories), she’s shaping the population of performers who are beloved by audiences around the globe. She is unquestionably enthusiastic about her work and readily acknowledges that she’s been fortunate in finding opportunities that have brought her to the pinnacle of success.

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THE WEEK IN WOMEN: Primetime Emmys Aren’t So Shiny for Women, plus Hollywood Agism and Blunt on Women in Action – Brandy McDonnell comments

September 20, 2015September 27, 2015 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments agism, emily blunt, julie burton, primetime emmys, the week in women, womens media center

Look beyond the glitzy gowns and golden statuettes at the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards (Sunday, September 20), and you’ll see a tarnished record when it comes to the number of nominations for women creatives over the past decade. In the 44 categories of awards given for writing, directing, producing and editing, only 2,074 nominees were women, compared to 7,485 who were men. That’s 22 percent. Not enough. Read this week’s The Week in Women>>