Jenny Lewis (casting director)
Jenny Leah Lewis (born 1970) is a Canadian casting director based in Toronto, Ontario. She is a partner in Lewis Kay Casting and has worked on numerous Canadian and international film and television productions.[1]
Early life and family
Lewis is the daughter of Stephen Lewis, a former politician and Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, and journalist Michele Landsberg. She is the sister of journalist and filmmaker Avi Lewis and lawyer Ilana Landsberg-Lewis.[1]
Career
Lewis began her career in the entertainment industry as a talent agent before moving into casting.[1] She later partnered with Sara Kay to form Lewis Kay Casting, a Toronto-based firm.
Lewis and Kay have worked on a range of Canadian and international productions. Their television credits include Letterkenny, What We Do in the Shadows, and The Boys.[2]
Awards and nominations
Lewis has received multiple awards and nominations for her work in casting.
She won a Gemini Award in 2006 for Heyday!.[3]
She has also received several Canadian Screen Awards, including a win for Letterkenny (2019) and for the film BlackBerry (2024).[4][5]
Lewis was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series for What We Do in the Shadows.[6]
She has also received an Artios Award from the Casting Society of America.[7]
Selected filmography
Awards
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini Awards | 2006 | Best Casting in a Television Series | Heyday! with Sara Kay |
Won | [8] |
| 2007 | Rent-a-Goalie with Sara Kay |
Nominated | |||
| 2008 | Nominated | ||||
| 2011 | Todd and the Book of Pure Evil with Sara Kay, Jim Heber |
Nominated | [9] | ||
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2013 | Won | [10] | ||
| The Firm with Sherry Thomas, Sara Kay, Sharon Bialy |
Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | The Best Laid Plans with Sara Kay |
Nominated | [11] | ||
| 2016 | Bitten with Sara Kay |
Nominated | [12] | ||
| 2017 | Letterkenny with Sara Kay |
Nominated | |||
| Frontier with Sara Kay, Denise Chamain, Danielle Irvine |
Nominated | ||||
| 2018 | Letterkenny with Sara Kay |
Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Won | [13] | |||
| 2021 | Nominated | [14] | |||
| 2023 | Children Ruin Everything with Sara Kay |
Nominated | |||
| Letterkenny with Sara Kay |
Nominated | ||||
| 2024 | Children Ruin Everything with Sara Kay |
Nominated | |||
| Letterkenny with Sara Kay |
Nominated | ||||
| Son of a Critch with Sara Kay |
Nominated | ||||
| 2022 | Best Casting in a Film | The Retreat with Sara Kay |
Nominated | [15] | |
| 2024 | BlackBerry with Sara Kay, Pam Dixon |
Won | [16] | ||
| Artios Awards | 2021 | Best Casting in a Television Series - Comedy | What We Do in the Shadows with Sara Kay, Gayle Keller |
Won | |
| 2022 | Best Casting in a Television Series - Drama | The Boys with Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Alex Newman, Sara Kay |
Nominated | ||
| 2024 | Nominated | ||||
| Emmy Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | What We Do in the Shadows with Gayle Keller, Sara Kay |
Nominated |
References
- 1 2 3 Knelman, Joshua (June 4, 2009). "Dream weavers". The Globe and Mail.
- ↑ "Jenny Lewis". IMDb. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Gemini Awards for drama, variety and comedy handed out in Toronto". Canadian Press. October 1, 2006.
- ↑ Furdyk, Brent (March 27, 2019). "The Winners: Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Creative Fiction Storytelling". ET Canada.
- ↑ Thiessen, Connie (May 30, 2024). "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Cinematic Arts". Broadcast Dialogue.
- ↑ "Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series nominees". Television Academy. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Artios Awards winners". Casting Society of America. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Gemini Awards for drama, variety and comedy handed out in Toronto". Canadian Press, October 1, 2006.
- ↑ Mishki Vaccaro, "Gemini nominations announced: Flashpoint leads, once again, and controversial Kennedys miniseries gets some nods". Toronto Life, August 4, 2011.
- ↑ "CBC's Rick Mercer Report snags 3 Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, February 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards ’15: Performance categories". Playback, January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Brent Furdyk, "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced". ET Canada, January 19, 2016.
- ↑ Brent Furdyk, "The Winners: Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Creative Fiction Storytelling". Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 27, 2019.
- ↑ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
- ↑ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
- ↑ Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Cinematic Arts". Broadcast Dialogue, May 30, 2024.
External links
- Jenny Lewis at IMDb