Casting Directors Robi Reed and Tara Rubin Look Back on Storied Careers of Opening Doors for Actors
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorCasting director Robi Reed has been in the business long enough to remember when the Casting Society of America presented the first Artios Awards for excellence in casting. The year was 1985, and the venue was the Crystal Room of the Beverly Hills Hotel.As Reed, now executive VP of talent and casting at BET, was starting in the business, she recalls being an assistant to “Cagney & Lacey” casting director Diane Dimeo and hoping her boss would be recognized for her work.