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Margery Simkin

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  • Actress
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Margery Simkin is known for Avatar (2009), Little Shop of Horrors (1986) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 10 nominations total

    Known for

    Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    7.9
    • Casting Director
    • 2009
    Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Vincent Gardenia, Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, and Michelle Weeks in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
    Little Shop of Horrors
    7.1
    • Casting Director
    • 1986
    Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
    Avatar: The Way of Water
    7.5
    • Casting Director
    • 2022
    Kevin Kline in In & Out (1997)
    In & Out
    6.4
    • Casting Director
    • 1997

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    Casting Director

    • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
      • Casting Director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Avatar 4
      • Casting Director
      • Post-production
      • 2029
    • Avatar 5
      • Casting Director
      • Filming
      • 2031
    • St. Sebastian
      • Casting Director
      • Completed
    • Hombre
      • Casting Director
      • Completed
      • TV Series
    • Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Oona Chaplin, and Jack Champion in Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
      Avatar: Fire and Ash
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Rebecca Romijn, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding, Babs Olusanmokun, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia, and Jess Bush in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
      Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2022–2025
    • Sigourney Weaver, Mads Mikkelsen, Sophie Sloan, David Dastmalchian, Rebecca Henderson, and Sheila Atim in Dust Bunny (2025)
      Dust Bunny
      7.0
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Animal Farm (2025)
      Animal Farm
      6.8
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Michelle Yeoh and Sophy Holland in Star Trek: Section 31 (2025)
      Star Trek: Section 31
      3.8
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Flavor Flav, Jason Sudeikis, Rainn Wilson, Hannah Gadsby, Anitta, and Lilly Singh in Hitpig (2024)
      Hitpig
      5.2
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Blue Eye Samurai (2023)
      Blue Eye Samurai
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • casting by
      • 2022
    • Annette Bening and Bryan Cranston in Jerry and Marge Go Large (2022)
      Jerry and Marge Go Large
      6.9
      • Casting Director
      • 2022
    • Wilson Cruz, Robinne Fanfair, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
      Star Trek: Discovery
      7.0
      TV Series
      • casting by
      • 2017–2022
    • Y: The Last Man (2021)
      Y: The Last Man
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2021
    • Peter Mensah, Úrsula Corberó, Haruka Abe, Samara Weaving, Takehiro Hira, Iko Uwais, Andrew Koji, and Henry Golding in Snake Eyes (2021)
      Snake Eyes
      5.4
      • Casting Director
      • 2021
    • Mila Kunis, Norbert Leo Butz, Ken Hudson Campbell, Ken Jeong, Kenan Thompson, John Oliver, and Brianna Denski in Wonder Park (2019)
      Wonder Park
      5.9
      • Casting Director
      • 2019
    • Birthmarked (2018)
      Birthmarked
      5.7
      • casting director
      • 2018
    • Joe Cole and Lina El Arabi in Eye on Juliet (2017)
      Eye on Juliet
      6.4
      • united states
      • 2017

    Casting Department

    • Wilson Cruz, Robinne Fanfair, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
      Star Trek: Discovery
      7.0
      TV Series
      • original casting
      • 2024
    • Pierce Brosnan in Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2021)
      Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
      5.6
      • casting director: USA (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Rebecca Romijn, H. Jon Benjamin, Doug Jones, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Rainn Wilson, Kenric Green, Rosa Salazar, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Short Treks (2018)
      Star Trek: Short Treks
      7.1
      TV Series
      • original casting
      • 2018
    • Thomas Haden Church in Whitewash (2013)
      Whitewash
      5.8
      • casting
      • 2013
    • Red Tails (2012)
      Red Tails
      5.9
      • casting: San Francisco
      • 2012
    • Trini Alvarado, Michael Palin, and Connie Booth in American Friends (1991)
      American Friends
      6.4
      • casting: USA
      • 1991
    • Christine Lahti in Housekeeping (1987)
      Housekeeping
      7.1
      • casting
      • 1987
    • Lesley Ann Warren in Evergreen (1985)
      Evergreen
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • casting: Israel
      • 1985
    • Brazil (1985)
      Brazil
      7.8
      • casting director: U.S.A.
      • 1985
    • Footloose (1984)
      Footloose
      6.6
      • casting: New York
      • 1984
    • Gene Hackman in Eureka (1983)
      Eureka
      5.9
      • casting: U.S.A.
      • 1983
    • Matt Dillon and Meg Tilly in Tex (1982)
      Tex
      6.5
      • casting: New York
      • 1982
    • Pink Floyd in Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
      Pink Floyd: The Wall
      8.0
      • casting: USA
      • 1982
    • Fame (1980)
      Fame
      6.6
      • special casting
      • 1980
    • The Wanderers (1979)
      The Wanderers
      7.3
      • special casting
      • 1979

    Actress

    • The Legend of Hallowdega (2010)
      The Legend of Hallowdega
      5.0
      Short
      • Boom Operator #1
      • 2010

    Production Department

    • Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978)
      Slow Dancing in the Big City
      5.4
      • production assistant
      • 1978

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