Margo Manning

Margo Manning began in the industry as a successful model/commercial actor in the Northeast and Midwest, primarily in Chicago, Detroit and NYC. She found her way to a warmer climate in Dallas during the 1980s where her career in the industry evolved to becoming a very busy TV Commercial / Industrial Casting Director. She worked closely with local production companies and directors such as Chris Rupert at Nametag Films, Mark Birnbaum at Birnbaum Productions, Kevin Van Fleet at Spindletop and many others. Clients included Haggar Menswear, May Kay, Hasbro Toys, Dr. Pepper, Frito Lay, J C Penney, American Heart Association, Boy Scouts of America, TGI Fridays, Bankston Auto Groups, Chase Bank, Coors Light, RadioShack, a Clio Award winning spot for Pop Rocks Candy with Haberman Creative and many more. She also performed regional casting searches for top reality shows for TBS, Endomol USA, Nash Entertainment and the History Channel. TV shows included the soap, All My Children, which resulted in Deborah Morehart being discovered. Margo also worked along side Cathy Henderson as the TX location casting director on the film, Love and a .45, which launched Renee Zellweger from obscurity to being signed with WME in Los Angeles. Most recently, Manning has also become a highly specialized Talent Manager where she puts her eye for great talent and years of experience to perfect use by utilizing her deep industry knowledge and reaching out to her many contacts from coast to coast.