Over the course of her career, Studio City, Calif.–based casting director Beth Holmes has been tasked with tracking down a 75-year-old diver, a bona fide bullfighter, and "a 5-foot-tall wrestler of Latino heritage." She's cast high-profile spots for Burger King, Citibank, Polaroid, Bud Light, and Holiday Inn Express. And she's maintained a genuine love of the job throughout industry changes and upheavals. Now she's preparing to launch a new phase of her career, moving into film and TV casting while still keeping a presence in the commercial world. "I love casting commercials," she says. "It's telling a story in a very, very short amount of time."Career DetourI loved acting as a young girl and was in plays and musicals at the University of Michigan as an English major. I auditioned for CalArts for its graduate Mfa program and was accepted, but I sort of fell out of love...
- 9/9/2010
- backstage.com
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