Susan Bluestein

Susan Bluestein (born May 27, 1946) is an American casting director and the widow of actor Brad Davis.

Susan Bluestein
Born (1946-05-27) May 27, 1946
New York, New York, U.S.
OccupationAmerican casting director
Years active1980–1997
Spouse
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(m. 1976; died 1991)​
Children1

Biography

Born in Manhattan and raised in Queens, New York,[1] Bluestein has spent much of her career casting television movies, including The People vs. Jean Harris, A Piano for Mrs. Cimino, Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story, and Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All. She cast multiple episodes of the series Punky Brewster, Providence and JAG and has cast every episode of NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles since their premieres.[2]

Bluestein's casting credits for feature films include Crimes of the Heart, Who's Harry Crumb?, and Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey. Other projects are the 2008 BBC/HBO docudrama House of Saddam and Dilli 6.

Awards

Bluestein won the Emmy Award in 1995 for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Casting for her work on NYPD Blue.[3]

In 2014, NCIS star Pauley Perrette presented Bluestein and her casting partner, Jason Kennedy, the Media Access Casting Society of America Award for their work promoting awareness of the disability experience, accessibility for people with disabilities, and the accurate depiction of characters with disabilities.[4][5][6]

Family

Bluestein and Davis were married in 1976 and had one child, actor Alex Blue Davis, who is a transgender man.[1][7] In 1985, Davis was diagnosed HIV-positive, a condition he and his wife kept secret until just before his death in 1991, by assisted suicide.[1] His wife Susan co-authored a biographical memoir in 1997.[8]

Casting filmography
Project TitleProject TypeYearOther details
NCIS: Los AngelesTV series2009–Present
NCISTV series2003–Present
NCIS: New OrleansTV series2014–2017
The Dresden FilesTV series2008original casting
House of SaddamTV mini-series2008U.S. casting
SpellboundTV pilot2007
Pu-239Film2007U.S. casting
A Little Thing Called MurderTV movie2006Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Television Movie
MermaidTV pilot2005
JAGTV series2003–2005
Vegas DickTV pilot2003
ProvidenceTV series1999–2002
The Learning CurveFilm2001
Murder on the Orient ExpressTV movie2001
Voyage of the UnicornTV movie2001
Chestnut HillTV pilot2001
A Vision of Murder: The Story of DonielleTV movie2000
Aftershock: Earthquake in New YorkTV mini-series1999
CreatureTV movie1998
The Price of HeavenTV movie1997
A Face to Die ForTV movie1996
Sweet TemptationFilm1996
Riders of the Purple SageTV movie1996
InkTV series1996–1997
Kidnapped: In the Line of DutyTV movie1995
Children of the DustTV mini-series1995
The Haunting of Seacliff InnTV movie1994
Shadows of DesireTV movie1994
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly HillsTV movie1994Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Television Movie
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllTV movie1994Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Television Movie
NYPD BlueTV series1995Emmy Award win & Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Drama Series
Homeward Bound: The Incredible JourneyFilm1993
The Last HitTV movie1993
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita StoryTV movie1993
Alex Haley's QueenTV mini-series1993Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Mini-Series
Double EdgeTV movie1992
Heart of DarknessFilm1993Los Angeles casting
Angel FallsTV series1993
We're Talking Serious MoneyFilm1992
Saturday'sTV pilot1991
DillingerTV movie1991
When You Remember MeTV movie1990
TripwireFilm1990
Rock HudsonTV movie1990
The Final DaysTV movie1989Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Television Movie
Who's Harry Crumb?Film1989
The EdgeTV mini-series1989
Dream BreakersTV movie1989
Red Earth, White EarthTV movie1989
Dance 'Til DawnTV movie1988
Something Is Out ThereTV mini-series1988
My Two DadsTV series1987–1990
DaddyTV movie1987
A Different WorldTV series1983original casting
Thompson's Last RunTV movie1986
Crimes of the HeartFilm1986
Our Family HonorTV series1985–1986
Anatomy of an IllnessTV movie1984
Punky BrewsterTV series1984–1988
Choices of the HeartTV movie1983
CasablancaTV series1983
Private SchoolFilm1983
Another Woman's ChildTV movie1983
Coming Out of the IceTV movie1982
A Piano for Mrs. CiminoTV movie1982
The Nashville GrabTV movie1981
The People vs. Jean HarrisTV movie1981
The Killing of Randy WebsterTV movie1981
Mark, I Love YouTV movie1980
A Christmas Without SnowTV movie1980

References
  1. Witchel, Alex (16 April 1997). "For the widow of Brad Davis, time cannot heal all the wounds". The New York Times (book review).
  2. Susan Bluestein at IMDb
  3. "Susan Bluestein". Television Academy. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  4. "Media Access Awards Honor Noah Hawley, Margaret Nagle – Variety". Variety. 4 October 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  5. "2014 Media Access Awards". Media Access Awards. February 6, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  6. "Media Access Awards". The Casting Society of America. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  7. "Feb. 19/20 at the Knitting Factory: Alex Davis: Man of the Year". sheilaomalley.com. The Sheila Variations. 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  8. Bluestein Davis, Susan; de Vries, Hilary (April 1997). After Midnight: The life and death of Brad Davis (hardcover ed.). New York, NY: Pocket Books. ISBN 978-0671-79672-3. Chronicles Davis' triumph over drug addiction, his discovery that he was HIV-positive, and the struggle to hide his condition from Hollywood. ISBN 0-671-79672-0
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