Robi Reed

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Robi Reed

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Robi Reed (born Robin Lynn Reed) is an American casting director and producer. She has over 50 films and television shows to her credit, including The Best Man, Soul Food, For Col…

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Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

7.8 1989 Movie
Malcolm X

Malcolm X

7.6 1992 Movie
Antwone Fisher

Antwone Fisher

6.9 2002 Movie
Brother

Brother

7.1 2000 Movie
Undercover Brother

Undercover Brother

5.9 2002 Movie
Set It Off

Set It Off

7.2 1996 Movie
Harlem Nights

Harlem Nights

6.1 1989 Movie
Clockers

Clockers

6.7 1995 Movie
Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

6.4 1991 Movie
Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice

6.7 1993 Movie
Waist Deep

Waist Deep

6.5 2006 Movie
Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

6.5 1990 Movie

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Robi Reed (born Robin Lynn Reed) is an American casting director and producer. She has over 50 films and television shows to her credit, including The Best Man, Soul Food, For Colored Girls, Love Jones, Set It Off, In Living Color and Girlfriends. She began her career working with the writer-director Spike Lee. His 1988 release, School Daze, was her first film as a casting director. She went on to cast Lee's Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Crooklyn, Clockers and Jungle Fever. Reed is currently the vice president of talent and casting for original programming at Black Entertainment Television (BET), where she oversees talent and casting for scripted and non-scripted shows. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robi Reed, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Number One on the Call Sheet

    TV show Self

  2. 2022
    Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy

    TV show Self

  3. 2022
    Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

    Movie Self

  4. 2010
    For Colored Girls

    Movie Casting

  5. 2007
    Somebody Help Me

    Movie Casting

  6. 2006
    Crossover

    Movie Casting

  7. 2006
    Waist Deep

    Movie Casting

  8. 2005
    Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Movie Casting

  9. 2005
    By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

    Movie Self

  10. 2004
    The Seat Filler

    Movie Casting

  11. 2003
    The Fighting Temptations

    Movie Casting

  12. 2002
    Antwone Fisher

    Movie Casting

  13. 2002
    Undercover Brother

    Movie Casting

  14. 2001
    Two Can Play That Game

    Movie Casting

  15. 2001
    Kingdom Come

    Movie Casting

  16. 2001
    Fire & Ice

    Movie Co-Producer

More credits
  1. 2000
    Brother

    Movie Casting

  2. 2000
    Turn It Up

    Movie Casting

  3. 2000
    Freedom Song

    Movie Casting

  4. 2000
    Punks

    Movie Co-Producer

  5. 1999
    The Best Man

    Movie Casting

  6. 1999
    Trippin'

    Movie Casting

  7. 1997
    Don King: Only in America

    Movie Casting

  8. 1997
    Soul Food

    Movie Casting

  9. 1997
    Good News

    TV show Producer

  10. 1997
    Love Jones

    Movie Casting

  11. 1996
    Set It Off

    Movie Casting

  12. 1995
    Clockers

    Movie Casting

  13. 1995
    The Tuskegee Airmen

    Movie Casting

  14. 1995
    Panther

    Movie Casting

  15. 1995
    Tuesday Morning Ride

    Movie Casting Director

  16. 1994
    A Low Down Dirty Shame

    Movie Casting

  17. 1994
    Crooklyn

    Movie Casting

  18. 1994
    House Party 3

    Movie Casting

  19. 1993
    Poetic Justice

    Movie Woman on Couch

  20. 1992
    Malcolm X

    Movie Casting

  21. 1991
    Jungle Fever

    Movie Casting

  22. 1990
    Heat Wave

    Movie Casting

  23. 1990
    Mo' Better Blues

    Movie Casting Director

  24. 1989
    Harlem Nights

    Movie Woman Employee (as Robin Lynn Reed)