Susan Landau Finch

Susan Meredith Finch (née Landau; born August 14, 1960) is an American film producer, writer, casting director, and director.[1] She has an independent film company called Wildwell Films, based in Los Angeles. She has been married to Roy Finch since November 28, 1999. They have one daughter born in 2009.

Early life

Landau is the daughter of actors Barbara Bain and Martin Landau.[2] Both her parents were Jewish.[3][4] Her younger sister is American actress, director, producer and ballerina Juliet Landau. The sisters spent their early childhood in West Los Angeles.[5]

Casting Director

As a casting director, she was instrumental in David Cassidy, a well known actor in US television, having a star role in a film, The Spirit of '76.[6] The year of the film's release was the year (1990) that David Cassidy starred in a major motion picture.[7]

Filmography as a Casting Director[8]
Title Year
The Spirit of '76 1990
Animals with the Tollkeeper 1998
Family Tree 2003
Without Rhythm or Reason 2003
Wake 2003
The Breaks 2004
The Passage of Mrs. Calabash 2004
Circus Sam 2019

Producer, Associate Producer, and Executive Producer

Referring back to work on Spirit of '76 mentioned above in Casting Director, Susan Landau Finch was also the producer of that film. She was the producer as well as the associate or executive producer for a variety of films:

Filmography as Producer, Executive Producer or Associate Producer[9]
Title Role Year
The Spirit of '76 Producer 1990
Bram Stoker's Dracula Associate Producer 1992
Traveling Light Producer 1994
Stick and Poke Producer 2019
Wake Producer 2003
Fairyland Executive Producer 2023

References

  1. ^ "Susan Landau Finch". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  2. ^ McNiece, Mia (July 18, 2017). "Bedtime Stories and Parties with Mel Brooks: Martin Landau's Daughter Remembers Life with Her Legendary Dad". People. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Pfefferman, Naomi. The 'Majestic' Martin Landau. JewishJournal.com. December 21, 2001.
  4. ^ Jewish Journal: "Family Affair" bY Naomi Pfefferman April 5, 2001|"At Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Westside campus this month, the actress, who was raised in an assimilated Jewish home..."
  5. ^ Good housekeeping - Google Books. 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  6. ^ Reiner, Lucas (1990-10-12), The Spirit of '76 (Comedy, Sci-Fi), Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale, Carl Reiner, Black Diamond Productions, Castle Rock Entertainment, Commercial Pictures (I), retrieved 2023-07-12
  7. ^ "David Cassidy | Actor, Music Department, Producer". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  8. ^ "Susan Landau Finch | Additional Crew, Producer, Casting Director". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  9. ^ "Susan Landau Finch | Additional Crew, Producer, Casting Director". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-07-12.

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