Robi Reed

Robi Reed

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Mount Vernon, New York, USA

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.

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Filmography

2025Number One on the Call Sheetas Selftv2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Risingas Selfmovie2022Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedyas Selftv2010For Colored Girlsas Castingmovie2007Somebody Help Meas Castingmovie2006Crossoveras Castingmovie2006Waist Deepas Castingmovie2005Their Eyes Were Watching Godas Castingmovie2005By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'as Selfmovie2004The Seat Filleras Co-Producermovie2003The Fighting Temptationsas Castingmovie2002Antwone Fisheras Castingmovie2002Undercover Brotheras Castingmovie2001Two Can Play That Gameas Castingmovie2001Kingdom Comeas Castingmovie2001Fire & Iceas Castingmovie2000Brotheras Castingmovie2000Turn It Upas Castingmovie2000Freedom Songas Castingmovie2000Punksas Co-Producermovie1999The Best Manas Castingmovie1999Trippin'as Castingmovie1997Don King: Only in Americaas Castingmovie1997Soul Foodas Castingmovie1997Good Newsas Producertv1997Love Jonesas Castingmovie1996Set It Offas Castingmovie1995Clockersas Castingmovie1995The Tuskegee Airmenas Castingmovie1995Pantheras Castingmovie1995Tuesday Morning Rideas Casting Directormovie1994A Low Down Dirty Shameas Castingmovie1994Crooklynas Castingmovie1994House Party 3as Castingmovie1993Poetic Justiceas Woman on Couchmovie1992Malcolm Xas Castingmovie1991Jungle Feveras Castingmovie1990Heat Waveas Castingmovie1990Mo' Better Bluesas Casting Directormovie1989Harlem Nightsas Woman Employee (as Robin Lynn Reed)movie1989Making 'Do the Right Thing'as Selfmovie1989Do the Right Thingas Castingmovie1988I'm Gonna Git You Suckaas Castingmovie1988School Dazeas Castingmovie