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Risa Bramon Garcia
Highest Rated: 95% Speed (1994)
Lowest Rated: 4% Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
Birthday: Not Available
Birthplace: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Known for having a keen eye for new talent as a notable Hollywood casting director, Risa Bramon Garcia made her feature directing debut with the 1999 comedy "200 Cigarettes." Previously, Bramon Garcia (along with casting partner Billy Hopkins) landed Madonna her breakthrough film role in 1985's "Desperately Seeking Susan." The duo were also responsible for getting Macaulay Culkin a substantial part in "Uncle Buck" (1989) and cast Sandra Bullock in her star-making turn in "Speed" (1994). Bramon Garcia worked extensively with Oliver Stone in casting several of his films, a professional relationship that resulted in her serving as associate producer as well as casting director for "Heaven & Earth" (1993) and the following year's "Natural Born Killers." On television, Bramon Garcia was responsible for the casting of the Connors in the popular ABC sitcom "Roseanne" (1988-1997), as well as several other series and specials. Additionally, she was the co-producer of the short-lived NBC comedy "Grand," and directed "A Deadly Secret: The Robert Bierer Story," an 1993 entry in the HBO series of specials "Lifestories: Families in Crisis" that featured Wil Wheaton.
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dotting the I | Producer | - | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Coming of Age | Producer | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | 81% | Hello, My Name Is Frank | Casting | - | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | 27% | The Con Artist |
Director, Executive Producer |
- | 2010 |
| 57% | 52% | Like Mike | Casting | $51.4M | 2002 |
| 21% | 27% | Joe Somebody | Casting | $22.8M | 2001 |
| 15% | 76% | Sweet November | Casting | $25.2M | 2001 |
| 30% | 59% | 200 Cigarettes | Director | $6.9M | 1999 |
| 62% | 89% | SLC Punk | Casting | $299.2K | 1999 |
| 61% | 68% | Clay Pigeons | Casting | $1.8M | 1998 |
| 62% | 55% | Paulie | Casting | $27.0M | 1998 |
| 34% | 34% | Hard Rain | Casting | $19.9M | 1998 |
| 4% | 16% | Speed 2: Cruise Control | Casting | $48.1M | 1997 |
| 36% | 51% | Inventing the Abbotts | Casting | $5.9M | 1997 |
| 46% | 39% | The Peacemaker | Casting | $41.3M | 1997 |
| 88% | 69% | Flirting With Disaster | Casting | $14.8M | 1996 |
| 63% | 58% | Twister | Casting | $241.7M | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 44% | Men of War | Casting | - | 1995 |
| 49% | 78% | Dead Presidents | Casting | $24.1M | 1995 |
| 51% | 81% | Natural Born Killers | Casting | - | 1994 |
| 95% | 76% | Speed | Casting | $121.2M | 1994 |
| 76% | 85% | Benny & Joon | Casting | $23.1M | 1993 |
| 93% | 93% | True Romance | Casting | - | 1993 |
| 86% | 89% | The Joy Luck Club | Casting | $32.8M | 1993 |
| 49% | 46% | The Vanishing | Casting | $13.4M | 1993 |
| 80% | 80% | Sneakers | Casting | $50.6M | 1992 |
| 84% | 88% | JFK | Casting | - | 1991 |
| 14% | 36% | One Good Cop | Casting | $11.3M | 1991 |
| 75% | 36% | Blue Steel | Casting | $7.7M | 1990 |
| 72% | 84% | Jacob's Ladder | Casting | $24.8M | 1990 |
| 35% | 55% | Mr. Destiny | Casting | $15.4M | 1990 |
| 84% | 76% | Born on the Fourth of July | Casting | $68.8M | 1989 |
| 70% | 86% | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Casting | $70.0M | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | 42% | Stars and Bars | Casting | $14.9K | 1988 |
| 82% | 81% | Angel Heart | Casting | $14.4M | 1987 |
| 56% | 35% | Making Mr. Right | Casting | $444.8K | 1987 |
| 74% | 72% | Fatal Attraction | Casting | $154.0M | 1987 |
| 79% | 81% | Wall Street | Casting | $41.3M | 1987 |
| 91% | 69% | Something Wild | Casting | $6.4M | 1986 |
| 86% | 79% | At Close Range | Casting | $560.7K | 1986 |
| 84% | 62% | Desperately Seeking Susan | Casting | $24.4M | 1985 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50% | 73% | The Twilight Zone | Director | 2003 |