Jan Russ is an Australian casting director, producer and actress of theatre and has briefly appeared in television guest roles. She is best known as the casting agent for various program's for Grundy Television/Fremantle Media, and is notable for launching the career's of many artists that became international stars.[1]
Russ served as casting director on the TV soap opera Neighbours from the show's inception in 1984 (it went to broadcast the following year) to her departure in 2009 and previously served as the casting agent for serial Prisoner for 18 months until the show's cancellation.
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JanRuss is an Australian casting director, producer and actress of theatre and has briefly appeared in television guest roles. She is best known as the...
studying and attending auditions, in April 2005 Neighbours casting director JanRuss cast her as Rachel Kinski. Her first episode was aired on 18 August. Stasey...
Wellington, New Zealand, to Bruce William Hammington and casting director, JanRuss. He is of English descent, tracing his ancestry back to Berkshire, England...
She attended the audition dressed as the character and casting director JanRuss cast her in the role. Minogue was initially contracted for a week, but...
MacPherson. MacPherson secured the role after auditioning for casting director JanRuss, who suggested that the script producers write the part of Joel for him...
Russ Abbot and a Show of his Very Own: 2 Jan 81 2. Russ Abbot's Christmas Madhouse: 26 Dec 1981 3. Russ Abbot's Madhouse Annual: 7 Nov 1982 4. Russ Abbot's...
auditioned for Neighbours and impressed casting director JanRuss, but she was not cast. Russ contacted Blair six months later and asked her to audition...
her agent, she was on the phone to the Neighbours casting director, JanRuss. Russ asked to see Bonner straightaway for an audition for the part of Stephanie...
repeatedly contacted the serial's casting director JanRuss to ask for a meeting. Eventually Russ agreed to see her and when she learned how old Robbie...
game show The Price is Right, Charles was noticed by casting director JanRuss and invited to read for a part on Neighbours, and was offered the role...
Louise when she was two months old, following a call from casting director JanRuss for a baby to play the role of Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver) and Cheryl Stark's...
The Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award is an American award presented to a comic book artist whose first professional work appeared within the...
living room. It changed my life overnight." The show's casting director JanRuss recalled meeting Imbruglia in her audition, stating "she was a gorgeous...
1947) is an American film actress best known for playing the title role in Russ Meyer's 1968 film Vixen!. Gavin was born in Los Angeles, California, daughter...
Melbourne. Three weeks later, JanRuss, Neighbours' casting director, came to the school to hold auditions for the show. Russ said she was looking for a...
the creator and then-executive producer of Neighbours. Casting director JanRuss was tasked with casting the twelve characters; most of the cast were chosen...
was auditioned for the role in New Zealand by JanRuss. He and Michelle Ang (Lori Lee) impressed Russ and their roles were especially written into the...
was two months old. Her parents had answered a casting call put out by JanRuss for a baby to play the role of Tom Oliver (Lou Carpenter) and Caroline...
appearance as Lori on 20 November 2004. Neighbours' casting director, JanRuss, was looking at New Zealand actors, when Ang went for an audition. Ang...
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