Joanne Lesley Gilbert (7 June 1955 – 15 September 2018) was an English film producer and

casting director In the performing arts industry such as theatre, film, or television, casting, or a casting call, is a pre-production process for selecting a certain type of actor, dancer, singer, or extra (acting), extra for a particular role or part in a scr ...

based in

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, near

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, Northern Ireland, and ran Real Holywood Productions.

Career

Producing

At the time of her death, Jo Gilbert was in pre-production with the movie ''The Ribbon'' with

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and starring

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,and was producing the 40-part documentary series ''

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'' for Great Productions. In their review of the series, the ''British Theatre Guide'' said "This film is as close as one can get to standing on the stage taking an ovation. This series is beautifully filmed and gets the balance exactly right between classy camera work, history, reminiscence and gossip." She produced the film ''

Closing the Ring ''Closing the Ring'' is a 2007 romantic drama film directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Mischa Barton, Stephen Amell, Neve Campbell, Pete Postlethwaite, and Brenda Fricker. It was the final fil ...

'', the last film directed by

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, which was shot in and around

and released in 2007. Her previous film credits as associate producer are ''

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'' (2002), directed by

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; '' Darkness Falls'' (1999) directed by

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; ''

The Brylcreem Boys ''The Brylcreem Boys'' is a 1998 romantic comedy film set in Ireland during the Second World War. The film, which stars Billy Campbell, Angus Macfadyen, Jean Butler and Gabriel Byrne, was directed and co written by Terence Ryan. The story is ...

'' (1998) directed and produced by

and ''

The Mystery of Edwin Drood ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'' is the final novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in 1870. Though the novel is named after the character Edwin Drood, it focuses more on Drood's uncle, John Jasper, a precentor, choirmaster and opium ...

'' (1993). She was also instrumental in originally creating the Paint Hall Film Studios in Belfast, now known as the Titanic Studios, in the

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Casting Director

As Casting Director, her credits included ''

The Jungle Book 2 ''The Jungle Book 2'' is a 2003 animated adventure film produced by the Australian office at DisneyToon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. The theatrical version of the film was released in France on Febr ...

'' (2003); '' The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo'' (1997) and '' The Harpist'' (1997). As a casting director working on the 1997 film ''

'' for the Producer/Director

, they were the first film to choose the

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as a location since the 1936 film ''

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'' starring

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. Ryan based his movie there and used various locations on the island to stand-in for Ireland. On 15 September 2018, she died of a brain tumour.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, Jo 1955 births 2018 deaths 20th-century English businesspeople 21st-century English businesspeople British casting directors English film producers People from Leicester Sinden family