Kimberly Hardin is an African-American casting director and film producer. She is known for her casting of films, such as

Hustle & Flow ''Hustle & Flow'' is a 2005 American drama film written and directed by Craig Brewer and produced by John Singleton and Stephanie Allain. It stars Terrence Howard as a Memphis hustler and pimp who faces his aspiration to become a rapper. It als ...

, Cadillac Records, Bloodline,

Think Like a Man ''Think Like a Man'' is a 2012 American romantic comedy film directed by Tim Story, written by Keith Merryman and David A. Newman, and produced by Will Packer. It was based on Steve Harvey's 2009 book ''Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man''. The fil ...

, and One Night in Miami.... She has also worked with several directors and producers, including

John Singleton John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 April 28, 2019) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and directing ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for B ...

Regina King Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, ''Time'' magazine named her one ...

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, Tim Story,

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, Craig Brewer, Lena Waithe, Bruna Papandrea, and Graham King.

Career

Kimberly started her career with an internship in the office of

Jane Jenkins Jane Jenkins (born June 5, 1943) is an American casting director best known for her feature film work on ''Jurassic Park'', ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', A Few Good Men'', ''Apollo 13'', ''The Princess Bride'', ''Ghost'', an ...

and Janet Hirshenson. She got a job with Jaki Brown, who was casting a Sprite commercial. In 2017, she was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures. Soon, she was interviewed for the first Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. In 2021, she was awarded the

Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award The Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award is presented to the ensemble cast, director and casting director of a film by the Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It is named after dire ...

and the Casting Society of America award for her work on One Night in Miami.

Credits

Casting director

* ''Little Monsters'' (2019) * ''If Not Now, When?'' (2019) * ''

Blindspotting ''Blindspotting'' is a 2018 American comedy-drama film written by, produced by and starring Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal. Carlos López Estrada directs while Janina Gavankar, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Ethan Embry, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Utkarsh Am ...

'' (2018) * ''Traffik'' (2018) * ''

Love Jacked ''Love Jacked'' is a Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by Alfons Adetuyi and released in 2018. The film was shot primarily in Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario, with some location shooting in Cape Town, South Africa. Plot The film stars ...

'' (2018) * ''Rebel'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2017) * '' Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland'' (2017) * ''

'' (2012) * '' Madea Goes to Jail'' (2009) * ''

Not Easily Broken ''Not Easily Broken'' is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Bill Duke. The film is written by Brian Bird based on T. D. Jakes' 2006 novel of the same name. Stars Taraji P. Henson and Morris Chestnut. Plot Dave and Clarice Jo ...

'' (2009) * '' Cadillac Records'' (2008) * '' First Sunday'' (2008) * ''This Christmas'' (2007) *''

'' (2005) * ''Four Brothers'' (2005) * ''Black Snake Moan'' (2006) *''

Biker Boyz ''Biker Boyz'' is a 2003 American sports action drama film, directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood and written by Bythewood and Craig Fernandez, based on the 2000 ''New Times LA'' article of the same name by Michael Gougis. The film is about a group of ...

'' (2003) *''

2 Fast 2 Furious ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' is a 2003 action film directed by John Singleton from a screenplay by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, from a story by Brandt, Haas, and Gary Scott Thompson. It is the sequel to ''The Fast and the Furious'' (2001), and is t ...

'' (2003)

Producer

* ''Uncensored'' (2019 – 2020) * '' The Perfect Match'' (2016) * ''Bachelors'' (2015) * '' Brotherly Love'' (2015)

Accolades

References

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