Film & Television
Casting Director, 25 years. Executive Producer, 10.
Casting is not a list of names. It is knowing which human being will make an audience believe a story that never happened.
25+
Years casting for film and television
10
Years as an executive producer
4th
Generation of her family in Hollywood
Selected credits
Soul Men
Casting associate — Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac · 2008
Moesha
Casting coordinator — UPN series · 1996–2001
The Steve Harvey Show
Casting coordinator — The WB · 1996–2002
Just Jordan
Casting associate — Nickelodeon · 2007–2008
Resurrection Blvd.
Casting — Showtime series · 2000–2002
King of the Jungle
Casting associate producer · 2003
The Great Divide
Casting director · 2012
Sweet Honey Chile'
Casting director · 2013
No More Games
Casting director · 2012
The Dark Party
Casting · 2013
Relations
Casting director — TV movie · 2008
Proud American
Casting director · 2008
Joy Ride
Production department · 2001
Da Trap
Executive producer · 2016
I Need A Man
Executive producer · 2016
Tha Eastsidaz
Casting director · 2000
Love Chronicles
Cast Terrence Howard in an early leading role · 2003
In the pipeline
To Hell & Back
Produced by — pre-production · Upcoming
Anna Lucasta
Casting director — pre-production · Upcoming
Story of a Prophet
Directed by Bill Duke · Upcoming
Compton's War Hero
In development · Upcoming
Discoveries
The actors she saw first
LaTanya cast Terrence Howard in Love Chronicles before the industry knew his name, and gave Alexandra Shipp one of her earliest breaks. Her reputation is built on the room nobody else was watching — open calls, community theater, and the actor who almost did not audition.
Go2 Studios West
Production services
As CEO of Go2 Studios West — founded out of Pinewood Atlanta and now based in Southern California — LaTanya provides casting, executive producing, production consulting, and talent development for independent features, television, and branded content.
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