Marcia Ross

Marcia S. Ross (born July 27, 1955) is an American casting director and film producer. She is best known for casting such films as Clueless, 10 Things I Hate About You, and The Princess Diaries. Her production credits include the documentaries Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life and Nasrin.

Early life and education Marcia Ross was born in Mount Vernon, New York, the daughter of Joan (née Flug) and Richard Ross (1927–2012); her father was a New York State Assemblyman for the 88th District. She attended Northwestern University (1973–1975) as a theatre major and has a B.A. from Antioch University Los Angeles (class of 2016).

Career Early career Ross' first professional job was as an apprentice in summer stock theatre at the Westchester Playhouse in Yonkers, New York, followed by touring with a children's theatre company working as an assistant stage manager for producers Barry and Fran Weissler in 1976. She worked at Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City in 1976 and the Monty Silver Talent Agency in 1977. Her first casting job was at CBS Television in New York City in 1979. She then relocated to Los Angeles to work with casting director, Judith Holstra - starting as her assistant, then associate, and partner in Holstra / Ross Casting between 1980 and 1988.

As casting director Ross worked as an independent casting director (Marcia Ross Casting) and for five years as SVP for Casting and Talent Development at Warner Brothers Television between 1988 and 1993. Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries, Rachel McAdams in The Hot Chick, Paul Rudd and Brittany Murphy in Clueless, Chris Pine in The Princess Diaries 2, Megan Fox in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, and Jennifer Garner in Mr. Magoo. The Lookout, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Oblivion. It was broadcast as part of the American Masters series on PBS and received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.

In 2020, Ross and Kaufman co-produced Nasrin, which follows the life and work of the Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, up until the time of her second arrest and imprisonment in 2018. The film was nominated for Best Political Documentary at the 6th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards.

Personal life She is married to documentary filmmaker and business partner, Jeff Kaufman. She has one daughter, Alice, and two step-children, Anna and Daniel.

LBJ: The Early Years 1990 Murder in Mississippi 1992 Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story 1993 Mini-Series Casting Sinatra 1999

10 Things I Hate About You 2002 The Princess Diaries 2005 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 2007 Feature Film Casting – Drama The Lookout 2008

Enchanted 2012 The Muppets For producing