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Sharon Bialy Biography

Birth Name:Sharon Bialy

Profession Casting director, Casting department, Producer

Fast Facts

  • The Casting Society of America nominated her for four Artios Awards in 1993
  • Was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Casting for "The Firm" along with Sara Kay, Jenny Lewis and Sherry Thomas in 2013
  • Was nominated for an Artios Award every year for four straight years starting in 2010
  • Has worked at such theaters as La Jolla Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, Old Globe Theater, Berkeley Rep, Guthrie Theatre, Hartford Stage, Arizona Theatre, New Mexico Rep and Actors Theatre of Louisville
  • Best known for her casting work on "Breaking Bad," "The Walking Dead" and "Point Break․"
  • Was given special thanks in the credits of "The Hammer," "Karma Café" and "Smoke Signals․"
  • Wrote the book "How to Audition on Camera," which was published in 2012

Awards

  • 1993Artios Award-Best Casting for TV Miniseries: nominated
  • 1993Artios Award-Best Casting for TV, Pilot: nominated
  • 1993Artios Award-Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic: nominated
  • 1993Artios Award-Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week: nominated
  • 1994Artios Award-Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic: nominated
  • 1996Artios Award-Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama: nominated
  • 2002Artios Award-Best Casting for TV, Comedy Pilot: nominated
  • 2006Artios Award-Best Dramatic Pilot Casting: nominated
  • 2010Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2011Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot - Drama: nominated
  • 2012Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2013Canadian Screen Award-Best Achievement in Casting: nominated
  • 2013Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Movie/Mini Series: nominated
  • 2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2015Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot - Drama: nominated
  • 2015Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Drama: winner
  • 2016Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot - Drama: nominated
  • 2016Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot - Drama: nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2018Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot and First Season - Drama: nominated
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2019Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2019Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot - Comedy: nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2020Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot and First Season - Comedy: nominated
  • 2020Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Comedy: nominated
  • 2020Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2020Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Limited Series: nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2021Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Comedy: nominated
  • 2021Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2022Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot and First Season - Drama: nominated
  • 2022Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2022Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2023Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot and First Season - Comedy: nominated
  • 2023Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Comedy: nominated
  • 2023Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2023Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Low Budget Feature - Comedy or Drama: nominated
  • 2024Astra TV Award-Best Casting in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2024Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Comedy: nominated
  • 2024Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2024Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2025Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot and First Season - Comedy: nominated
  • 2025Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Comedy: nominated
  • 2025Artios Award-Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot and First Season - Drama: nominated