Robi is one of the top casting directors in the film and TV industry, placing actors and actresses in roles for over three decades. She is the first African-American to be nominated for, and also win, an Emmy Award in the Casting category.
Reed was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., but raised in Los Angeles, Calif. As a young girl, she befriended Tracey Davis, whose famous father was the late Sammy Davis, Jr. This early exposure to the elite world of entertainment turned into a hobby and a career pursuit, with Reed learning all she could about the inner workings of the film and TV biz.
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