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Robi Reed

Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Robi Reed (born Robin Lynn Reed) is an American casting director and producer. She has over 50 films and television shows to her credit, including The Best Man, Soul Food, For Colored Girls, Love Jones, Set It Off, In Living Color and Girlfriends. She began her career working with the writer-director Spike Lee. His 1988 release, School Daze, was her first film as a casting director. She went on to cast Lee's Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Crooklyn, Clockers and Jungle Fever.

Reed is currently the vice president of talent and casting for original programming at Black Entertainment Television (BET), where she oversees talent and casting for scripted and non-scripted shows.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Crossover
  • The Seat Filler
  • Ill Gotten Gains

Known For

  • Malcolm X
  • Do the Right Thing
  • The Best Man
  • Crooklyn
  • Jungle Fever
  • Antwone Fisher
  • Clockers
  • House Party 3
  • Soul Food
  • School Daze
  • Set It Off
  • Mo' Better Blues
  • Crossover
  • Kingdom Come
  • The Tuskegee Airmen
  • A Low Down Dirty Shame
  • Trippin'
  • Somebody Help Me
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God
  • Don King: Only in America
  • Punks
  • Heat Wave
  • Ill Gotten Gains
  • Divas

Robi Reed Filmography

1993
Poetic Justice · as Woman On Couch
1989
Harlem Nights · as Woman Employee (as Robin Lynn Reed)

2010
The Family Crews (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2009
2004
Never Die Alone · as Co-Producer
2002
Turnaround · as Co-Producer
2001
Commitments · as Co-Producer
2001
Fire & Ice · as Co-Producer
2001
MacArthur Park · as Executive Producer
1997
Ill Gotten Gains · as Associate Producer
1997
Good News (TV Series)

2025
Number One on the Call Sheet (TV Series) · as Self
2022
Phat Tuesdays (TV Series) · as Self
2022
2021
Soul of a Nation (TV Series) · as Self
2017
2014
Unsung Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
2012
2008
Unsung (TV Series) · as Self
2005
1990
Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self
1989

2010
For Colored Girls · as Casting
2007
Somebody Help Me · as Casting
2006
Crossover · as Casting
2006
Waist Deep · as Casting
2005
2004
2003
2002
Antwone Fisher · as Casting
2002
Undercover Brother · as Casting
2001
2001
Kingdom Come · as Casting
2000
Brother · as Casting
2000
Turn It Up · as Casting
2000
Freedom Song · as Casting
2000
Punks · as Casting
1999
The Best Man · as Casting
1999
Trippin' · as Casting
1997
1997
Soul Food · as Casting
1997
Love Jones · as Casting
1996
Set It Off · as Casting
1995
Clockers · as Casting
1995
The Tuskegee Airmen · as Casting
1995
Panther · as Casting
1994
1994
Crooklyn · as Casting
1994
House Party 3 · as Casting
1992
Malcolm X · as Casting
1991
Jungle Fever · as Casting
1990
Heat Wave · as Casting
1990
Mo' Better Blues · as Casting Director
1989
Do the Right Thing · as Casting
1988
1988
School Daze · as Casting

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