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Tannis Vallely is an American casting director and former child actress. She appeared in One Woman or Two, Head of the Class and 3-2-1 Contact, and worked on X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Total Recall.
Tannis Vallely is a casting director and actress who has worked on shows like Ghosts, Murderville and Head of the Class. She was born in New York City in 1975 and married Jeremy Kromberg in 2004.
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Jan 30, 2023 · Janice Lazarotto (Tannis Vallely) was high-strung and overly inquisitive, likely because she was part of a high school's gifted program at the age of 10.
Jan 8, 2012 · Then: Tannis Vallely played Janice Lazarotto, a 12-year-old prodigy who was able to outshine her older genius classmates in the sitcom 'Head of the Class.' Previous to that, Vallely appeared on the PBS show '3-2-1 Contact.' Now: Vallely proved she was pretty smart in real life too by attending Stanford.
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Yes, I was always drawn to people and what makes them tick — their emotions and motivations and all that — so psychology was a really natural fit for me. After graduating, I found myself back in LA and decided I would try something else in the industry. I was actually planning to write at first. My dad had made his way from standup to writing, and ...
I went into working with him not really even knowing what the job was, but my mom had pointed out that casting is the bridge between TV writers and actors. Since my dad’s a writer, my mom’s an actor, and they’re divorced, I’ve basically been doing this my whole life! [Laughs] When I realized that casting was my passion and what I wanted to do, thou...
The deciding factor was the audience, the energy and feedback that the crowd gave. It’s a crucial component because comedy can’t exist in a vacuum — it’s a relationship between the performer and the audience. So, that lesson mixed with the rest of my life experience allows me to be the actor’s audience member, scene partner, and director all at onc...
They really are. And then when the pandemic hit in March, everything was up in the air. But we found out in June that Utkarsh [Ambudkar] was interested, and we ended up doing a virtual chemistry read between him and Rose [McIver], our leads. I had to do a crash course on Zoom to prepare for it, which was basically a week of me making my dad, my dau...
Right, and then the cast went off to shoot the pilot. The original BBC version on whichGhosts is based features a fantastic troupe of actors who developed the show for themselves. They all have such beautiful chemistry because they’d previously performed together. But for our series that Joe Port and Joe Wiseman created, we were assembling an ensem...
Learn about Tannis Vallely's journey from acting in Head of the Class to casting hit shows like Ghosts and Murderville. Find out how she navigated the pandemic and comedy challenges to find the perfect ensemble cast.
Tannis Vallely is a casting director and actress, born in New York City in 1975. She has worked on shows like Ghosts, Murderville and Head of the Class, and is married to Jeremy Kromberg.
Apr 28, 2023 · Rebecca Wisocky, who plays Hetty Woodstone on CBS' Ghosts, shares her casting story and how the show impacted her career. She praises the casting director Tannis Vallely and the ensemble of the comedy series.
