Johanna Ray is an American

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and film producer, sometimes credited as "Joanna Ray". She has been nominated for five Artios Awards, and won once in 1990. She has worked with

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Personal life

Born as Johanna Bennett, she met the late

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in 1959 in the UK, but her father, a general in the British army, initially refused permission for her to travel with Ray to the States.Daily Mirror, page 1, Tuesday November 17th 1959 They were married from 1960 to 1967, when the marriage ended in divorce. They had two children, Paul and

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(an actor best known for

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Credits

Casting director

* '' Hell Night'' (1981) * '' Time Walker'' (1982) * '' Frightmare'' (1983) * '' Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn'' (1983) * '' Firestarter'' (1984) * '' Conan the Destroyer'' (1984) * '' Fear City'' (1984) * '' Dreamscape'' (1984) * '' Ghoulies'' (1985) * '' Creature'' (1985) * ''

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'' (1985–1986) * '' Blue Velvet'' (1986) * '' Into the Homeland'' (1987) * '' The Cowboy and the Frenchman'' (1988) * '' Satisfaction'' (1988) * '' The Blob'' (1988) * '' Call from Space'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1990) * '' Wild at Heart'' (1990) * ''

'' (1990–1991) * '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992) * '' Showgirls'' (1995) * '' Mulholland Drive'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2006) * '' Twin Peaks: The Return'' (2017)

Producer

* '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992) * '' Gospel According to Harry'' (1994) * '' Dead Connection'' (1994) * '' Twin Peaks: The Return'' (2017)

Awards and nominations

Artios awards: *Nominated, 1987, Best Casting Feature for Film, Drama for: '' Blue Velvet'' (shared with Pat Golden) *Nominated, 1988, Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama for: '' Gaby: A True Story'' *Won, 1990, Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic for: ''

'' *Nominated, 1991, Best Casting for TV, '' Beverly Hills, 90210: Class of Beverly Hills'' (pilot episode) *Nominated, 2002, Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama for: '' Mulholland Drive''

References

External links

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Johanna Ray: Overview

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