Susie Figgis, ‘Harry Potter’ Casting Director, Dies at 77

Susie Figgis, a British casting director whose career spanned major films from “Gandhi” to “Harry Potter,” has died at age 77.

Her longtime agent Paul Lyon-Maris of Independent Talent Group confirmed her death, telling Deadline she “died peacefully” on Dec. 12 with her husband and daughter present.

Figgis was an influential casting director working in the U.K. from the early 1980s through the 2010s. In addition to “Gandhi” and “Harry Potter,” her career included landmark films such as “The Killing Fields,” “The Mission,” “Mona Lisa,” “The Crying Game,” “The Full Monty,” “Interview With the Vampire” and “Bohemian Rhapsody,” as well as major franchises including “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Fast X.”