Bonnie Timmermann (born Bonnie J. Golub, December 1947) is an American casting director and producer for film, television and theatre, perhaps best known for her work on the TV series Miami Vice and for her ongoing collaboration with the show's creator, Michael Mann.
Early life and career
Timmermann was born Bonnie J. Golub in Manhattan, New York City, one of three children born to Joseph Golub and Bertha Teruer. Raised near Rockaway Beach, Queens, Golub left home at age 16 and—much to her subsequent regret—never did finish high school.
In the 1970s, she worked at the William Morris Agency and Helen Harvey Associates before opening her own agency, Bonnie Golub Associates, in 1974. It was roughly 3 years later that Golub acquired, via marriage, the surname by which she has since come to be universally known. The marriage itself, however, proved short-lived, and in 1983 Timmermann met—and promptly married—her current husband and occasion collaborator, John A. Connor, one of whose two writing credits is on a Timmermann-cast TV episode of Miami Vice.
On March 17, 1992, Timmermann made her Broadway producing debut with Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden; she later served as co-producer on Roman Polanski's screen adaptation.
On September 8, 2022, Bonnie, Simon Wallon's documentary on Timmermann's life and career, received its world premiere at the Venice Biennale.
Partial filmography
Uncommon Women and Others, 1978
The House of Mirth, 1981
Fast Times at Ridgemont High, 1982
Trading Places, 1983
Easy Money, 1983
The Keep, 1983 (Casting [USA]) C.H.U.D., 1984 Amadeus, 1984 (Casting [Additional]) Miami Vice (89 episodes), 1985–1989 Band of the Hand, 1986 Crime Story (pilot), 1986 Manhunter, 1986 Tough Guys Don't Dance, 1987 (New York casting) Gardens of Stone, 1987 (East Coast casting) Dirty Dancing, 1987 Beverly Hills Cop II, 1987 Light of Day, 1987 Ironweed, 1987 Frantic, 1988 (Casting [USA]) Midnight Run, 1988 Miles from Home, 1988 Stealing Home, 1988 Tequila Sunrise, 1988 Bull Durham, 1988 The Salute of the Jugger, 1989 (Casting [USA]) Revenge, 1989 Johnny Handsome Awakenings, 1990 State of Grace, 1990 Mobsters, 1991 The Hard Way, 1991 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, 1992 (The Filmmakers would like to thank) Medicine Man, 1992 Bitter Moon, 1992 (Casting [USA]) The Last of the Mohicans Glengarry Glen Ross, 1992 Dave, 1993 Carlito's Way, 1993 Point of No Return, 1993 The Music of Chance, 1993 I Love Trouble, 1994 Quiz Show, 1994 Romeo is Bleeding, 1994 Heat, 1995 Death and the Maiden, 1995 (co-producer) Eraser, 1996 City of Industry, 1996 (Consultant) Father's Day, 1997 A Further Gesture, 1997 (Co-producer, casting [US]) In the Gloaming, 1997 (Co-producer, casting ) Six Days Seven Nights, 1998 Armageddon, 1998 The Insider, 1999 Coyote Ugly, 2000 Blue Moon, 2000 Once in the Life , 2000 Chinese Coffee, 2001 Spy Game, 2001 Pearl Harbor, 2001 An American Rhapsody, 2001 (Producer) Black Hawk Down, 2002 The Guys (Executive Producer) Wonderful Days (Special Thanks to) Shade Man on Fire, 2004 Cuba Libre, 2004 Slow Burn, 2005 Bug, 2006 Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, 2006 Deception, 2008 The Broken, 2009 (Casting Director [US]) Public Enemies, 2009 The Conspirator, 2010 (Casting Consultant) Small Apartments, 2013 I Origins, 2014 (Executive Producer) Blackhat, 2015 Ballerina, 2016 Holy Lands, 2017 Remember Me, 2019 (Casting Director) I Know This Much Is True (Season 1), 2019–2020 (Casting)
Personal life
Timmermann's brother Michael Golub is a sound recordist and mixer in television and film.
Notes
References
Further reading
Geller, Lynn (March 14, 1986). "She Helps Clients Book Very 'Vice' Spots; Bonnie Timmermann gives 'Miami Vice' leads competition by booking eccentric guest stars; Miami Vice' Guest List Features Famous Names". The Tampa Tribune. pp. 1D, 4D. (This is, perhaps, a slightly revised—and/or re-illustrated—version of Geller's "Looking for Mr. Guest Spot", published in the 2/10/86 issue of US.) Morgan, Spencer (November 14, 2007). "Sozzled Actor Mickey Rourke—That Punk!". The New York Observer. Smith Liz (April 17, 2009). "A True Tale of Luck, Talent and Ambition". The Stuart News. p. 2. Brunner, Jeryl (January 28, 2018). "How Casting Director/Producer Bonnie Timmermann Nurtured The Careers Of Saoirse Ronan And Many More". Forbes.
External links
Bonnie Timmerman interview at Big Think
1947 births
Living people
People from Manhattan
People from Rockaway, Queens
Film producers from New York (state) American casting directors Women casting directors Businesspeople from New York City American talent agents