Nessa Hyams

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Vanessa 'Nessa' Hyams (November 15, 1941 — January 9, 2026) was an American director and casting director, best known for The Exorcist (1973), Blazing Saddles (1974), and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–77).

Filmography

• Casting By (2012)
• With Honors (1994)
• The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
• Leader of the Band (1987)
• Night Moves (1975)
• Freebie and the Bean (1974)
• The Terminal Man (1974)
• Mame (1974)
• Blazing Saddles (1974)
• McQ (1974)
• The Exorcist (1973)
• Magnum Force (1973)
• Cleopatra Jones (1973)
• Blume in Love (1973)
• What's Up, Doc? (1972)