Mary Jo Slater

Mary Jo Slater (born Mary Jo Lauden; April 19, 1946) is an American casting director and producer for film, television and theatre. She has over 100 movie credits to her name. Slater was born in New York, New York, US. She was a production assistant for Mark Twain Tonight! and had her first casting role for the 1977 Broadway revival of Hair. She went on to cast five more theatre productions before moving into film and television. She was married ... more

Mary Jo Slater (born Mary Jo Lauden; April 19, 1946) is an American casting director and producer for film, television and theatre. She has over 100 movie credits to her name. Slater was born in New York, New York, US. She was a production assistant for Mark Twain Tonight! and had her first casting role for the 1977 Broadway revival of Hair. She went on to cast five more theatre productions before moving into film and television. She was married to actor Michael Hawkins and is the mother of actor Christian Slater. She is also the mother of actor Ryan Slater by her 2nd husband, attorney William Henry Taron. less