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Robi Reed

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Biography

Robi Reed (born Robin Lynn Reed) is an American casting director and producer. She has over 50 films and television shows to her credit, including The Best Man, Soul Food, For Colored Girls, Love Jones, Set It Off, In Living Color and Girlfriends. She began her career working with the writer-director Spike Lee. His 1988 release, School Daze, was her first film as a casting director. She went on to cast Lee's Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Crooklyn, Clockers and Jungle Fever.

Reed is currently the vice president of talent and casting for original programming at Black Entertainment Television (BET), where she oversees talent and casting for scripted and non-scripted shows.

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Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Number One on the Call Sheet TV Self
2022 Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising MOVIE Self
2022 Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy TV Self
2005 By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' MOVIE Self
1993 Poetic Justice MOVIE Woman on Couch
1989 Harlem Nights MOVIE Woman Employee (as Robin Lynn Reed)
1989 Making 'Do the Right Thing' MOVIE Self

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