Cis Corman obit

Cis Corman, Barbra Streisand Collaborator and Veteran Casting Director, Dies at 93

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Cis Corman, distinguished casting director and president of Barbra Streisand‘s production companies, died in New York on Monday. She was 93.

Born in Brookline, Mass., Corman began her career as a casting director in 1974, selecting roles for films such as Martin Scorsese’s “Raging Bull,” Sergio Leone’s “Once Upon a Time in America,” Michael Cimino’s “The Deer Hunter” and Streisand’s “Yentl.”

She later became the president of Streisand’s Barwood Films and Barwood Television production companies, executive producing on countless projects including “Nuts,” “The Price of Tides,” “Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story,” “The Mirror Has Two Faces,” “Rescuers: Stories of Courage” and more.

Streisand considered Corman not only her best friend, but a surrogate mother, as Corman was 32 and Streisand only 16 when the two first met in an acting class.

“I treasured our lifelong friendship, her intelligence, her taste and her integrity. I loved Cis dearly and will miss her forever,” Streisand told Variety in a statement.

Many of Corman’s productions earned top film nods, and they went on to win several Emmys, Oscars and Golden Globes. Most prominently, “Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story” received three Emmys in 1995 for its stunning exposé on gender discrimination in the military. Streisand’s Barwood Television also earned several Peabody Awards under Corman’s leadership.

“We shared the conviction that a film has to serve some key social purpose,” Streisand said of Corman. “The issues addressed in our television projects included the significant and disregarded history of women in film, the importance of gun control legislation, gay adoption and one about non-Jewish rescuers who saved Jews during the Holocaust.”

Streisand also posted a remembrance of her longtime friend on Twitter.

Corman is survived by her sons, Jeffrey Corman and Richard Corman; and four grandchildren, William Corman, Kimberly, Lily and Olivia Lamboy.

Actress

Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif in Funny Girl (1968)

Funny Girl

7.4

Ziegfield Girl (uncredited)

1968

 

Producer

The Living Century (2001)

The Living Century

8.1

TV Series

executive producer

2001–2003

5 episodes

 

William Hurt and Julia Ormond in Varian's War: The Forgotten Hero (2001)

Varian's War: The Forgotten Hero

6.3

TV Movie

executive producer

2001

 

Brooke Shields and Cherry Jones in What Makes a Family (2001)

What Makes a Family

6.6

TV Movie

executive producer

2001

 

Frankie & Hazel (2000)

Frankie & Hazel

5.8

TV Movie

executive producer

2000

 

City at Peace

6.6

executive producer

1999

 

Peter Falk, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton, and Freddie Prinze Jr. in Vig (1998)

Vig

5.7

TV Movie

executive producer

1998

 

Daryl Hannah, Robin Tunney, Tim Matheson, and Michael Rapaport in Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families (1998)

Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families

6.0

TV Movie

executive producer

1998

 

Linda Hamilton, Alfred Molina, Dana Delany, and Martin Donovan in Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples (1998)

Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples

6.0

TV Movie

executive producer

1998

 

Mackenzie Astin and Laurie Metcalf in The Long Island Incident (1998)

The Long Island Incident

6.2

TV Movie

executive producer

1998

 

Sela Ward and Elizabeth Perkins in Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women (1997)

Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women

6.2

TV Movie

executive producer

1997

 

Jeff Bridges and Barbra Streisand in The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)

The Mirror Has Two Faces

6.6

executive producer

1996

 

Glenn Close and Judy Davis in Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995)

Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

7.0

TV Movie

executive producer

1995

 

Nick Nolte and Barbra Streisand in The Prince of Tides (1991)

The Prince of Tides

6.8

executive producer

1991

 

Richard Dreyfuss and Barbra Streisand in Nuts (1987)

Nuts

6.6

executive producer

1987

 

CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)

CBS Summer Playhouse

6.5

TV Series

executive producerproducer

1987

1 episode

 

Casting Director

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

The Last Temptation of Christ

7.5

Casting Director

1988

 

Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Once Upon a Time in America

8.3

Casting Director

1984

 

Yentl (1983)

Yentl

6.6

Casting Director

1983

 

Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy (1982)

The King of Comedy

7.8

Casting Director

1982

 

Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld, Bob Dishy, and Alan King in Author! Author! (1982)

Author! Author!

6.2

Casting Director

1982

 

Wolfen (1981)

Wolfen

6.3

Casting Director

1981

 

Sylvester Stallone in Nighthawks (1981)

Nighthawks

6.3

Casting Director (casting by)

1981

 

Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, and Kris Kristofferson in Heaven's Gate (1980)

Heaven's Gate

6.7

Casting Director

1980

 

Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)

Raging Bull

8.1

Casting Director

1980

 

Sophia Loren, James Coburn, and O.J. Simpson in Firepower (1979)

Firepower

5.1

Casting Director

1979

 

Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)

The Deer Hunter

8.1

Casting Director

1978

 

The Sentinel (1977)

The Sentinel

6.3

Casting Director

1977

 

Independence (1976)

Independence

6.3

Short

Casting Director

1976

 

James Caan in The Gambler (1974)

The Gambler

7.1

Casting Director

1974

 

Charles Bronson in Death Wish (1974)

Death Wish

6.9

Casting Director

1974

 

Barbra Streisand in Up the Sandbox (1972)

Up the Sandbox

5.7

Casting Director

1972

 

Art Department

Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)

Kojak

7.1

TV Series

artistic consultant

1975

1 episode

 

Casting Department

Voices (1979)

Voices

6.7

casting

1979

 

Caroll Spinney and Big Bird in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

8.3

TV Movie

casting: CTW (uncredited)

1978

 

Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

Eyes of Laura Mars

6.2

casting supervisor

1978

 

Seventh Avenue (1977)

Seventh Avenue

6.6

TV Mini Series

casting

1977

3 episodes

 

Bill Davis, Clark Gesner, Bryan Joseph, Joe Raposo, Norman Stiles, Jim Thurman, Tom Whedon, Christopher Cerf, Tom Dunsmuir, and Norton Wright in Out to Lunch (1974)

Out to Lunch

7.2

TV Movie

casting: CTW

1974

 

Additional Crew

Little Murders (1971)

Little Murders

6.9

assistant: producer

1971

 

Thanks

The Oscars (2021)

The Oscars

3.7

TV Special

in memoriam

2021

 

Melanie Mayron in Girlfriends (1978)

Girlfriends

7.2

special thanks to

1978

 

Self

James Lipton in Inside the Actors Studio (1994)

Inside the Actors Studio

8.6

TV Series

Self

2004

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

TCM Remembers 2020 (2020)

TCM Remembers 2020

9.6

TV Special

Self - Casting DirectorProducer (archive footage)

2020