Moonyeenn Lee, the acclaimed South African agent and casting director who cast films such as the foreign-language Oscar winner “Tsotsi” and Oscar-nominated “Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom,” died in Johannesburg on Saturday due to coronavirus-related complications.
She was 76.Lee’s company, Moonyeenn Lee & Associates, announced the news in a statement on its Facebook page on Sunday.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the death of the legendary South African agent and casting director, Moonyeenn Lee,” reads the statement.“Moonyeenn’s passion for South African stories and local talent was well known.
Over the years, she would travel around the world introducing producers and directors to South African actors.
She would always do everything in her power to convince them to rather cast local actors over foreign actors.
Her dedication eventually paid off as many international productions trusted her to cast locally.”It continued: “Moonyeenn helped shape the lives of many actors,
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