Cathy Sandrich Gelfond is an independent casting director who has cast over 150 feature films and television shows including The Fugitive, United 93, The Good Shepherd, The Proposal, The Adjustment Bureau, Bad Moms, Hands of Stone, The Pitt, Love & Death, Mayor of Kingstown, Hocus Pocus 2 and A Million Little Things.
Cathy has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2000. During her time as a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, she was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special for her work on The Normal Heart. She won an Emmy Award in 2025 for Outstanding Casting in a Drama Series for The Pitt, which also won four other Emmys, including Outstanding Drama Series.
Cathy is a member of the Casting Society of America where she has been nominated for 19 Artios Awards for excellence in casting, and won for Smokin’ Aces. She is also a member of the Casting Directors union steering committee and serves on the Board of Councilors for the USC School of Dramatic Arts. She is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley.