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Nessa Hyams

Director, Producer, Additional Credits
Born November 15, 1941Died January 9, 2026 (84 years)
Vanessa 'Nessa' Hyams (November 15, 1941 — January 9, 2026) was an American director and casting director, best known for The Exorcist (1973), Blazing Saddles (1974), and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–77).

Known For

  • Blazing Saddles
  • Magnum Force
  • What's Up, Doc?
  • Night Moves
  • Mame
  • The Saint of Fort Washington
  • The Terminal Man
  • McQ
  • Cleopatra Jones
  • Freebie and the Bean
  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
  • Blume in Love
  • Cagney & Lacey
  • Leader of the Band
  • Chillers

Filmography

1990
Chillers (TV Series)
1987
Leader of the Band
1981
Cagney & Lacey (TV Series)
1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series)

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