Elisabeth Leustig on AllMovie

Casting agent Elisabeth Leustig helped staff numerous major features of the '80s and '90s. Born in France, Leustig launched her career in Los Angeles, working with the city's Actors Theater. Before becoming a freelance agent, Leustig also worked for Zoetrop Studios and the Casting Company. Films on which she has worked include Dances with Wolves (1990), The Body Guard (1992), Rapa Nui (1994), and Kansas City (1996). In December 1995, Leustig was on location in Moscow, Russia, to provide casting for The Saint (released in 1997) when she was involved in a fatal car accident.