Allison Jones (born 1955) is an American casting director who is credited for helping to bring together realistic ensemble casts for television shows such as Freaks and Geeks (for which she won an Emmy), Undeclared , The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , Brooklyn Nine-Nine , Curb Your Enthusiasm , United States of Tara , Parks and Recreation , Arrested Development (both of which she was also nominated for), and the US version of The Office .
She has also cast several successful films, including The 40-Year-Old Virgin , Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan , and Knocked Up . Allison Jones also gained casting credit for Brüno . She has worked as a casting director in the entertainment business since 1982, with her first credited work for the television show Family Ties and later in 1985 for "The Golden Girls ". In 2015, her work as a casting director included the comedy film Get Hard , the Yahoo! Screen show Other Space , and the Netflix series Master of None .
Casting director Crook County (pre-production) Queenpins (pre-production) Run (TV Series) (1 episode) (pre-production) Moxie (TV Movie) (filming) Thunder Force (filming) Avenue 5 (TV Series) (1 episode) (post-production) Eurovision (post-production) Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (post-production) Like a Boss (post-production) Palm Springs (post-production) Bombshell (post-production) Superintelligence (completed) Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) (41 episodes)The Good Place (TV Series) (43 episodes)Sunnyside (TV Series) (3 episodes) Wine Country Booksmart Missing Link What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series) (1 episode) Arrested Development (TV Series) (42 episodes) Black Monday (TV Series) (1 episode) A Simple Favour Mid90s Ibiza Life of the Party Love (TV Series) (24 episodes) A Futile and Stupid Gesture Eighth Grade Daddy's Home 2 (casting by) Daisy Winters Unicorn Store Lady Bird (casting by)The House Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie (casting by) Sing Kubo and the Two Strings Ghostbusters Veep (TV Series) (40 episodes) Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping The Boss (casting director: Los Angeles) Daddy's Home Awkward Sexy People Other Space (TV Series) (8 episodes) Get Hard Spy Welcome to Me Tammy Hello Ladies (TV Series) Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV Series) (1 episode)Beneath the Harvest Sky The Heat The Way Way Back This Is 40 The Campaign ParaNorman Best Friends Forever (TV Series) (6 episodes) The Dictator Casa de mi Padre Eastbound & Down (TV Series) (3 episodes) Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Fright Night Bridesmaids Paul Yogi Bear The Other Guys The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud Scott Pilgrim vs. the World She's Out of My League The Office (TV Series) (43 episodes) The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard Funny People Brüno Parks and Recreation (TV Series) (6 episodes)I Love You, Man United States of Tara (TV Series) (1 episode)Step Brothers Semi-Pro Superbad Hot Rod Knocked Up Unaccompanied Minors Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby The 40 Year-Old Virgin Sky High Testing Bob (TV Movie) Life as We Know It (TV Series) (2 episodes) Undeclared (TV Series) (17 episodes)Taken (TV Mini-Series) (7 episodes) Bram and Alice (TV Series) Stark Raving Mad Spin City (TV Series) (45 episodes) Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie (TV Movie) The Whole Shebang (as Alison Jones) Semper Fi (TV Movie) Freaks and Geeks (TV Series) (13 episodes) Battery Park (TV Series) The Apartment Complex (TV Movie) Roswell High (TV Series) (1 episode) Everything's Relative (TV Series) 1973 (TV Movie) Deep Impact LateLine (TV Series) The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) (1 episode) Beverly Hills Family Robinson (TV Movie) Mixed Nuts (TV Movie) Encino Woman (TV Movie) The Single Guy (TV Series) (1 episode) The Barefoot Executive (TV Movie) Freaky Friday (TV Movie) The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (TV Movie) The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (TV Series) (4 episodes) The Shaggy Dog (TV Movie) A Pig's Tale (Video) Boy Meets World (TV Series) (1 episode) Flying Blind (TV Series) (21 episodes) The Torkelsons (TV Series) (3 episodes) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) (49 episodes)Big Deals (TV Movie) Davis Rules (TV Series) (13 episodes) Dear John USA (TV Series) (1 episode) Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon (TV Movie) Family Ties (TV Series) (30 episodes) Peter Gunn (TV Movie) Day by Day (TV Series) (18 episodes) 14 Going on 30 (TV Movie) The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) (1 episode) Hard Rock Zombies