Robi Reed
Biography
Robi Reed (born Robin Lynn Reed) is an American casting director and producer. She has over 50 films and television shows to her credit, including The Best Man, Soul Food, For Colored Girls, Love Jones, Set It Off, In Living Color and Girlfriends. She began her career working with the writer-director Spike Lee. His 1988 release, School Daze, was her first film as a casting director. She went on to cast Lee's Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Crooklyn, Clockers and Jungle Fever.
Reed is currently the vice president of talent and casting for original programming at Black Entertainment Television (BET), where she oversees talent and casting for scripted and non-scripted shows.
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Known For
TV
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
2025
TV
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
Self
2022
Film
Harlem Nights
Woman Employee (as Robin Lynn Reed)
1989
Film
Poetic Justice
Woman on Couch
1993
Film
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Self
1989
Film
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Self
2005
Film
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Self
2022
Filmography
2025TVNumber One on the Call Sheetas Self2022FilmSoul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Risingas Self2022TVPhat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedyas Self2005FilmBy Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'as Self1993FilmPoetic Justiceas Woman on Couch1989FilmHarlem Nightsas Woman Employee (as Robin Lynn Reed)1989FilmMaking 'Do the Right Thing'as Self