Sammi Mendenhall

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Sammi Mendenhall (born August 1, 1968 in Columbus, Ohio), is a Casting Director, Writer, and Producer.

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In 1994, for her work with The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust, she won praise for the critically acclaimed Holocaust educational documentary, Prejudice and Hate-Georgians Remember the Holocaust.^[1] For her creative work as a writer / producer in broadcasting, she's been twice-nominated for an Emmy award in the Southeast (WSB-TV) and Pacific Northwest (KING-TV) markets.

Sammi has also cast films such as: Johnson Family Vacation, and 44 Minutes-The North Hollywood Shootout, and has cast some of reality television's most popular shows such as TLC's Clean Sweep, CBS's The Amazing Race, MTV's Engaged & Underage, and Comedy Central's Distraction. In addition to having a docu-reality show in development with Edmonds Entertainment, her body of work also includes an industrial documentary for the international company MEDS Global Healthcare, Destination Thailand-Giving Women A Choice, and has just signed a book deal.