Susie Figgis, who has died of cancer aged 77, was one of Britain’s most respected screen casting directors who set young actors such as Greta Scacchi, Cathy Tyson, Jodhi May and Emily Woof on the road to stardom.
Her inspired suggestions to film directors also included putting Ben Kingsley in the role of Gandhi (1982), helping to bring Richard Attenborough’s dream project to life, and having Terence Stamp as the devil driving a cream Rolls-Royce in The Company of Wolves (1984), Angela Carter’s fantasy horror story directed by Neil Jordan.
