Joanna Colbert began her career in collaboration with Juliet Taylor in New York City where she worked on a number of Woody Allen films. In 1994, in collaboration with Taylor, Colbert discovered Kirsten Dunst for her role in Interview with a Vampire after conducting a nationwide search. Colbert then went on to Universal Pictures and soon became Senior VP of Casting. In 2001 she formed Joanna Colbert Casting. In all, Colbert has been involved in casting more than 50 films including The Good Girl, No Strings Attached, Hollywoodland, The Wackness, Cedar Rapids, Must Love Dogs, and the Step-Up franchise. She has served as producer or co- producer on many projects including the documentary Casting By on casting directors (currently airing on HBO) which has received glowing reviews in the NY Times and LA Times; Wonderful World, starring Matthew Broderick; Everything Must Go, starring Will Ferrell; and now The Lord of Vinyl. Colbert is a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, as well as the California Institute of the Arts dance program and the Williamstown Theater Festival.