Vanessa 'Nessa' Hyams (November 15, 1941 — January 9, 2026) was an American director and casting director, best known for The Exorcist (1973), Blazing Saddles (1974), and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–77).
The Exorcist
Movie • 1973
Blazing Saddles
Movie • 1974
Chillers
Series • 1990
Magnum Force
Mame
McQ
With Honors
Movie • 1994
What's Up, Doc?
Movie • 1972
Night Moves
Movie • 1975
The Saint of Fort Washington
Movie • 1993
Freebie and the Bean
The Terminal Man
Cleopatra Jones
Blume in Love
Casting By
Movie • 2012