Jackie Burch , an Emmy-nominated casting director of Die Hard , The Breakfast Club , Predator, Coming to America and scores of other films and TV series spanning 45 years, died Sunday in Atlanta of endometrial cancer. She was 74.

Her passing was announced by longtime friend and fellow casting director Gail Goldberg. “We are heartbroken and in shock at the prospect of living without our vibrant, charming, funny, special and incredibly loving mom,” Burch’s family said in a statement. “Her generous spirit touched so many lives – professionally and personally – and we are endlessly proud of the legacy she leaves behind.”

Along with serving as casting director on many hit movies, Burch also did local, location or additional casting work on such blockbuster films as Iron Man 3, Ant-Man

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