Liz van Assum

Liz van Assum
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Role:	Casting Assistant
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Elisabeth van Assum (also credited as Liz van Assum and Elizabeth Van Assum) is a Canadian entertainment industry professional who served as casting assistant for Canada on both the 2003 miniseries and multiple episodes of the first season of the Re-imagined Series.

Career

Van Assum began her career in the entertainment industry in 2000, working on the Canadian television series Call of the Wild as both script coordinator and script supervisor. She continued to build her career through various production roles, demonstrating versatility across different departments in the film and television industry.

Casting Work

In 2003, van Assum transitioned into casting work, serving as casting assistant for Canada on the comedy film Scary Movie 3. She continued in this capacity on Battlestar Galactica, working on the 2003 miniseries that relaunched the franchise.

During the first season of the Re-imagined Series, van Assum received casting assistant credit on multiple episodes, including "33," "Bastille Day," "Act of Contrition," "You Can't Go Home Again," "Litmus," "Flesh and Bone," "Colonial Day," and both parts of "Kobol's Last Gleaming." Her role specifically focused on casting for Canadian talent, working alongside the U.S.-based casting team led by Robert Ulrich.

Van Assum also worked as casting assistant for Canada on the science fiction film I, Robot (2004) and the drama An Unfinished Life (2005).

Script Department Work

Parallel to her casting work, van Assum maintained an active career in script coordination. She worked on the science fiction series The Outer Limits in 2001, serving as script coordinator for two episodes.

From 2001 to 2002, she served as assistant to the producers on 21 episodes of the science fiction series Dark Angel. Van Assum then took on the role of script coordinator for the groundbreaking drama series The L Word, working on 21 episodes across the show's run from 2004 to 2009. During this period, she was consistently credited as "Liz Van Assum."

In 2005, van Assum worked as story coordinator on the television film The French Guy.

Post-Entertainment Career

Following her work in film and television production, van Assum pursued a career transition into mental health counseling. She became a Registered Clinical Counsellor based in British Columbia, Canada, specializing in life transitions, trauma-informed therapy, and LGBTQ+ affirmative counseling. She operates a private practice serving clients across British Columbia through both in-person and virtual therapy sessions, with offices in the Comox Valley and Vancouver areas.

External Links

• Elisabeth van Assum at the Internet Movie Database

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