Career
Her 250 film and television credits included Lenny, Cocoon, Scarface, Cocoon: The Return, and Airport 77. Working from South Florida (rather than California), she became one of the state"s highest profile casting directors. McDermott was the first Floridian casting director to join the Casting Society of America.
In addition to her film credits, McDermott cast for television series which filmed in Florida, including Miami Vice from 1966 to 1970 and The Jackie Gleason Show, which was taped in Miami for five years.
McDermott also worked in industry organizations and music as well. She had a close, working relationship with actor Burt Reynolds.
She cast for Reynolds" 1985 film, Stick. McDermott also cast for Reynolds" short-lived television series, Bachelor of Laws Stryker, which aired on American Broadcasting Company from 1989 to 1990.
The series was filmed in Palm Beach, Florida.
McDermott, a resident of Hollywood, Florida, died at hospice in Hollywood on January 19, 2012, at the age of 83.