She dropped out of school and was hired as an agent by Irvin Arthur Associates, a talent agency that represented Ellen DeGeneres, Marsha Warfield, Shelley Berman and Dick Shawn.
[2] Kanner's other television casting credits include Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century, Clueless, Time Trax, Special Unit 2 and The Dead Zone.
She also cast the films High Strung (1991), Sleep with Me (1994), Kicking and Screaming (1995), MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000) and Air Bud: World Pup.
[5][6][7] She has directed television episodes of The Division, The Dead Zone, Boston Legal, Greek and Wildfire.
[3] Kanner was married to television producer and writer David Zuckerman and is currently a single mom to their two teenaged sons, Zachary and Adam.