Tessa Davies
Tessa Davies (* 1940 - June 1, 1988 in Frogmill Spinney , England ) was a British production designer .
Life
Davies began her career as an actress in the early 1960s , but only had three small television engagements. She started on the film staff in 1972 as assistant to the art director on the British thriller Amok . She has often appeared in horror films , including The Omen , The Shining, and The Little Shop of Horror .
In 1984 she was nominated for Barbra Streisands Yentl together with Roy Walker and Leslie Tomkins for an Oscar in the category Best Production Design , but that year the award went to the film drama Fanny and Alexander . Davies rarely worked for television, with the exception of her involvement in the television film Love in the Twilight, starring Katharine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier . For this she won a Primetime Emmy in 1975 .
The last film she participated in was the adventure film Old Gringo, starring Jane Fonda and Gregory Peck . In 1988 she was found dead by police in the house of her partner Richard Furgerson near London .
Filmography (selection)
- 1974: Dracula's son (Son of Dracula)
- 1976: The Omen (The Omen)
- 1977: Julia
- 1980: Shining (The Shinning)
- 1981: Barbara's Baby - Omen III (Omen III: The Final Conflict)
- 1983: Yentl
- 1984: Killing Fields (The Killing Fields)
- 1985: The Bride (The Bride)
- 1986: The Little Shop of Horrors
- 1987: Good Morning, Vietnam
- 1989: Old Gringo
Awards (selection)
- 1984 : Oscar nomination in the category Best Production Design for Yentl
Web links
- Tessa Davies in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Tessa Davies in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article in the Los Angeles Times (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Davies, Tessa |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British production designer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1940 |
DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1988 |
Place of death | Frogmill Spinney , England , UK |