Ann Roth
Ann Roth (born October 30, 1931 in Hanover , Pennsylvania ) is an American costume designer .
Life
The daughter of a farmer, after graduating in design from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in 1953, first worked as a set painter at the Pittsburgh Opera before she got the chance to become the assistant to costume designer Irene Sharaff on Broadway in 1957 . Starting in 1958, she herself made numerous Broadway productions and was nominated three times for the Tony Award as a costume designer between 1976 and 1986 . She has also been working for Hollywood productions since the mid-1960s .
Ann Roth won the 1997 Oscar for Best Costume Designer for The English Patient . She was also nominated three times for A Place in the Heart (1985), The Talented Mr. Ripley (2000) and The Hours - From Eternity to Eternity (2003). In 1975 Roth received the British Film Award , Best Costumes Category , for Grasshopper Day . In 2003 she received the Hollywood Discovery Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Filmography (selection)
- 1964: Henry's love life (The World of Henry Orient)
- 1965: Simson can't be beat (A Fine Madness)
- 1969: Asphalt-Cowboy (Midnight Cowboy)
- 1971: Klute
- 1975: The Day of the Locust (The Day of the Locust)
- 1976: A Dead Body for Dessert (Murder by Death)
- 1982: Garp and How He Saw the World (The World According to Garp)
- 1984: Places in the Heart (Places in the Heart)
- 1985: The Knife (Jagged Edge)
- 1986 heartburn (heartburn)
- 1989: The January Man (The January Man)
- 1990: Bonfire of the Vanities (The Bonfire of the Vanities)
- 1991: Regarding Henry (Regarding Henry)
- 1996: The Birdcage - A Paradise for Shrill Birds (The Birdcage)
- 1996: The English Patient (The English Patient)
- 1998: With all might (Primary Colors)
- 1998: State of Emergency (The Siege)
- 1999: The Talented Mr. Ripley (The Talented Mr. Ripley)
- 2000: Forrester - Found! (Finding Forrester)
- 2002: Signs - Signs
- 2002: Adaptation - The Orchid Thief (Adaptation.)
- 2002: The Hours - From Eternity to Eternity (The Hours)
- 2003: On the Way to Cold Mountain (Cold Mountain)
- 2004: The Stepford Wives (The Stepford Wives)
- 2004: The Village - The Village (The Village)
- 2004: Up close (Closer)
- 2006: The Good Shepherd (The Good Shepherd)
- 2007: Traces of a Life (Evening)
- 2007: Margot at the Wedding
- 2008: Inside Hollywood (What Just Happened?)
- 2008: Mamma Mia!
- 2008: Question of Faith (Doubt)
- 2008: The Reader (The Reader)
- 2009: Julie & Julia
- 2011: Mr. Poppers Penguins (Mr. Popper's Penguins)
- 2012: Like the first time (Hope Springs)
- 2017: The Publisher (The Post)
- 2018: The Seagull (The Seagull)
Web links
- Ann Roth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ann Roth in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roth, Ann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American costume designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover , Pennsylvania , United States |