Dorree Cooper

Dorree Cooper (* in New Orleans , Louisiana ) is an American production designer and art director .

Life

Cooper began her career in film crew in 1983 as a Design Assistant at the B-Movie - Horror Eyes of Fire . From 1986 she worked as a production designer, her first feature film in this capacity was the comedy film Soul Man . For the Disney comedy Darling, I've Shrunk the Children , she acted as art director in 1989. In the 1980s she was involved in a number of horror films, such as Nightmare - Murderous Dreams and House - The Horror House . By the early 1990s, she worked on a number of major Hollywood productions , including Batman & Robin and The Jury .

For the drama Legends of Passion , she and Lilly Kilvert were nominated for an Oscar in the category of best production design in 1995 , but this year the award went to King George - A Kingdom for More Mind .

Between 1999 and 2005 she did not work in film or television. Since then she has worked on the feature film Year One and the television series Common Law .

Filmography (selection)

• 1984: Nightmare - Elm Street (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
• 1985: House - Das Horrorhaus (House)
• 1985: Runaway Train
• 1986: Soul Man
• 1987: Cherry 2000
• 1987: House II : The Second Story
• 1989: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids)
• 1991: Death in the Mirror (Shattered)
• 1992: The Distinguished Gentleman (The Distinguished Gentleman)
• 1992: Honey , Now We Have a Giant Baby (Honey, I Blew Up the Kid)
• 1994: Legends of the Fall (Legends of the Fall)
• 1996: Up Close (Up Close & Personal)
• 1996: The Jury (Time to Kill)
• 1997: Batman & Robin
• 2006: Game to Win (Glory Road)
• 2009: Year One - Every beginning is difficult (Year One)

Awards (selection)

• 1996 : Oscar nomination for Best Production Design for Legends of Passion

Web links

• Dorree Cooper in the Internet Movie Database (English)