Linda DeScenna

Linda DeScenna (born November 14, 1949 in Warren , Ohio ) is an American production designer .

Life

DeScenna began her film career in 1977 initially with television, where she worked on the science fiction series The Fantastic Journey and Logan's Run on the production design. In 1979 she worked on the science fiction film Star Trek: The Movie , for which she received her first Oscar nomination . Her next work on a science fiction film, Ridley Scott's Blade Runner , also earned her an Oscar nomination. In the mid to late 1980s she worked several times with Steven Spielberg , and was nominated for a third Oscar for The Color Purple . In total, she was nominated for an Oscar five times, but never won the award.

Filmography (selection)

• 1979: Star Trek: The Movie (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
• 1982: Blade Runner (Blade Runner)
• 1984: Buckaroo Banzai - The 8th Dimension (The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension)
• 1985: The Falcon and the Snowman (The Falcon and the Snowman)
• 1985: The Color Purple (The Color Purple)
• 1985: The Goonies (The Goonies)
• 1988: The Ghosts I Called ... (Scrooged)
• 1988: Rain Man
• 1989: Back to the Future Part II
• 1990: Avalon
• 1991: Rocketeer
• 1992: Toys
• 1995: A Gift from Heaven - Father of the Bride Part II
• 1996: A Family Thing - brothers against their will (A Family Thing)
• 1997: Liar Liar (Liar Liar)
• 1997: Mouse Hunt (Mousehunt)
• 1998: Patch Adams
• 1999: Galaxy Quest - Planlessly through space (Galaxy Quest)
• 2002: Under the sign of the dragonfly (Dragonfly)
• 2003: Bruce Almighty (Bruce Almighty)
• 2005: The Pacifier (The Pacifier)
• 2007: Evan Almighty (Evan Almighty)

Awards

• 1980: Oscar nomination for Star Trek: The Movie
• 1983: Oscar nomination for The Blade Runner
• 1986: Oscar nomination for The Color Purple
• 1989: Oscar nomination for Rain Man
• 1993: Oscar nomination for toys

Web links

• Linda DeScenna in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Linda DeScenna in the All Movie Guide (English)