Person
Thérèse DePrez
Art · 1965–2017 · Rochester, NY, USA
Biography
Thérèse DePrez (February 17, 1965 – December 19, 2017) was an American production designer. DePrez was born and raised in Rochester, New York, the daughter of Gene and Patricia DePrez. She cited her influences as being filmmaker/artist Jean Cocteau, filmmaker Georges Melies and the films Dr. Strangelove and Blade Runner. While attending the Parsons School of Design in New York City, DePrez worked on several off-Broadway stage productions prior to being hired for her first film assignment in 1991's The Refrigerator. Her work included the films Arlington Road, High Fidelity, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Dark Water, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, and Fighting. In 2010, DePrez did the production design of the Darren Aronofsky thriller Black Swan. Aronofsky stated he had been attempting to collaborate with DePrez on many of his previous projects, but was unsuccessful until Swan. Her work on the film resulted in an Art Directors Guild Award and a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design at the 64th British Academy Film Awards. Her final film credits included Premium Rush, Stoker, Out of the Furnace and The Drop. As well as film, she also worked on the set design for David Bowie's A Reality Tour in 2003. DePrez was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2015. A GoFundMe was set up by her friend Derrick Kardos. Initially cancer-free by March 2016, DePrez died of the disease on December 19, 2017, at the age of 52. She was included in the annual In Memoriam section of the 90th Academy Awards and received "Special Thanks To Thérèse DePrez (1965-2017)" in the closing credits of the 2019 film The Lodge. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Thérèse DePrez, licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Black Swan
Production Design
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Production Design
The Drop
Production Design
Arlington Road
Production Design
High Fidelity
Production Design
Dark Water
Production Design
Premium Rush
Production Design
Stoker
Production Design
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Production Design
Fighting
Production Design
Filmography
- 2014The DropProduction Design
- 2013Out of the FurnaceProduction Design
- 2013StokerProduction Design
- 2012Premium RushProduction Design
- 2010Black SwanProduction Design
- 2010Jack Goes BoatingProduction Design
- 2010HowlProduction Design
- 2010Brooklyn's FinestProduction Design
- 2009FightingProduction Design
- 2008Phoebe in WonderlandProduction Design
- 2007Mr. Magorium's Wonder EmporiumProduction Design
- 2006The ReturnProduction Design
- 2005Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'Self
- 2005Dark WaterProduction Design
- 2004The Door in the FloorProduction Design
- 2003Marci XProduction Design
- 2003American SplendorProduction Design
- 2003How to Lose a Guy in 10 DaysProduction Design
- 2001Hedwig and the Angry InchLaundromat Customer (uncredited)
- 2000High FidelityProduction Design
- 1999Summer of SamProduction Design
- 1999Arlington RoadProduction Design
- 1998HappinessProduction Design
- 1998No Looking BackProduction Design
- 1997Going All the WayProduction Design
- 1997GrindProduction Design
- 1996Box of MoonlightProduction Design
- 1996I Shot Andy WarholProduction Design
- 1995StonewallProduction Design
- 1995The Doom GenerationProduction Design
- 1995Living in OblivionProduction Design
- 1995Postcards from AmericaProduction Design
- 1995The Little PatriotProduction Designer
- 1993Dottie Gets SpankedProduction Design
- 1993The OutfitProduction Design
- 1993Geoffrey Beene 30Production Design
- 1992Simple MenArt Direction
- 1992SwoonProduction Design
- 1991The RefrigeratorProduction Design
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