Ann Roth
Costume & Make-Up

Ann Roth

October 30, 1931 (94 years old) Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Ann Bishop Roth (born October 30, 1931) is an American costume designer. She has designed the costumes of various prominent films, and has been nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, winning twice for; The English Patient (1996), and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020).

Roth was born in Hanover, Pennsylvania, Roth was a Carnegie Mellon graduate who began her career as a scenery painter for the Pittsburgh Opera. She intended to remain in the field of production design until she met Irene Sharaff at the Bucks County Playhouse. Sharaff invited her to California to assist her with costumes on the film Brigadoon and suggested Roth apprentice with her for five films and five Broadway productions before setting out on her own.

Her more than one hundred screen credits include The World of Henry Orient, Midnight Cowboy, Klute, Working Girl, Silkwood, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Mambo Kings, The Birdcage, Primary Colors, Cold Mountain, Closer, Freedomland, The Good Shepherd, Margot at the Wedding, Mamma Mia!, and Evening.

Roth’s dozens of stage credits include The Odd Couple, The Star-Spangled Girl, Purlie, Seesaw, They’re Playing Our Song, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Biloxi Blues, Butley, The Vertical Hour, Deuce, and The Waverly Gallery.

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Known For

Barbie

Barbie

2023 • Movie

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 • TV

Deconstructing 'The Village'

Deconstructing 'The Village'

2005 • Movie

Women He's Undressed

Women He's Undressed

2015 • Movie

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen

2020 • Movie

Movie Credits (6)

Acting

2023

Barbie

as The Woman on the Bench

2005

Deconstructing 'The Village'

as Self

2015

Women He's Undressed

as Self

2020

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen

as Self

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

2022

Still Working 9 to 5

as Self

TV Credits (1)

Acting

1953

The Oscars

as Self

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Costume & Make-Up
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 30, 1931 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity
0.5

Career Stats

6
Movies
1
TV Shows