Ann Roth was born on October 30, 1931 in Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA. She is known for her work on The English Patient (1996), Signs (2002) and The Reader (2008).
Has four times been nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Costume Designer: in 1976 for "The Royal Family;" in 1979 for "The Crucifer of Blood;" in 1986 for "The House of Blue Leaves" and in 2011 for "The Book of Mormon".
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Noted for the inovative ways she costumes hookers and conartist characters.
Costume Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wit
2001
TV Movie
Finding Forrester
2000
What Planet Are You From?
2000
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999
The Out-of-Towners
1999
The Siege
1998
Primary Colors
1998
Hush
1998
In & Out
1997
The English Patient
1996
The Birdcage
1996
Before and After
1996
Sabrina
1995
Just Cause
1995
Wolf
1994
Guarding Tess
1994
Dennis the Menace
1993
Consenting Adults
1992
School Ties
1992
A Stranger Among Us
1992
The Mambo Kings
1992
Regarding Henry
1991
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
Pacific Heights
1990
Postcards from the Edge
1990
Q & A
1990
Everybody Wins
1990
Family Business
1989
Her Alibi
1989
The January Man
1989
Working Girl
1988
Funny Farm
1988
Biloxi Blues
1988
Stars and Bars
1988
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988
American Playhouse
1987
TV Series 1 episode
The Morning After
1986
Heartburn
1986
Sweet Dreams
1985
Maxie
1985
Jagged Edge
1985
The Slugger's Wife
1985
Places in the Heart
1984
The Man Who Loved Women
1983
Silkwood
1983
The Survivors
1983
The World According to Garp
1982
Rollover
1981
Only When I Laugh
1981
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
Second-Hand Hearts
1981
9 to 5
1980
Dressed to Kill
1980
The Island
1980
Promises in the Dark
1979
Hair
1979
Nunzio
1978
Coming Home
1978
The Goodbye Girl
1977
The Royal Family
1977
TV Movie
The Best of Families
1977
TV Mini-Series
Marathon Man
1976
uncredited
Drum
1976
Independence
1976
Short
Murder by Death
1976
costumes designed by
Sara
1976
TV Series costume designer - 12 episodes
Burnt Offerings
1976
Valley Forge
1975
TV Movie
The Happy Hooker
1975
Mandingo
1975
The Day of the Locust
1975
Law and Disorder
1974
Crazy Joe
1974
Great Performances
1974
TV Series 1 episode
The Valachi Papers
1972
All the Way Home
1971
TV Movie
Klute
1971
costumes designed by
They Might Be Giants
1971
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971
The Owl and the Pussycat
1970
The People Next Door
1970
Jenny
1970
Midnight Cowboy
1969
Pretty Poison
1968
Sweet November
1968
Up the Down Staircase
1967
A Fine Madness
1966
The World of Henry Orient
1964
The Yellow Birds
2017
completed
The Seagull
2017
post-production
The Girl on the Train
2016
co-costume designer
Ricki and the Flash
2015
While We're Young
2014
Lullaby
2014/II
The Way Way Back
2013
Hope Springs
2012
Safe
2012/I
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2011
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
Mildred Pierce
2011
TV Mini-Series 5 episodes
The Resident
2011
A Little Bit of Heaven
2011
Last Night
2010/I
Rabbit Hole
2010
Julie & Julia
2009
The Reader
2008
Doubt
2008/I
Mamma Mia!
2008
What Just Happened
2008
Margot at the Wedding
2007
Evening
2007
The Good Shepherd
2006
Freedomland
2006
Closer
2004/I
The Village
2004
The Stepford Wives
2004
Cold Mountain
2003
Angels in America
2003
TV Mini-Series 5 episodes
The Hours
2002
Signs
2002
Changing Lanes
2002
The 74th Annual Academy Awards
2002
TV Special
Someone Like You...
2001
Costume Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
No Pay, Nudity
2016
Special Costume Consultant
Adaptation.
2002
costume designer: Meryl Streep
Heartbreakers
2001
gowns: Sigourney Weaver
Random Hearts
1999
clothing designer: Ms. Thomas
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
1995
TV Movie costumes: Glenn Close
Dave
1993
wardrobe: Ms. Weaver
Blow Out
1981
costume designer: Nancy Allen
The 33rd Annual Tony Awards
1979
TV Special costumes: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas & They're Playing Our Song
California Suite
1978
costume designer: Jane Fonda and Alan Alda
Great Performances
1974
TV Series costume designer - 1 episode
The Snoop Sisters
1972
TV Series costume designer - 1 episode
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Carol
2015
special thanks
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
2013
Documentary thanks
Last Days
2005
special thanks
Pieces of April
2003
special thanks
The Trip to Bountiful
1985
thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Women He's Undressed
2015
Documentary
Herself
The 67th Annual Tony Awards
2013
TV Special documentary
Herself - Winner: Best Costume Design of a Play
Max Von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter
2012
Documentary
Secret Ingredients: Creating Julie & Julia
2009
Video short
Herself
Deconstructing 'The Village'
2005
Video documentary short
Herself
Climbing 'Cold Mountain'
2004
Video documentary
Herself
Working in the Theatre
1999
TV Series documentary
Herself
The 69th Annual Academy Awards
1997
TV Special
Herself - Winner: Best Costume Design
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2003
Career Achievement Award
Costume Designers Guild Awards
Film
2003
Hollywood Film Award
Hollywood Film Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
1997
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Costume Design
The English Patient (1996)
1976
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Costume Design
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2012
CDG Award
Costume Designers Guild Awards
Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries
Mildred Pierce (2011)
2011
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Mildred Pierce (2011)
2010
CDG Award
Costume Designers Guild Awards
Excellence in Period Film
Julie & Julia (2009)
2009
CDG Award
Costume Designers Guild Awards
Excellence in Contemporary Film
Mamma Mia! (2008)
2004
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Angels in America (2003)
2004
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Costume Design
Cold Mountain (2003)
2004
CDG Award
Costume Designers Guild Awards
Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series
Angels in America (2003)
2004
Gold Derby Award
Gold Derby Awards
Costume Design
Cold Mountain (2003)
2003
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Costume Design
The Hours (2002)
2000
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Costume Design
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
2000
CDG Award
Costume Designers Guild Awards
Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
2000
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Costume Design
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
1997
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Costume Design
The English Patient (1996)
1996
ACCA
Awards Circuit Community Awards
Best Costume Design
The English Patient (1996)
1986
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special