Thérèse DePrez

Birthday:: 02/17/1965
Place of birth:: 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.

Credits

	Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water' (2005) as Self
	Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) as Laundromat Customer (uncredited)

	The Drop Production Design
	Out of the Furnace Production Design
	Stoker Production Design
	Premium Rush Production Design
	Black Swan Production Design
	Jack Goes Boating Production Design
	Howl Production Design
	Brooklyn's Finest Production Design
	Fighting Production Design
	Phoebe in Wonderland Production Design
	Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Production Design
	The Return Production Design
	Dark Water Production Design
	The Door in the Floor Production Design
	Marci X Production Design
	American Splendor Production Design
	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Production Design
	Hedwig and the Angry Inch Production Design
	High Fidelity Production Design
	Summer of Sam Production Design
	Arlington Road Production Design
	Happiness Production Design
	No Looking Back Production Design
	Going All the Way Production Design
	Grind Production Design
	Box of Moonlight Production Design
	I Shot Andy Warhol Production Design
	Stonewall Production Design
	The Doom Generation Production Design
	Living in Oblivion Production Design
	Postcards from America Production Design
	The Little Patriot Production Designer
	Dottie Gets Spanked Production Design
	The Outfit Production Design
	Geoffrey Beene 30 Production Design
	Simple Men Art Direction
	Swoon Production Design
	The Refrigerator Production Design