Kristi Zea Biography (1948-)

Full name, Kristina Gwyn Zea; born October 24, 1948, in New York, NY; daughter of James Gwyn and Alice Joy (maiden name, Karl) Zea; married an architect;children: Norma. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management,8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Costume designer, production designer, art director, producer, director
Birth Details: October 24, 1948; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Costume Designer
Fame, United Artists, 1980
Tattoo, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
Endless Love, Universal, 1981
Shoot the Moon, Metro-Goldywn-Mayer, 1982
Terms of Endearment, Paramount, 1983
Lovesick, Warner Bros., 1983
Exposed, Metro-Goldywn-Mayer, 1983
Unfaithfully Yours, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
Birdy, TriStar, 1984
Beat Street, Orion, 1984
Best Defense, Paramount, 1984
(For Diane Keaton) The Little Drummer Girl, Warner Bros., 1984
Silverado, Columbia, 1985
Dead End Kids (also known as Dead End Kids: A Story of NuclearPower), Ikon-Mabou Mines, 1986
Film Production Designer
Lucas, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
Angel Heart, TriStar, 1987
Married to the Mob, Orion, 1988
Miss Firecracker, Corsair, 1989
"Life Lessons," New York Stories, Buena Vista, 1989
GoodFellas (also known as Goodfellas and Wise Guy),Warner Bros., 1990
The Silence of the Lambs, Orion, 1991
The Super, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
Lorenzo's Oil, Universal, 1992

Philadelphia (also known as At Risk and People Like Us), Columbia/TriStar, 1993
The War, Universal, 1994
Sleepers, Warner Bros., 1996
Beloved, Buena Vista, 1998
The Family Man, Universal, 2000
Changing Lanes, Paramount, 2002
Red Dragon (also known as Roter Drache), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
The Manchurian Candidate, Paramount, 2004
Film Work
Other
Design coordinator, Interiors, 1978
Assistant costume designer, French Postcards, Paramount, 1979
Associate producer, Lucas, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
New York art director, Angel Heart, TriStar, 1987
Associate producer, Broadcast News, 1987
Second unit director and producer, Philadelphia (also known as At Risk and People Like Us), Columbia/TriStar, 1993
Technical consultant, Up Close & Personal, 1996
Second unit director, Sleepers, Warner Bros., 1996
(With James L. Brooks and Bridget Johnson) Producer, As Good As It Gets (also known as Old Friends), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
Second unit director, Beloved, Buena Vista, 1998
(Uncredited) Second unit director, Red Dragon (also known as Roter Drache), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
Film Appearances
Mother, As Good As It Gets (also known as Old Friends), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
Herself, Murder by Numbers, SPG Home Video, 2001
Herself, Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of "The Silence of the Lambs," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2001
Herself, Director's Journey: The Making of "Red Dragon," UniversalHome Video, 2003
Herself, People Like Us: Making "Philadelphia," Columbia TriStar,2003
Television Work
Costumer designer, The Day the Women Get Even (movie), 1980
Costume designer, For Ladies Only (movie), NBC, 1981
Costume designer, Law & Order (series), NBC, 1991
Director, "A Domestic Dilemma," Women and Men 2 (episodic; also known as Women and Men: In Love There Are No Rules), HBO, 1991
Design consultant of opening hospital sequence, "Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval," American Masters (special), PBS, 1995
Costume designer and production designer, Wonderland (series), ABC, 2000
Television Appearances
Murder by Numbers (special), IFC, 2002
Stage Costume Designer
The Balcony, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1985

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Cine Fantastique, February, 1992
New York, July 15, 1991
New York Times, August 18, 1991
Premiere, September, 1991, pp. 44-45
Theatre Crafts, April, 1989, pp. 58-67

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