Thérèse DePrez
Personal Info
Known for
Art
Gender
Female
Birthday
1965-02-17
Day of Death
2017-12-19 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Rochester, NY, USA
Thérèse DePrez
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.
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Acting
(2005)
(2001)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
as Laundromat Customer (uncredited)
Crew
(2014)
The Drop
Production Design
(2013)
Stoker
Production Design
(2013)
Out of the Furnace
Production Design
(2012)
Premium Rush
Production Design
(2010)
Jack Goes Boating
Production Design
(2010)
Black Swan
Production Design
(2010)
Brooklyn's Finest
Production Design
(2010)
Howl
Production Design
(2009)
Fighting
Production Design
(2008)
Phoebe in Wonderland
Production Design
(2007)
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Production Design
(2006)
The Return
Production Design
(2005)
Dark Water
Production Design
(2004)
The Door in the Floor
Production Design
(2003)
Marci X
Production Design
(2003)
American Splendor
Production Design
(2003)
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Production Design
(2001)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Production Design
(2000)
High Fidelity
Production Design
(1999)
Arlington Road
Production Design
(1999)
Summer of Sam
Production Design
(1998)
No Looking Back
Production Design
(1998)
Happiness
Production Design
(1997)
Grind
Production Design
(1997)
Going All the Way
Production Design
(1996)
I Shot Andy Warhol
Production Design
(1996)
Box of Moonlight
Production Design
(1995)
The Doom Generation
Production Design
(1995)
Living in Oblivion
Production Design
(1995)
Stonewall
Production Design
(1995)
Postcards from America
Production Design
(1995)
The Little Patriot
Production Designer
(1993)
Dottie Gets Spanked
Production Design
(1993)
Geoffrey Beene 30
Production Design
(1993)
The Outfit
Production Design
(1992)
Swoon
Production Design
(1992)
Simple Men
Art Direction
(1991)
The Refrigerator
Production Design