Biography
Patrizia von Brandenstein (born April 15, 1943) is an American production designer. She has shown versatility in creating sets for both lavish historical films and glossy contemporary fare. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design three times, winning for Amadeus (1984).
She was born in Arizona to German Russian emigrant parents. Her education abroad closed with two years as an apprentice at the famed Comédie Française. She started with the off-Broadway scene of 1960s New York at the Actors Studio and La MaMa as a seamstress, prop maker and scene painter. 1966 saw the real start of her career in design with an eight-year stay creating costumes and sets at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco under William Ball. She also met future husband and fellow production designer Stuart Wurtzel. She has designed movies in a wide range of subjects, styles, and periods: from the low-budget, break-dancing musical Beat Street to the expensive plutonium-plant melodrama Silkwood.Director Neil Burger, in his DVD commentary for Limitless, singles out von Brandenstein for her excellent work on the film.
Filmography
all 57
Movies 55
self 3
TV Shows 2
![The Last Tycoon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/29712-the-last-tycoon.jpg)
The Last Tycoon (2017)
![The Best of Me](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11058-the-best-of-me.jpg)
The Best of Me (2014)
![Houdini](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/30979-houdini.jpg)
Houdini (2014)
![Words and Pictures](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18679-words-and-pictures.jpg)
Words and Pictures (2014)
![Phil Spector](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10464-phil-spector.jpg)
Phil Spector (2013)
![Albert Nobbs](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39131-albert-nobbs.jpg)
Albert Nobbs (2011)
![Violet & Daisy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/17340-violet-daisy.jpg)
Violet & Daisy (2011)
![Kill the Irishman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9689-kill-the-irishman.jpg)
Kill the Irishman (2011)
![Limitless](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6115-limitless.jpg)
Limitless (2011)
![The Last Station](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10249-the-last-station.jpg)
The Last Station (2009)
![Nights in Rodanthe](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18282-nights-in-rodanthe.jpg)
Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
![Deception](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18273-deception.jpg)
Deception (2008)
![Goya's Ghosts](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/16734-goya-s-ghosts.jpg)
Goya's Ghosts (2006)
![All the King's Men](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10530-all-the-king-s-men.jpg)
All the King's Men (2006)
![The Ice Harvest](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15094-the-ice-harvest.jpg)
The Ice Harvest (2005)
![The Untouchables: Production Stories](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/748358-the-untouchables-production-stories.jpg)
The Untouchables: Production Stories (2004)
![It Runs in the Family](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/33591-it-runs-in-the-family.jpg)
It Runs in the Family (2003)
![The Emperor's Club](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/34131-the-emperor-s-club.jpg)
The Emperor's Club (2002)
![The Making of 'Amadeus'](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/51318-the-making-of-amadeus.jpg)
The Making of 'Amadeus' (2002)
![South Pacific](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/56369-south-pacific.jpg)
South Pacific (2001)
![Shaft](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1877-shaft.jpg)
Shaft (2000)
![Man on the Moon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13318-man-on-the-moon.jpg)
Man on the Moon (1999)
![Witness Protection](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/29149-witness-protection.jpg)
Witness Protection (1999)
![A Simple Plan](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13595-a-simple-plan.jpg)
A Simple Plan (1998)
![Mercury Rising](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13299-mercury-rising.jpg)
Mercury Rising (1998)
![The People vs. Larry Flynt](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9307-the-people-vs-larry-flynt.jpg)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
![Just Cause](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11726-just-cause.jpg)
Just Cause (1995)
![The Quick and the Dead](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14728-the-quick-and-the-dead.jpg)
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
![Six Degrees of Separation](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11955-six-degrees-of-separation.jpg)
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
![Sneakers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5830-sneakers.jpg)
Sneakers (1992)
![Billy Bathgate](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/20643-billy-bathgate.jpg)
Billy Bathgate (1991)
![State of Grace](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10666-state-of-grace.jpg)
State of Grace (1990)
![Postcards from the Edge](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9729-postcards-from-the-edge.jpg)
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
![The Lemon Sisters](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/45073-the-lemon-sisters.jpg)
The Lemon Sisters (1989)
![Working Girl](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8549-working-girl.jpg)
Working Girl (1988)
![Betrayed](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54796-betrayed.jpg)
Betrayed (1988)
![No Mercy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18291-no-mercy.jpg)
No Mercy (1986)
![The Money Pit](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8822-the-money-pit.jpg)
The Money Pit (1986)
![A Chorus Line](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/22117-a-chorus-line.jpg)
A Chorus Line (1985)
![Amadeus](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7431-amadeus.jpg)
Amadeus (1984)
![Beat Street](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/16361-beat-street.jpg)
Beat Street (1984)
![Silkwood](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15753-silkwood.jpg)
Silkwood (1983)
![A Little Sex](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/72146-a-little-sex.jpg)
A Little Sex (1982)
![Ragtime](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50344-ragtime.jpg)
Ragtime (1981)
![Tell Me a Riddle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77941-tell-me-a-riddle.jpg)
Tell Me a Riddle (1980)
![Barn Burning](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/224253-barn-burning.jpg)
Barn Burning (1980)
![Hardhat & Legs](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/111319-hardhat-legs.jpg)
Hardhat & Legs (1980)
![My Old Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64321-my-old-man.jpg)
My Old Man (1979)
![Heartland](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/36074-heartland.jpg)
Heartland (1979)
![Breaking Away](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6786-breaking-away.jpg)
Breaking Away (1979)
![Summer of My German Soldier](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50791-summer-of-my-german-soldier.jpg)
Summer of My German Soldier (1978)
![Girlfriends](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/51289-girlfriends.jpg)
Girlfriends (1978)
![The Last Tenant](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/304984-the-last-tenant.jpg)
The Last Tenant (1978)
![Saturday Night Fever](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8474-saturday-night-fever.jpg)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
![Between the Lines](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/31625-between-the-lines.jpg)
Between the Lines (1977)
![The Candidate](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7459-the-candidate.jpg)
The Candidate (1972)
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Known ForArt
GenderFemale
Birthday1943-04-15 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceArizona, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsArt Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, Academy Award for Best Production Design
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