Biography
Josephine "Josie" MacAvin (1919 – 26 January 2005) was an Irish set decorator and art director. She won an Academy Award and was nominated two more times in the category Best Art Direction. She also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special for her work as set dresser on the miniseries Scarlett (1994). MacAvin's Oscar and Emmy statuettes are both on permanent display at the Irish Film Institute, Dublin.
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Filmography
all 32
Movies 31
TV Shows 1
Director 1
Set Decoration
Evelyn (2002)
Movie
Set Decoration
Yesterday's Children (2000)
Movie
Set Decoration
The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1998)
Movie
Set Decoration
The Butcher Boy (1998)
Movie
6
Set Decoration
Michael Collins (1996)
Movie
4
Set Decoration
The Field (1990)
Movie
Set Decoration
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
Movie
Set Decoration
The Dead (1987)
Movie
6
Set Decoration
Lionheart (1987)
Movie
Set Decoration
Out of Africa (1985)
Movie
6.92
Set Decoration
Steaming (1985)
Movie
Set Decoration
The Dresser (1983)
Movie
Set Decoration
The Manions of America (1981)
TV
Set Decoration
Heaven's Gate (1980)
Movie
Set Decoration
Cry of the Innocent (1980)
Movie
Set Decoration
The Flame Is Love (1979)
Movie
Set Decoration
Silver Bears (1977)
Movie
Costume Design
Philadelphia, Here I Come (1975)
Movie
Set Dresser
Brannigan (1975)
Movie
Set Decoration
Inserts (1975)
Movie
Set Decoration / Set Dresser
The Mutations (1974)
Movie
Set Dresser
The 14 (1973)
Movie
Assistant Art Director
Creatures the World Forgot (1971)
Movie
6
Set Decoration
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
Movie
Set Decoration
A Walk with Love and Death (1969)
Movie
Set Dresser
Charlie Bubbles (1968)
Movie
Set Dresser
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Movie
5.33
Set Decoration
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
Movie
1
Set Decoration
The 7th Dawn (1964)
Movie
Set Decoration
Tom Jones (1963)
Movie
6
Set Decoration
The Mark (1961)
Movie
Set Decoration
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
Movie
Ratings
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Information
Known ForArt
GenderFemale
Birthday1919-01-01
Deathday2005-01-26 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceIreland, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsRepublic of Ireland
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Production Design
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