Gabriella Pescucci

Gabriella Pescucci(born 1941 inRosignano Solvay,Tuscany)is anItaliancostume designer. She has worked with directorsPier Paolo Pasolini,Federico Fellini,Sergio Leone,Terry Gilliam,Martin Scorsese,Tim BurtonandNeil Jordan.In 1993 she won anOscarforThe Age of Innocence. Gabriella Pescucci was born in Tuscany in the province ofLivorno. She studied Art atAccademia, Florence. In 1966 moved toRomewith the express intention of becoming a costume designer for the cinema. She began her career as an assistant toPiero Tosion the sets of Visconti’sMedeaandDeath in Venice. Pescucci took her first steps in cinema withGiuseppe Patroni Griffiat the start of the 70s, designing costumes that took inspiration from paintings byCarpaccioandLeonardo. Her international debut was in 1984 withOnce Upon a Time in America, for which she won the first of her twoBAFTA Awards, the second being forThe Adventures of Baron Munchausenby director Terry Gilliam and scenographerDante Ferretti. She received many other nominations and awards, among which aDavid di DonatellowithThe Name of the Roseand anOscarforThe Age of Innocencein 1993. Some of her most popular works include costume design onCharlie and the Chocolate Factory,Les MisérablesandAgora. In addition to her film and television work she has designed for theOpera, notablyLa TraviataatLa Scala,Un ballo in mascheraat theKennedy CentreinWashington, D.C., and La bohèmeinFlorence.