Katie Spencer
Katie Spencer | |
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| Occupation | Set decorator |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Katie Spencer is a British set decorator.
She has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Production Design seven times for her set decoration in Joe Wright's films: Pride & Prejudice (2005),[1] Atonement (2007),[2] Anna Karenina (2012),[3] and Darkest Hour (2017),[4] and for the major box office successes such as Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009),[5] Bill Condon's Beauty and the Beast (2017),[6] and Greta Gerwig's Barbie (2023).[7] She has worked many films and TV series with British art director Sarah Greenwood.[8] Spencer is a member of the Set Decorators Society of America.[9]
Biography
Katie Spencer, born in Yorkshire, England, studied stage management at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. After several years working at the West End theatre, she transitioned to work as a freelancer for the BBC.[10]
Sets design
Motion pictures
| Year | Title | Collaborators | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Governess | Sarah Greenwood | ||
| 1999 | This Year's Love | |||
| 2000 | Born Romantic | |||
| 2002 | The Abduction Club | |||
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice | |||
| 2006 | Starter for 10 | |||
| 2007 | Atonement | |||
| 2008 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | |||
| 2009 | Sherlock Holmes | |||
| 2011 | Hanna | |||
| Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Alison Harvey | |||
| 2012 | Anna Karenina | |||
| 2016 | Our Kind of Traitor | |||
| 2017 | Beauty and the Beast | |||
| Darkest Hour | Lloyd Passfield | |||
| 2020 | Rebecca | |||
| 2021 | Cyrano | |||
| 2023 | Barbie | Sarah Greenwood |
References
- ^ Pride and Prejudice (2015) Awards. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ Atonement (2007) Awards. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "Oscars 2013: Full list of nominees". BBC News. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Darkest Hour (2017) Awards and nominations". IMDB. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ Sherlock Holmes, retrieved 5 March 2018
- ^ Khamil, Elyza (25 January 2018). "The Craft of Set Designing: An Interview With Oscar Nominee Set Decorator Katie Spencer". Harper's Bazaar Malaysia. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Zemler, Emily (12 January 2024). "'What on Earth does a world like this look like?' The mission to design Barbie Land". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Blair, Iain (23 February 2018). "'Darkest Hour,' 'Beauty and the Beast' Production Duo Face Themselves at Oscars". Variety. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Set Decorator Member: Katie Spencer". SDSA Set Decorators. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2023 honorees". Savannah College of Art and Design. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
External links
- Katie Spencer at IMDb
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