Thérèse DePrez

Thérèse DePrez

Birthdate
February 17, 1965 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Rochester, NY, USA
Date of Death
December 19, 2017
Known For
Art

Details

Birthdate
February 17, 1965 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Rochester, NY, USA
Date of Death
December 19, 2017
Known For
Art

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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Thérèse DePrez's LGBTQ+ Titles

Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Laundromat Customer (uncredited)
The Doom Generation
The Doom Generation
Production Design
Howl
Howl
Production Design
Stonewall
Stonewall
Production Design
Swoon
Swoon
Production Design

Acting (2)

2005
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water' as Self
2001
Hedwig and the Angry Inch as Laundromat Customer (uncredited)

Art (37)

2014
The Drop • Production Design
• Production Design
2013
Out of the Furnace • Production Design
• Production Design
2013
Stoker • Production Design
• Production Design
2012
Premium Rush • Production Design
• Production Design
2010
Black Swan • Production Design
• Production Design
2010
Jack Goes Boating • Production Design
• Production Design
2010
Howl • Production Design
• Production Design
2010
Brooklyn's Finest • Production Design
• Production Design
2009
Fighting • Production Design
• Production Design
2008
Phoebe in Wonderland • Production Design
• Production Design
2007
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium • Production Design
• Production Design
2006
The Return • Production Design
• Production Design
2005
Dark Water • Production Design
• Production Design
2004
The Door in the Floor • Production Design
• Production Design
2003
Marci X • Production Design
• Production Design
2003
American Splendor • Production Design
• Production Design
2003
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days • Production Design
• Production Design
2001
Hedwig and the Angry Inch • Production Design
• Production Design
2000
High Fidelity • Production Design
• Production Design
1999
Summer of Sam • Production Design
• Production Design
1999
Arlington Road • Production Design
• Production Design
1998
Happiness • Production Design
• Production Design
1998
No Looking Back • Production Design
• Production Design
1997
Going All the Way • Production Design
• Production Design
1997
Grind • Production Design
• Production Design
1996
Box of Moonlight • Production Design
• Production Design
1996
I Shot Andy Warhol • Production Design
• Production Design
1995
Stonewall • Production Design
• Production Design
1995
The Doom Generation • Production Design
• Production Design
1995
Living in Oblivion • Production Design
• Production Design
1994
Postcards from America • Production Design
• Production Design
1993
Dottie Gets Spanked • Production Design
• Production Design
1993
The Outfit • Production Design
• Production Design
1993
Geoffrey Beene 30 • Production Design
• Production Design
1992
Simple Men • Art Direction
• Art Direction
1992
Swoon • Production Design
• Production Design
1991
The Refrigerator • Production Design
• Production Design