LEA CARLSON COSTUME DESIGNER
FEATURE FILMS
THE GRIZZLIES Northwood Entertainment/Miramax 2016 Costume Designer Producers: Frank Marshall, Zanne Devine, Damon D’Olivera Director: Miranda De Pencier Starring: Ben Schnetzer, Will Sasso, Tantoo Cardinal
SHIMMER LAKE Footprint Features 2015 Costume Designer Producers: Steven Eddy, Britton Rizzio, Adam Saunders, Dan Bekerman Director: Oren Uziel Starring: Rainn Wilson
GOON: LAST OF THE ENFORCERS No Trace Camping 2015 Costume Designer Producers: David Gross, Jesse Shapira, Jeff Arkuss Director: Jay Baruchel Starring: Seann William Scott, Elisha Cuthbert, Liev Schreiber
UNLESS Sienna Films/Super Channel 2015 Costume Designer Producers: Jennifer Kawaja, Julia Sereny Director: Alan Gilsenan Starring: Catherine Keener, Hanna Schygulla, Brendan Coyle
ROOM Element Pictures/A24 2014 Costume Designer Producers: Hartley Gorenstein, Ed Guiney, David Gross Director: Leonard Abrahamson Starring: Brie Larson, William H. Macy, Joan Allen *Oscar Nomination Best Picture, winner Best Actress
DR CABBIE eOne/Caramel Films 2013 Costume Designer Producers: Pauline Dhilion, Andre Rouleau, Ajay Virmani Director: Jean-Francois Pouliot Starring: Vinay Virmani, Lilete Dubey
THE F-WORD eOne/CBS Films/No Trace Camping 2012 Costume Designer Producers: Hartley Gorenstein, David Gross, Marc Stephenson Director: Michael Dowse Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan *Special Presentation at TIFF, 2013
THE COLONY eOne/Alcina Pictures/Mad Samurai 2012 Costume Designer Producers: Paul Barkin, Matthew Cervi, Pierre Even, Marie Claude Poulin Director: Jeff Renfroe Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton *2014 Canadian Screen Award Nomination, Achievement in Costume Design
COTTAGE COUNTRY Whizbang Films/Alliance Films 2011 Costume Designer Producers: Paul Gross, Frank Siracusa Director: Peter Wellington Starring: Malin Akerman, Tyler Labine
TWO HANDS TO MOUTH Black Walk Productions/Decade 2011 Production Designer Director: Michael DeCarlo Starring: Art Hindle, Kate Trotter
STORIES WE TELL National Film Board/Mongrel Media 2011 Production Designer Producers: Anita Lee Director: Sarah Polley
TAKE THIS WALTZ Joe’s Daughter/Accent Entertainment 2011 Costume Designer Magnolia Pictures Producers: Susan Cavan, Sarah Polley Director: Sarah Polley Starring: Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen *Canadian Gala Presentation at TIFF, 2011
OLIVER SHERMAN Mongrel Media/Film Works 2010 Costume Designer Producers: Eric Jordan, Paul Stephens Director: Ryan Redford Starring: Garret Dillahunt, Donal Logue, Molly Parker *Debut – Toronto International Film Festival, 2010
THIS MOVIE IS BROKEN Rhombus Media/Shadow Shows 2010 Costume and Production Designer Producers: Niv Fichman, Noah Segal Director: Bruce McDonald Starring: Greg Calderone, Georgina Reilly
CRY OF THE OWL Sienna Films/Myriad Pictures 2009 Costume Designer Producers: Jennifer Kawaja, Julia Sereny Director: Jamie Thraves Starring: Paddy Considine, Julia Stiles
PONTYPOOL Shadow Shows/Maple Pictures 2008 Production Designer Producers: Jeffrey Coghlan, Henry Cole, Jasper Graham, Michale Raske Director: Bruce McDonald Starring: Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle
BLINDNESS Rhombus/O2 Films/Focus Features 2008 Wardrobe Master Director: Fernando Mereiles Producers: Niv Fichman, Victor Loewy Starring: Julianne Moore, Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, Mark Ruffalo, Gael Garcia Bernal
THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS Shadow Shows/Alcina Pictures/ 2007 Costume Designer Telefilm/TMN Producers: Paul Barkin, Phyllis Laing, Kryssta Mills, Sarah Timmins Director: Bruce McDonald Starring: Ellen Page
I CLAUDIA Sienna Films/CBC/Mongrel Media 2004 Costume Designer Producers: Jennifer Kawaja, Julia Sereny Director: Chris Abraham Starring: Kristen Thompson
PICTURE CLAIRE Serendipity Point Films/Alliance Atlantis 2001 Costume Designer Producers: Robert Lantos, Mark Musselman, Julia Rosenberg Director: Bruce McDonald Starring: Juliette Lewis, Gina Gershon, Mickey Rourke
THE ART OF WOO ArtStar Pix 2001 Production Designer Producers: Anita Lee, Peter O’Brian Director: Helen Lee Starring: Sook-Yin Lee, Adam Beach
GINGER SNAPS Copperheart/Lionsgate Films 2000 Costume Designer Producers: Steve Hoban, Daniel Lyon, Noah Segal Director: John Fawcett Starring: Mimi Rogers, Emily Perkins
HIDDEN AGENDA Le Monde Entertainment/Alliance 1999 Costume Designer Producers: John Fremes, Jerrold W. Lambert, Hank Levine Director: Iain Patterson Starring: J.T Walsh, Christopher Plummer, Kevin Dillon
LAST NIGHT Rhombus Media/Lionsgate Films 1998 Costume Designer Producers: Niv Fichman, Daniel Iron, Jennifer Jonas Director: Don McKellar Starring: Sarah Polley, Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, David Cronenberg
JOE’S SO MEAN TO JOSEPHINE Accent Two/Alliance 1996 Costume Designer Producers: Susan Cavan, Victoria Hirst Director: Peter Wellington Starring: Eric Thal, Sarah Polley
TELEVISON MOWS & CABLE FEATURES
MATTERS OF THE HEART The Film Farm/BravoFACT! 2010 Short - Costume Designer Director: Sarah Polley
SOLD CTV 2008 TV Movie - Costume Designer Producers: Joe Barzo, Paul Brown, Director: Peter Wellington Starring: Sadie LeBlanc
THE ROBBER BRIDE Shaftesbury/Working Title TV 2007 TV Movie - Costume Designer Producers: Scott Garvie, Christina Jennings, Julie Lacey, Laurie McLarty Director: David Evans Starring: Mary Louise Parker
HEYDAY! CBC/Triptych 2006 TV Movie - Costume Designer Producers: Robin Cass, Paul Pope, Anna Stratton Director: Gordon Pinsent Starring: Mark McKinney, Greg Malone *2007 Gemini Award Nomination, Best Costume Design
SNOW QUEEN BBC/CBC/Intro Films 2005 TV Movie - Costume Designer Producers: Chantal Ling, David Mercer, Katy Richardson, Sheldon S. Wiseman Director: Julian Gibbs Starring: Juliet Stevenson, Kenneth Welsh
SIBS Sienna Films 2003 TV Movie - Costume Designer Producers: Jennifer Kawaja, Julia Sereny Director: Laurie Lynd Starring: Diane Flacks
BRADY BUNCH IN THE WHITEHOUSE Paramount/Fox Network 2002 TV Movie - Costume Designer Producers: Lloyd J. Schwartz Director: Neil Israel Starring: Shelley Long
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS CBC/Shaftesbury 1999 TV Movie - Costume Designer Producers: Scott Garvie, Laura Harbin, Christina Jennings Director: Peter Moss Starring: Victor Garber
SEA PEOPLE Showtime/Temple Street Productions 1999 TV Movie - Costume Designer Producers: Sheila Hockin, Patrick Whitley Director: Vic Sarin Starring: Hume Cronyn
AMERICAN WHISKEY BAR CityTV/Bravo 1998 TV Movie - Costume Designer Producers: Marcia Martin, Moses Znaimer Director: Bruce McDonald Starring: James Allodi
PILOTS/SERIES
THE SECOND CITY SKETCH PROJECT The Second City 2013 – 2014 Pilot Costume Designer
SENSITIVE SKIN TMN/Rhombus Media 2013 – 2014 TV Series - Costume Designer Producers: Bob Martin, Don McKellar Starring: Kim Cattrall, Don McKellar
MICHAEL, TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS CBC/Rhombus Media 2011 TV Series - Costume Designer Producers: Chris Bell, Niv Fichman, Sari Friedland, Kevin Krikst, Bob Martin, Don McKellar Director: Don McKellar Starring: Martha Burns, Jennifer Irwin
THE BORDER CBC/White Pine Pictures 2008 TV Series - Costume Designer – 1 Episode Producers: Peter Raymont, David Barlow, Janet MacLean Director: John Fawcett Starring: James McGowan, Graham Abbey
SLINGS AND ARROWS I, II & III TMN/Rhombus Media 2003 – 2005 TV Series - Costume Designer Producers: Aeschylus Poulos, Niv Fichman, Sari Friedland, Daniel Iron, Jennifer Weiss Director: Peter Wellington Starring: Paul Gross, Rachel McAdams *2006 Gemini Award Nomination, Best Costume Design, “That Way Madness Lies”
MY LIFE AS A MOVIE MTV/Alliance Atlantis 2003 TV Series - Costume Designer Producer: Vibika Bianchi Director: Gary Burns Starring: Brooke D’Orsay
CLASS REBELLION AT BURGER HIGH Accent/Catalyst 2003 TV Series- Costume Designer Producer: Carolynne Bell, Paul Brown, Susan Cavan, Nancy Chapelle Director: Nisha Ginatra Starring: Gil Bellows
TWITCH CITY I & II CBC/Accent 1998 TV Series - Costume Designer Producers: Susan Cavan, Bruce McDonald Director: Bruce McDonald Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Don McKellar *1998 Gemini Award Nomination, Best Costume Design, “I’m Fat and I’m Proud”
THE REZ CBC 1996 Pilot & Series - Costume Designer Producers: G. Michael Currie, Gary Harvey, Norman Jewison, Bruce McDonald, Peter Mitchell Directors: John L’Ecuyer, Bruce McDonald
LIBERTY STREET CBC/Epitome Pictures 1994 TV Series - Assistant Designer
SELECTED THEATRE CREDITS
THE SALOME DANCER (Opera) Numus Productions/Open Ears Festival Production Designer Director: Anne Marie Donovan
CLAUDIUS Factory Theatre Costume Designer Director: Ken Gass *1994 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nomination for Costume Design
GREEK Factory Theatre Costume Designer Director: Josephine LeGrice
THE TEMPEST Shakespeare In The Park Costume Designer Director: Angus Ferguson
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Art, Theatre Design – Concordia University Theatre Major, Specializing In Design – University Of Windsor
AWARDS 2011 Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award in Costume Design