ZEA, Kristi 1948–

PERSONAL

Full name, Kristina Gwyn Zea; born October 24, 1948, in New York, NY; daughter of James Gwyn and Alice Joy (maiden name, Karl) Zea; married an architect; children: Norma. Education: Attended the High School of Music and Art; Columbia University, B.S., 1972; also attended Middlebury College.

Addresses: Agent— International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career: Costume and production designer, art director, producer, and director. Costume designer at Metro–Goldywn–Mayer, New York City, 1979–80, Mabou Mines, New York City, 1982–83, TriStar Pictures, Philadelphia, PA, and San Jose, CA, 1983–84, and Columbia Pictures, Santa Fe, NM, 1984–85; Twentieth Century–Fox, Chicago, IL, production designer and associate producer, 1985–86; art director at TriStar Pictures, New York City and New Orleans, LA, 1986, and Twentieth Century–Fox, Washington, DC, 1986–87; Orion Pictures, New York City, production designer, beginning 1987; also worked as a stylist for a commercial photographer, assistant to photographer Tony Petrucelli for four years, and a consultant.

Member: United Scenic Artists, Directors Guild of America, Phi Beta Kappa.

Awards, Honors: Outstanding Working Woman Award, Glamour magazine, 1982; Golden Satellite Award, best motion picture—comedy or musical, Academy Award nomination, best picture, and PGA Golden Laurel Award nomination, motion picture producer of the year, all (with James L. Brooks and Bridget Johnson) 1998, for As Good As It Gets; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best motion picture art direction, 1999, for Beloved.

CREDITS

Film Costume Designer:

Fame, United Artists, 1980.

Tattoo, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1981.

Endless Love, Universal, 1981.

Shoot the Moon, Metro–Goldywn–Mayer, 1982.

Terms of Endearment, Paramount, 1983.

Lovesick, Warner Bros., 1983.

Exposed, Metro–Goldywn–Mayer, 1983.

Unfaithfully Yours, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1984.

Birdy, TriStar, 1984.

Beat Street, Orion, 1984.

Best Defense, Paramount, 1984.

(For Diane Keaton) The Little Drummer Girl, Warner Bros., 1984.

Silverado, Columbia, 1985.

Dead End Kids (also known as Dead End Kids: A Story of Nuclear Power ), Ikon–Mabou Mines, 1986.

Film Production Designer:

Lucas, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1986.

Angel Heart, TriStar, 1987.

Married to the Mob, Orion, 1988.

Miss Firecracker, Corsair, 1989.

" Life Lessons, " New York Stories, Buena Vista, 1989.

GoodFellas (also known as Goodfellas and Wise Guy ), Warner Bros., 1990.

The Silence of the Lambs, Orion, 1991.

The Super, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1991.

Lorenzo's Oil, Universal, 1992.

Philadelphia (also known as At Risk and People Like Us ), Columbia/TriStar, 1993.

The War, Universal, 1994.

Sleepers, Warner Bros., 1996.

Beloved, Buena Vista, 1998.

The Family Man, Universal, 2000.

Changing Lanes, Paramount, 2002.

Red Dragon (also known as Roter Drache ), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2002.

The Manchurian Candidate, Paramount, 2004.

Film Work; Other:

Design coordinator, Interiors, 1978.

Assistant costume designer, French Postcards, Paramount, 1979.

Associate producer, Lucas, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1986.

New York art director, Angel Heart, TriStar, 1987.

Associate producer, Broadcast News, 1987.

Second unit director and producer, Philadelphia (also known as At Risk and People Like Us ), Columbia/TriStar, 1993.

Technical consultant, Up Close & Personal, 1996.

Second unit director, Sleepers, Warner Bros., 1996.

(With James L. Brooks and Bridget Johnson) Producer, As Good As It Gets (also known as Old Friends ), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997.

Second unit director, Beloved, Buena Vista, 1998.

(Uncredited) Second unit director, Red Dragon (also known as Roter Drache ), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2002.

Film Appearances:

Mother, As Good As It Gets (also known as Old Friends ), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997.

Herself, Murder by Numbers, SPG Home Video, 2001.

Herself, Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of " The Silence of the Lambs, " Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2001.

Herself, Director's Journey: The Making of " Red Dragon, " Universal Home Video, 2003.

Herself, People Like Us: Making " Philadelphia, " Columbia TriStar, 2003.

Television Work:

Costumer designer, The Day the Women Get Even (movie), 1980.

Costume designer, For Ladies Only (movie), NBC, 1981.

Costume designer, Law & Order (series), NBC, 1991.

Director, " A Domestic Dilemma, " Women and Men 2 (episodic; also known as Women and Men: In Love There Are No Rules ), HBO, 1991.

Design consultant of opening hospital sequence, " Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval, " American Masters (special), PBS, 1995.

Costume designer and production designer, Wonderland (series), ABC, 2000.

Television Appearances:

Murder by Numbers (special), IFC, 2002.

Stage Costume Designer:

The Balcony, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1985.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Cine Fantastique, February, 1992.

New York, July 15, 1991.

New York Times, August 18, 1991.

Premiere, September, 1991, pp. 44–45.

Theatre Crafts, April, 1989, pp. 58–67.