Asp, Anna (1946–)

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Asp, Anna (1946–)

Swedish production designer. Born in 1946 in Sweden; attended Stockholm's Academy of Fine Arts and Dramatic Institute.

Designed sets for Scandinavia's major directors: Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Bille August; films include Giliap (1973), Ansikte mot ansikte (Face to Face, 1976), Hostsonaten (Autumn Sonata, 1978), Min Alskade (1979), After the Rehearsal (1984), Offret-Sacrificatio (The Sacrifice, 1986), Pelle Erobreren (Pelle the Conqueror, 1987), and Katinka (1988). Won an Academy Award for art direction on Fanny and Alexander (1982).

See also Women in World History.