Patrizia Von Brandenstein

Served as visual consultant on the Brian DePalma film, "The Untouchables"

First collaboration with director Mike Nichols, "Silkwood"

Received first Oscar nomination for Best Art Direction/Set Direction for the Milos Forman film, "Ragtime"

First film credit as production designer, "Heartland"

Last major TV credit, doing the art direction on "Hardhat and Legs"

First TV-movie credit as production designer, "Summer of My German Soldier"

First TV-movie, "The Last Tenant", credited as art director

Early feature film credit as art director, "Girlfriends"

Had several feature credits as costume designer, "Saturday Night Fever" and "Between the Lines"

Worked with husband Stuart Wurtzel doing art direction on a film, "Hester Street"

Switched from theater to film; early feature credit, as set decorator on "The Candidate"

Eight-year stay with William Ball's American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco designing sets and costumes

Worked her way up from scenic artist to costume designer and later art director