Born in Fresno, CA; educated at Fresno State College and California State University, Long Beach (theater arts). Distinguished costume designer from the theater who began her film career with George Lucas's AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973). Other notable credits include THE CONVERSATION (1974), ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975), INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978), RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983), THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BONZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION (1984), COCOON, PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE and THE COLOR PURPLE (all 1985), THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, FATAL BEAUTY, LEONARD PART 6 and *batteries not included (all 1987), BEETLE JUICE and MY STEPMOTHER IS AN ALIEN (both 1989), IN COUNTRY (1989), I LOVE YOU TO DEATH (1990), LATE FOR DINNER, AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD and GRAND CANYON (all 1991), FOREVER YOUNG (1992), BENNY & JOON and THE FUGITIVE (both 1993), WINGS OF COURAGE, SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT and MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS (all 1995), JACK (1996), INVENTING THE ABBOTTS and THE RAINMAKER (both 1997), HOLY MAN (1998), THE HURRICANE (1999), EVOLUTION and ROCK STAR (both 2001), LIFE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT (2002), HOLES (2003), THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON and RAISE YOUR VOICE (both 2004), RENT (2005), BELIEVE IN ME (2006) and PIG HUNT (scheduled for 2008).  Nominated for Costume Design 1985: THE COLOR PURPLE 1 nomination