Born in Hannover, PA; educated at Carnegie Tech. Highly regarded costume designer who amassed over 30 Broadway credits before entering film with George Roy Hill's THE WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT (1964). Roth earned her first solo credit on John Schlesinger's MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) and went on to collaborate with filmmakers including Herbert Ross, Brian De Palma, Milos Forman, Karel Reisz and Alan Pakula. She designed the costumes for the original Broadway production of The Odd Couple and has continued to work with Mike Nichols ever since. Other notable (non-nominated) credits among her 100+ films and TV movies include A FINE MADNESS (1966), UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE (1967), THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT (1970), THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS and KLUTE (both 1971), THE VALACHI PAPERS (1972), THE DAY OF THE LOCUST and THE HAPPY HOOKER (both 1975), MURDER BY DEATH (1976), THE GOODBYE GIRL (1977), COMING HOME (1978), HAIR (1979), DRESSED TO KILL and NINE TO FIVE (both 1980), BLOW OUT (1981), THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP (1982), SILKWOOD (1983), JAGGED EDGE (1985), THE MORNING AFTER (1986), THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING and WORKING GIRL (both 1988), JANUARY MAN (1989), POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (1990), REGARDING HENRY (1991), THE MAMBO KINGS (1992), DAVE (1993), GUARDING TESS and WOLF (both 1994), SABRINA (1995), THE BIRDCAGE (1996), IN & OUT (1997), PRIMARY COLORS (1998), RANDOM HEARTS (1999), FINDING FORRESTER (2000), HEARTBREAKERS (2001), SIGNS and ADAPTATION (both 2002), COLD MOUNTAIN (2003), THE STEPFORD WIVES, THE VILLAGE and CLOSER (all 2004), FREEDOMLAND and THE GOOD SHEPHERD (both 2006), EVENING and MARGOT AT THE WEDDING (both 2007), THE READER and DOUBT (both scheduled for 2008), and THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY (scheduled for 2009).  Nominated for Costume Design 1984: PLACES IN THE HEART  Best Achievement in Costume Design 1996: THE ENGLISH PATIENT  Nominated for Achievement in Costume Design 1999: THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (w. Gary Jones)  Nominated for Achievement in Costume Design 2002: THE HOURS 4 nominations, 1 Award