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Desinger who entered Australian film as an associate costume designer for Peter Weir's PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (1975). Other notable film credits include associate producer for WITNESS (1985), production designer for DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989) and GREEN CARD (1990); special design consultant for FEARLESS (1993) and THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998); and Oscar®-nominated costume desinger for MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003). Stites has been married to Australian director Peter Weir since 1966; they have a daughter, Ingrid Weir (b. 1973).  Nominated for Costume Design 2003: MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD 1 nomination