Theadora Van Runkle Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Theadora Van Runkle (March 27, 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – November 4, 2011, Los Angeles, California) was an American costume designer. The first films she designed costumes for were Bonnie and Clyde (1967), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) and The Arrangement (1969), all of which starred Faye Dunaway, for whom Van Runkle also designed the gown Dunaway wore to the 1968 Oscars, as well as Dunaway's complete off-screen wardrobe at the time.Van Runkle was nominated for an Oscar for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), and has been nominated twice more, for The Godfather: Part II (1974) and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). She designed the costumes for Troop Beverly Hills (1989).She was the recipient of the Costume Designer Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002.
Her father, Courtney Schweppe, was a member of the Schweppes family, known for their ownership of the company that produced Schweppes Ginger Ale, Seltzer Water, and other carbonated drinks.
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Started out as an illustrator for store adverisments and catalogues. She then worked as a sketch artist for other designers. Her artwork is highly treasured by collectors.
Costume Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
That Championship Season
1999
TV Movie
I'm Losing You
1998
Goodbye Lover
1998
The Last Don
1997
TV Mini-Series 3 episodes
White Dwarf
1995
TV Movie
Kiss of Death
1995
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992
Video
Leap of Faith
1992
The Butcher's Wife
1991
Stella
1990
Troop Beverly Hills
1989
Everybody's All-American
1988
Wildfire
1988
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
Rhinestone
1984
Wizards and Warriors
1983
TV Series
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
S.O.B.
1981
The Jerk
1979
Same Time, Next Year
1978
New York, New York
1977
Nickelodeon
1976
The Godfather: Part II
1974
Mame
1974
Kid Blue
1973
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
1973
Johnny Got His Gun
1971
Myra Breckinridge
1970
The Reivers
1969
The Arrangement
1969
Bullitt
1968
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
1968
costumes designed by
Bonnie and Clyde
1967
as Theadora van Runkle, costumes designed by
Costume Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Heartbeeps
1981
costumes: Miss Peter
Heaven Can Wait
1978
costumes: Julie Christie and Dyan Cannon
A Place for Lovers
1968
costume designer: Miss Dunaway - as Theodora Van Runkle
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968
wardrobe designer: Miss Dunaway - as Thea Van Runkle
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Curly
2013
Documentary
Herself
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
2008
Video documentary
Herself
Masters of Production: The Hidden Art of Hollywood
2004
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The Hollywood Fashion Machine
1995
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1983
TV Special
Herself - Winner: Outstanding Costume Design for a Series
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 84th Annual Academy Awards
2012
TV Special
Herself - Memorial Tribute
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2002
Career Achievement Award
Costume Designers Guild Awards
Television
1983
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Costume Design for a Series
Wizards and Warriors (1983)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1987
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Costume Design
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
1987
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Costumes
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
1979
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA