Ann Roth (born October 30, 1931 in Hanover, Pennsylvania) is a prolific Academy Award-winning American costume designer for films and theater. She won a Best Costume Oscar for the film The English Patient and was nominated for Places in the Heart, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and The Hours. Her more than one hundred screen credits include Midnight Cowboy, Klute, The Day of the Locust (for which she won a BAFTA), Working Girl, Silkwood, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Mambo Kings, The Birdcage, Primary Colors, Cold Mountain, Closer, Freedomland, and The Good Shepherd. Her dozens of stage credits include The Odd Couple, The Star-Spangled Girl, Purlie, Seesaw, They're Playing Our Song, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas , Biloxi Blues, and Butley. Roth is a two-time Emmy Award nominee for the miniseries Roanoak (1986) and Angels in America (2003). In 2000, the Theatre Development Fund honored Roth with the Irene Sharaff Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Broadway nominations
- 1997 Drama Desk Award (Present Laughter)
- 1986 Tony Award (The House of Blue Leaves)
- 1985 Drama Desk Award (Design For Living)
- 1979 Tony Award (The Crucifer of Blood)
- 1976 Tony Award (The Royal Family)
- 1976 Drama Desk Award (The Royal Family)
- 1965 Tony Award for Best Producer of a Play (Slow Dance on the Killing Ground)
