Quick Facts
Biography
Deborah Ann Hopper is a costume designer who has collaborated with Clint Eastwood on 16 films over the last 20 years.
Biography
Hopper started her career as a costume designer for opera and ballet productions. She has been working in film since 1983.
Hopper has worked closely with director Clint Eastwood for more than 20 years on films. According to Hopper she typically spends several months collecting vintage items and recreating period clothes from photographs. It is all part of her minimalist philosophy towards costuming. Hopper stated, "With the work that I do with Clint, his movies are basically everyday life, so the costumes that I deal with are everyday clothes. The costumes, in a way, have to be invisible. If they show then I think it’s kind of distracting. It should be more about the story."
Filmography
Costume designer
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Trouble with the Curve | Robert Lorenz | Clint Eastwood as Gus Lobel Produced by Clint Eastwood |
| 2011 | J. Edgar | Clint Eastwood | |
| 2010 | Hereafter | Clint Eastwood | |
| 2009 | Invictus | Clint Eastwood | |
| 2008 | Gran Torino | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood as Walt Kowalski |
| 2008 | Changeling | Clint Eastwood | |
| 2006 | Letters from Iwo Jima | Clint Eastwood | |
| 2006 | Flags of Our Fathers | Clint Eastwood | |
| 2004 | Million Dollar Baby | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood as Frankie Dunn |
| 2003 | Mystic River | Clint Eastwood | Original Music by Clint Eastwood |
| 2002 | Blood Work | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood as Terry McCaleb |
| 2000 | Space Cowboys | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood as Frank Corvin Original Music by Clint Eastwood |
| 1996 | Dear God | Garry Marshall | |
| 1990 | Impulse | Sondra Locke | |
| 1988 | Shakedown on the Sunset Strip | Walter Grauman | (TV) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Year | Film | Director | Job | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | America's Sweethearts | Joe Roth | assistant costume designer | |
| 1999 | The Haunting | Jan de Bont | costume supervisor | |
| 1999 | True Crime | Clint Eastwood | costume supervisor | Clint Eastwood as Steve Everett |
| 1997 | Absolute Power | Clint Eastwood | costume supervisor | Clint Eastwood as Luther Whitney |
| 1996 | Mulholland Falls | Lee Tamahori | costume supervisor | |
| 1995 | Showgirls | Paul Verhoeven | costume supervisor | |
| 1994 | Exit to Eden | Garry Marshall | wardrobe supervisor | |
| 1994 | Intersection | Mark Rydell | costume supervisor: Los Angeles | |
| 1992 | Chaplin | Richard Attenborough | costume supervisor: women, Los Angeles | |
| 1992 | Death Becomes Her | Robert Zemeckis | costumer | |
| 1992 | Basic Instinct | Paul Verhoeven | costume supervisor: women, Los Angeles | |
| 1991 | Dead Again | Kenneth Branagh | costumer | |
| 1991 | Defending Your Life | Albert Brooks | set costumer | |
| 1990 | The Rookie | Clint Eastwood | costume supervisor: women | Clint Eastwood as Nick Pulovski |
| 1989 | Pink Cadillac | Buddy Van Horn | costume supervisor: women | Clint Eastwood as Tommy Nowak |
| 1989 | Troop Beverly Hills | Jeff Kanew | costumer | |
| 1988 | The Dead Pool | Buddy Van Horn | costume supervisor: women | Clint Eastwood as Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan |
| 1988 | Bird | Clint Eastwood | costume supervisor | |
| 1986 | Heartbreak Ridge | Clint Eastwood | wardrobe: women; as Deborah Ann Hopper | Clint Eastwood as Sergeant Thomas Highway |
| 1986 | Ratboy | Sondra Locke | wardrobe: women; as Deborah Ann Hopper | |
| 1985 | Pale Rider | Clint Eastwood | wardrobe: women; as Deborah Ann Hopper | Clint Eastwood as Preacher |
| 1985 | Chiller | Wes Craven | costumer: women | |
| 1985 | Tightrope | Richard Tuggle | wardrobe: women; as Deborah Ann Hopper | Clint Eastwood as Capt. Wes Block |
| 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds | Jeff Kanew | costumer: women | |
| 1983 | All the Right Moves | Michael Chapman | costumer: women |
Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design | Changeling |
| 2008 | Won | 12th Annual Hollywood Film Festival Award | Hollywood Costume Designer of the Year | Changeling, Gran Torino |
| 2008 | Nominated | 2008 Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Costume Design - Period Film | Changeling |
| 1988 | Won | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special | Shakedown on the Sunset Strip |