Thérèse DePrez obit

 

Therese DePrez, ‘Black Swan’ Production Designer, Dies at 52

She was not on the list.

Production designer Therese DePrez, best known for her work on “Black Swan,” “Stoker,” and “High Fidelity,” died on Tuesday at her home in New York City. She was 52.

Her friend and collaborator Derrick Kardos shared the news in a Facebook post.

“I’m back with terrible news. We lost Therese today. She leaves behind an incredible body of work, and many grieving friends and family,” Kardos wrote on Tuesday.

Kardos, a graphic artist on “Black Swan,” had created a GoFundMe page in 2016, after DePrez was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer the year before, to help cover some of her medical expenses.

DePrez began her career as a production designer in 1991 on “The Refrigerator” and continued to work until the 2014 crime drama “The Drop,” starring Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini. Her long resume includes the films “Summer of Sam,” “Premium Rush,” “I Shot Andy Warhol,” “Dark Water,” “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium,” “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” and “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” though she was most recognized for her work on Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan.” DePrez received an Art Directors Guild excellence in production design award, among other honors.

“Heartbroken to lose Therese. I begged her for years to work with me but our schedules never lined up,” Aronofsky wrote on Twitter. “Then on ‘Black Swan’ it finally happened. She was an incredible artist, collaborator, and friend. Sending love to her family and the NYC film community. We lost one of our legends.”

Amazon Studios’ Ted Hope tweeted, “There are not many people who have inspired me in so many ways than Therese DePrez. How she lived, how she worked, what she made, what she loved. RIP.”

 

Actress

John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

7.7

Laundromat Customer (uncredited)

2001

 

Production Designer

James Gandolfini and Tom Hardy in The Drop (2014)

The Drop

7.0

Production Designer

2014

 

Christian Bale in Out of the Furnace (2013)

Out of the Furnace

6.7

Production Designer

2013

 

Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, and Mia Wasikowska in Stoker (2013)

Stoker

6.7

Production Designer

2013

 

Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Premium Rush (2012)

Premium Rush

6.5

Production Designer

2012

 

Natalie Portman in Black Swan (2010)

Black Swan

8.0

Production Designer

2010

 

Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Ryan in Jack Goes Boating (2010)

Jack Goes Boating

6.3

Production Designer

2010

 

Howl (2010)

Howl

6.6

Production Designer

2010

 

Channing Tatum in Fighting (2009)

Fighting

5.6

Production Designer

2009

 

Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Don Cheadle, and Wesley Snipes in Brooklyn's Finest (2009)

Brooklyn's Finest

6.7

Production Designer (as Therese Deprez)

2009

 

Elle Fanning in Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)

Phoebe in Wonderland

7.0

Production Designer

2008

 

Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

6.2

Production Designer

2007

 

Jennifer Connelly in Dark Water (2005)

Dark Water

5.6

Production Designer

2005

 

The Return (2005)

The Return

4.7

Production Designer

2005

 

Kim Basinger and Jeff Bridges in The Door in the Floor (2004)

The Door in the Floor

6.6

Production Designer

2004

 

Reality (2003)

Reality

8.5

Video

Production Designer

2003

 

Lisa Kudrow and Damon Wayans in Marci X (2003)

Marci X

3.0

Production Designer

2003

 

Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

6.5

Production Designer

2003

 

Paul Giamatti in American Splendor (2003)

American Splendor

7.4

Production Designer (as Thérèse Deprez)

2003

 

Life on a String

7.4

Short

Production Designer

2002

 

John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

7.7

Production Designer

2001

 

Promotional One Sheet

High Fidelity

7.4

Production Designer (as Therese Deprez)

2000

 

Summer of Sam (1999)

Summer of Sam

6.7

Production Designer

1999

 

Tim Robbins, Jeff Bridges, and Joan Cusack in Arlington Road (1999)

Arlington Road

7.2

Production Designer

1999

 

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Camryn Manheim, Jane Adams, and Dylan Baker in Happiness (1998)

Happiness

7.7

Production Designer

1998

 

Lauren Holly and Edward Burns in No Looking Back (1998)

No Looking Back

5.9

Production Designer

1998

 

Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (1997)

Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing

6.8

TV Movie

Production Designer

1997

 

Grind (1997)

Grind

5.5

Production Designer

1997

 

Jeremy Davies in Going All the Way (1997)

Going All the Way

5.7

Production Designer (as Therese DePrez)

1997

 

Box of Moonlight (1996)

Box of Moonlight

7.1

Production Designer (as Therèsé DePrez)

1996

 

I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)

I Shot Andy Warhol

6.6

Production Designer

1996

 

Guillermo Diaz and Frederick Weller in Stonewall (1995)

Stonewall

7.1

Production Designer

1995

 

Rose McGowan, Johnathon Schaech, and James Duval in The Doom Generation (1995)

The Doom Generation

6.2

Production Designer (as Therese Deprez)

1995

 

Steve Buscemi in Living in Oblivion (1995)

Living in Oblivion

7.5

Production Designer

1995

 

Postcards from America (1994)

Postcards from America

6.0

Production Designer

1994

 

Dottie Gets Spanked (1993)

Dottie Gets Spanked

7.2

TV Short

Production Designer

1993

 

The Outfit (1993)

The Outfit

3.4

Production Designer

1993

 

Geoffrey Beene 30

6.9

Short

Production Designer

1993

 

Swoon (1992)

Swoon

6.6

Production Designer

1992

 

The Refrigerator (1991)

The Refrigerator

4.2

Production Designer (as Therese Deprez)

1991

 

Art Director

Severed Ties (1992)

Severed Ties

4.5

Art Director

1992

 

Simple Men (1992)

Simple Men

7.1

Art Director

1992

 

Additional Crew

Aaron Tee Meng Jiam, Lexi Rose Montee, and James Aaron Tecumseh Sinclair in Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig (2003)

Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

7.7

Video

archive material providerfilm production art provided by (as Therese Deprez)

2003

 

Thanks

Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, and Lia McHugh in The Lodge (2019)

The Lodge

6.0

special thanks: 1965-2017

2019

 

Jimmy Kimmel in The Oscars (2018)

The Oscars

5.8

TV Special

in memoriam

2018

 

Full Grown Men (2006)

Full Grown Men

4.9

thanks

2006

 

Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)

Me and You and Everyone We Know

7.2

special thanks (as Therese DePrez)

2005

 

Frame on the Wall: The Making of 'The Door in the Floor' (2004)

Frame on the Wall: The Making of 'The Door in the Floor'

6.7

Video

special thanks (as Thèrése DePrez)

2004

 

Aaron Tee Meng Jiam, Lexi Rose Montee, and James Aaron Tecumseh Sinclair in Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig (2003)

Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

7.7

Video

special thanks (as Therese Deprez)

2003

 

Roy Cohn/Jack Smith (1994)

Roy Cohn/Jack Smith

6.1

special thanks

1994

 

Self

Dark Water: Extraordinary Ensemble (2005)

Dark Water: Extraordinary Ensemble

3.5

Video

Self

2005

 

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water' (2005)

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

4.3

Video

Self

2005

 

Analyzing 'Dark Water' (2005)

Analyzing 'Dark Water'

6.4

Video

Self

2005

 

Anatomy of a Scene (2001)

Anatomy of a Scene

6.7

TV Series

Self

2003

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

Jimmy Kimmel in The Oscars (2018)

The Oscars

5.8

TV Special

Self - Production Designer (In Memoriam) (archive footage)

2018