Mary Zophres (born March 23, 1964 as Maria Zafeiropoulou) is an American costume designer who has worked in the film industry since 1989. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the 2010 film True Grit. She was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design for True Grit and for the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can.

Zophres was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, and she graduated with degrees in art history and studio art. Zophres worked in the fashion industry for Norma Kamali and Esprit. She was hired as the extras wardrobe supervisor for Oliver Stone's 1989 film Born on the Fourth of July, working under costume designer Judy Ruskin. She subsequently worked as associate costume designer for Ruskin for three more films, including the 1991 film City Slickers. Zophres moved to Los Angeles and worked for designer Richard Hornung on three films, including the 1994 film The Hudsucker Proxy by the Coen brothers. When Hornung was too sick to work on the Coens' 1996 film Fargo, Zophres took over. She subsequently had a creative partnership with the Coen brothers on their subsequent films and has also worked on a variety of other films.

Biography

Mary Zophres a fait ses études supérieures au Vassar College, dont elle est sortie diplômée en histoire de l'art. Elle a d'abord travaillé dans l'industrie de la mode, notamment pour Esprit Holdings, avant de faire ses débuts au cinéma comme assistante costumière pour Né un 4 juillet (1989).

Devenue chef costumière en 1994, elle a ensuite notamment beaucoup travaillé avec les réalisateurs Joel et Ethan Coen. Elle a remporté le Saturn Award des meilleurs costumes pour Indiana Jones et le Royaume du crâne de cristal (2008) et a été nommée à l'Oscar des meilleurs costumes pour True Grit (2010) et pour La La Land (2017).

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