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Franca Squarciapino

Personal Information

Known ForCostume & Make-Up
GenderFemale
Birth DateJan 1, 1940 (86 years old)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthRome, Lazio, Italy
Career Span1966 – Present (61 yrs)
Known Credits23 Titles
Official Links
Costume & Make-UpPopularity Score 0.6

Franca Squarciapino

Total Works

23

22 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Franca Squarciapino (born 1940) is an Italian costume designer who won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design in 1990 for Cyrano de Bergerac. She has spent much of her career designing costumes for major theatres and opera houses, including the Burgtheater in Vienna, Royal Opera at Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera, the Vienna State Opera, and Zurich Opera among others. Squarciapino frequently collaborated with Ezio Frigerio (1930-2022), who is also her life partner. Source: Article "Franca Squarciapino" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Cyrano de Bergerac
7.3
Cyrano de Bergerac
1990•movie
Role: Costume Design
The Horseman on the Roof
6.5
Role: Costume Design
Colonel Chabert
6.7
Colonel Chabert
1994•movie
Role: Costume Design
Galileo
6.3
Galileo
1968•movie
Role: Assistant Costume Designer

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 23 titles featuring Franca Squarciapino

Cyrano de Bergerac
7.3
Cyrano de Bergerac
1990•movie

Role: Costume Design

The Horseman on the Roof
6.5

Role: Costume Design

Colonel Chabert
6.7
Colonel Chabert
1994•movie

Role: Costume Design

Galileo
6.3
Galileo
1968•movie

Role: Assistant Costume Designer

Volaverunt
5.8
Volaverunt
1999•movie

Role: Costume Design

Louis, the Child King
5.7

Role: Costume Design

Mademoiselle de Maupin
6.1

as First Maestro

Vivaldi, the Red Priest
6.0

Role: Costume Design

Il Trovatore
7.5
Il Trovatore
1988•movie

Role: Costume Design

Stars 90
6.2
1 eps
Stars 90
1990•series

as Self

The Metropolitan Opera: La Rondine
7.0

Role: Costume Design

Otello
9.0
Otello
2001•movie

Role: Costume Design

Carmen by Georges Bizet
9.0

Role: Costume Design

The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine
8.0

Role: Costume Designer

The House of Bernarda Alba

Role: Costume Design

Don Carlo
Don Carlo
2023•movie

Role: Costume Design

Verdi: La forza del destino

Role: Costume Design

Aida
Aida
2006•movie

Role: Costume Designer

Swan Lake Filmed for IMAX

Role: Costume Design

The Metropolitan Opera: Francesca da Rimini

Role: Costume Designer

Paris Opera Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

Role: Costume Design

Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

Role: Costume Designer