Theoni V. Aldredge facts for kids
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Theoni Aldredge
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| Born |
Theoni Athanasiou Vachlioti
August 22, 1922 |
| Died | January 21, 2011 (aged 88) Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
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| Education | Art Institute of Chicago (BFA) |
| Occupation | Costume designer |
| Spouse(s) |
Tom Aldredge
(m. 1953) |
| Relatives | Deni "Denny" Vachlioti (cousin) |
Theoni V. Aldredge (born August 22, 1922 – died January 21, 2011) was a very talented Greek-American costume designer. She created amazing outfits for plays on Broadway and for many movies. She was known for her creative designs that helped bring characters to life on stage and screen.
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About Theoni Aldredge
Theoni Athanasiou Vachliotis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1922. She studied at the American School in Athens. In 1949, she moved to the United States. She went to the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago on a special scholarship. This school is now part of DePaul University.
Her first job on Broadway was in 1959. She designed the clothes for actress Geraldine Page in a play called Sweet Bird of Youth. Her last Broadway project was in 2006, for a new version of A Chorus Line. For 20 years, she was the main designer for a famous producer named Joseph Papp. She also designed many musicals for Michael Bennett.
Her Amazing Career
Theoni Aldredge was one of the most celebrated costume designers in American theater. She won three Tony Awards. These awards are like the Oscars for theater. She won for the musicals Annie, Barnum, and La Cage aux Folles. She was also nominated for 11 other Tony Awards. Some of these nominations were for famous shows like A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, and Dreamgirls.
She also won many other awards from different theater groups. In 2002, she received the Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award. This award honors someone who has done amazing work in costume design for a long time.
Theoni Aldredge also worked a lot in movies and on television. She designed costumes for films like Network, Eyes of Laura Mars, and Rich and Famous. She won an Oscar and a British Academy Award for her work on the movie The Great Gatsby in 1974. Her designs from that movie were so popular that a clothing store, Bloomingdale's, even sold clothes inspired by them!
Her Personal Life
Theoni Aldredge was married to American actor Tom Aldredge. They were married in 1953. She passed away on January 21, 2011, at the age of 88, due to heart problems in a hospital in Stamford, Connecticut. Her husband, Tom, passed away six months later, in July 2011, at age 83, from a type of cancer.
Productions She Designed
Broadway Shows
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Movies She Designed For
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Awards and Nominations
Here are some of the major awards and nominations Theoni Aldredge received for her amazing costume designs:
- 2001 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Follies, nominee)
- 1991 Tony Award Best Costume Design (The Secret Garden, nominee)
- 1990 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Gypsy, nominee)
- 1984 Tony Award Best Costume Design (La Cage aux Folles, winner)
- 1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (La Cage aux Folles, winner)
- 1982 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Dreamgirls, nominee)
- 1982 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Dreamgirls, nominee)
- 1981 Tony Award Best Costume Design (42nd Street, nominee)
- 1981 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (42nd Street, winner)
- 1981 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Onward Victoria, nominee)
- 1980 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Barnum, winner)
- 1979 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Ballroom, nominee)
- 1979 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Ballroom, nominee)
- 1977 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Annie, winner)
- 1977 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Threepenny Opera, nominee)
- 1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Annie, winner)
- 1976 Tony Award Best Costume Design (A Chorus Line, nominee)
- 1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Trelawny of the Wells, nominee)
- 1974 Tony Award Best Costume Design (The Au Pair Man, nominee)
- 1974 Academy Award Outstanding Costume Design (The Great Gatsby, winner)
- 1974 British Academy Award (BAFTA) Outstanding Costume Design (The Great Gatsby, winner)
- 1973 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Much Ado About Nothing, nominee)
- 1973 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Much Ado About Nothing, winner)
- 1972 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Two Gentlemen of Verona, nominee)
- 1972 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Two Gentlemen of Verona, winner)
- 1970 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Peer Gynt, winner)
- 1961 Tony Award Best Costume Design (The Devil's Advocate, nominee)
