Bio
SONU MISHRA (costume designer) earned two consecutive Emmy nominations in 2017-18 — for Outstanding Period Costumes on the Ron Howard/Brian Grazer productions of “Genius: Einstein,” and Outstanding Period/Fantasy Costumes for a Series/Limited Series/Movie for “Genius: Picasso.” The Mumbai native graduated from Sophia College with a degree in fashion design. She moved to New York as a 19-year-old in 1989 to work in the wardrobe department at the Roundabout Theatre Company on Broadway and at Odds Costume Rentals.
She next relocated to Rome, where she has emerged as a successful costume designer for major television and movie productions, both Italian and international. Her early credits in Rome include set costumer and wardrobe supervisor on such titles as, Martin Scorsese’s “The Gangs of New York,” Barry Levinson’s “Envy,” Jon Amiel’s “The Core” and “Luther.”
She recently designed the wardrobe for Apple tv's Shining Girls, AMC’s fantasy miniseries, “NOS4A2,” and several episodes of NBC’s “Crossing Lines” and FOX’s “Prison Break.”
Feature film credits include Renny Harlin’s “The Legend of Hercules,” Paul Haggis’ “Third Person,” Fanny Ardant’s short film, “Chimeres Absentes,” Sergio Castellito’s “Twice Born,” Anton Corbjin’s Italian-set thriller “The American” with George Clooney (associate designer), ”PA-RA-DA earned a Venice Film Festival Special Mention. And, “Anche Libero Va Bene" was a Cannes C.I.C.A.E. Award winner.
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys:
Outstanding Period Costumes
Genius EINSTEIN (2017)
Outstanding Period/Fantasy Costumes for a Series, Limited Series, or Movie
Genius PICASSO (2018)
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FEATURE FILMS | |||
title | production | director | notes |
THE LEGEND OF HERCULES | Millennium/Nu Image Avi Lerner, John Thompson, Les Weldon |
Renny Harlin | |
THIRD PERSON | Corsan Paul Haggis, Michael Nozik, Paul Breuls |
Paul Haggis | |
TUTTI CONTRO TUTTI | Fandango Domenico Procacci, Laura Paulucci |
Rolando Ravello | |
TWICE BORN | Picomedia Roberto Sessa, Sergio Castellitto |
Sergio Castellitto | |
CHIMERES ABSENTES | Dorje Film Flaminio Zadra |
Fanny Ardant | Short |
THE AMERICAN | Focus Features Anne Carey, Grant Heslov |
Anton Corbjin | Associate Costume Designer |
BENVENUTI AL SUD | Medusa Film / Cattleya Francesca Longardi, Giorgio Magliulo |
Luca Miniero | |
LEZIONE DI CIOCCOLATO | Cattleya Francesca Longardi, Matteo de Laurentis |
Claudio Cupellini | |
WHEN IN ROME | Touchstone Pictures Gary Foster, Andrew Panay |
Mark S. Johnson | Wardrobe Supervisor Italian Unit |
DUPLICITY | Universal Pictures Laura Bickford, Kerry Orent |
Tony Gilroy | Wardrobe Supervisor Italian Unit |
PA-RA-DA | 01 Distribuzione / Panorama Marco Valerio Pugini, Ute Leonhardt |
Marco Pontecorvo | Venice Film Festival Special Mention |
PIANO, SOLO | Palomar Carlo Degli Esposti, Giorgio Magliulo |
Riccardo Milani | |
LEZIONI DI VOLO | 01 Distribuzione / Cattleya Marco Chimenz, Riccardo Tozzi |
Francesca Archibugi | |
ANCHE LIBERO VA BENE | 01 Distribuzione /Palomar Carlo Degli Esposti, Giorgio Magliulo |
Kim Rossi Stuart | Cannes C.I.C.A.E. Award |
UNA TALPA AL BIOPARCO | Dodici Dicembre Giorgio Magliulo, Andrea Costantini |
Fulvio Ottaviano | |
ALLA LUCE DEL SOLE | Jean Vigo Italia Elda Ferri, Claudio Grassetti |
Roberto Faenza | |
DENTRO LA CITTA' | Shooting Stars Andrea Costantini |
Andrea Costantini | |
LOVE’S BROTHER | Mikado Film / Jigsaw Films Sarah Raddclyffe, Jane Scott |
Jan Sardi | Wardrobe Supervisor Italian Unit |
ENVY | Dreamworks Studios Josh McLaglen, Paula Weinstein |
Barry Levinson | Costume Assistant Italian Unit |
THE CORE | Paramount Pictures David Foster, Sean Bailey |
Joe Amiel | Costumer Italian Unit |
LUTHER | RS Entertainment Brigitte Rochow, Alexander Thies |
Eric Till | Costumer Italian Unit |
GANGS OF NEW YORK | Miramax Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein |
Martin Scorsese | Costumer: Cameron Diaz & Jim Boradbent |
ZORA LA VAMPIRA | Virginia Films Carlo Verdone, Mauro Scaffardi |
Manetti Bros | Asst. Costume Designer |
QUANDO UNA DONNA NON DORME |
Metropolis Film Enzo Gallo |
Nino Bizzarri | Asst. Costume Designer |
TELEVISION | |||
title | production | director | notes |
BLUFF CITY LAW | NBC/UTV David Janollari, Michael Aguilar |
Jessica Yu | (Pilot) |
NOS4A2 (Season 1&2) | Amc Jami O’Brien, Joe Hill, Colin Walsh |
Various | Mini-Series |
GENIUS (Season 1 and 2) |
Fox 21 / Imagine Television B. Grazer, R. Howard, N. Pink B. Williams, G. Louthan, K. Biller |
Various |
Season 2: * Nominated – Emmy for Outstanding Period Costumes, 2018 Mini-Series |
PRISON BREAK: SEQUEL (Season 1) | 20th Century Fox/FOX N. McCormick, P.l Scheuring, D. Olmstead |
Various | Mini-Series |
CROSSING LINES (Season 3) | Tandem Communications Moritz Polter, Frank Spotnitz |
Various | Mini-Series |
AURELIO ZEN | BBC Andy Harries, Michael Casey |
John Alexander | Mini-Series |
NON PENSARCI | Pupkin Rita Rognoni |
Gianna Zanasi | Mini-Series |
NEL NOME DEL MALE | Sky Cinema/ Film Master Sergio Castellani, Andrea Piazzesi |
Alex Infascelli | TV Movie |
LEONARDO | BBC Gianfranco De Rosa |
Sarah Aspinall | TV Movie Asst. Costume Designer |
MEGLIO TARDI CHE MAI | France 2 Maurizio Tini |
Luca Manfredi | TV Movie Asst. Costume Designer |
THE RETURN OF SANDOKAN | Taurus Film Guido Lombardo |
Enzo G. Castellari | Mini-Series Costumer |
COMMERCIALS (stylist) | |||
Emirates, Old Parr, Moccona, Postpay, Carlo Erba, Sky, Tods, Ferrari, Hyundai Genesis, Always Comfort, Star Beer, Heads and Shoulders, Studio 18 | |||
BROADWAY (wardrobe assistant)) | |||
Cabaret, A View from the Bridge, 1776, Philadelphia Here I Come, Picnic, A Grand Night For Singing, She Loves Me, White Liars and Black Comedy, The Showoff |