Bio 

resume2SONU 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
Season 2: * Nominated – Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series, 2018
Season 1: * Nominated – Emmy for Outstanding Period/Fantasy Costumes for a Series, Limited Series, or Movie, 2017


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