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name: "Cat Smith"
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roles: ["Production designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 74
updated: "2026-09-17T04:24:30.000846+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Cat Smith

Production designer.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** Catherine Smith

## Biography

Catherine Smith, also credited as Cat Smith, is a production designer and art director. She began her career in the art department on feature films, working as assistant art director on *American Beauty* (1999) and as set designer on titles including *Scary Movie 2* (2001), *Freaky Friday* (2003) and *Smokin' Aces* (2006).

She progressed to art director on television series such as *True Blood* (2008–2014) before becoming a production designer. Her credits in that role include *Transparent* (2014–2019), *Yellowjackets* (2021), *The Dropout* (2022), *Lessons in Chemistry* (2023) and *The Fabulous Four* (2024). Smith has received one Primetime Emmy Award and multiple nominations for her work.

*Sources: imdb.com, vanessariegel.com, podscan.fm.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Dropout* (2022), Fi1m 70, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-dropout.md)
- *Yellowjackets* (2021), Fi1m 76, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/yellowjackets.md)
- *American Beauty* (1999), Fi1m 76, Assistant Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/american-beauty.md)

## Also known for

- *Scary Movie 2* (2001), Art Direction
- *Freaky Friday* (2003), Set Designer
- *Just Like Heaven* (2005), Set Designer
- *Smokin' Aces* (2006), Set Designer
- *Down with Love* (2003), Set Designer
- *Lessons in Chemistry* (2023), Production Design
- *In Treatment* (2008), Production Design
- *I Love Dick* (2016), Production Design

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