---
name: "Denise Cronenberg"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/denise-cronenberg"
fi1m_id: "denise-cronenberg"
imdb_id: "nm0188725"
tmdb_id: 13551
wikidata_id: "Q538948"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "1 October 1938"
died: "22 May 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-09-19T11:35:09.148784+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."
---

# Denise Cronenberg

## Identity

Denise Cronenberg

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/denise-cronenberg
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** denise-cronenberg
- **IMDb ID:** nm0188725
- **TMDB ID:** 13551
- **Wikidata ID:** Q538948
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Cronenberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q538948, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0188725/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13551

Costume designer. Born 1 October 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Died 22 May 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 1 October 1938, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Died:** 22 May 2020
- **Active:** 1983–2011
- **Frequently works with:** [David Cronenberg](https://film.one/person/david-cronenberg.md), [Viggo Mortensen](https://film.one/person/viggo-mortensen.md), [Jeremy Thomas](https://film.one/person/jeremy-thomas.md), [Vincent Cassel](https://film.one/person/vincent-cassel.md), [William Hurt](https://film.one/person/william-hurt.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 86 (3), 1990s 78 (2), 2000s 75 (3), 2010s 70 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 70 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Thriller 5, Drama 4, Crime 3, Horror 3, Science Fiction 3, Action 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $505m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Cronenberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q538948, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0188725/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13551

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Dead Ringers*](https://film.one/film/dead-ringers.md) (87), [*Eastern Promises*](https://film.one/film/eastern-promises.md) (79)
- **Apple TV:** [*A History of Violence*](https://film.one/film/a-history-of-violence.md) (88)
- **Disney+:** [*The Incredible Hulk*](https://film.one/film/the-incredible-hulk.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Denise Cronenberg (1 October 1938 – 22 May 2020) was a Canadian costume designer. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she was the elder sister of film director David Cronenberg. She trained in ballet and performed with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet before entering costume design.

Cronenberg collaborated with her brother on numerous films beginning with *The Fly* (1986), including *Dead Ringers* (1988), *Naked Lunch* (1991), *Crash* (1996), *eXistenZ* (1999), *A History of Violence* (2005), *Eastern Promises* (2007) and *Maps to the Stars* (2014). She also worked on other productions such as *Dawn of the Dead* (2004), *The Incredible Hulk* (2008) and *Resident Evil: Afterlife* (2010). She received six Genie Award nominations for costume design.

She died in Burlington, Ontario, at the age of 81.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theglobeandmail.com, thestar.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *A Dangerous Method* (2011), Fi1m 70, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/a-dangerous-method.md)
- *The Incredible Hulk* (2008), Fi1m 58, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-incredible-hulk.md)
- *Eastern Promises* (2007), Fi1m 79, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/eastern-promises.md)
- *A History of Violence* (2005), Fi1m 88, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/a-history-of-violence.md)
- *Crash* (1996), Fi1m 78, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/crash.md)
- *Naked Lunch* (1991), Fi1m 78, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/naked-lunch.md)
- *Dead Ringers* (1988), Fi1m 87, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-ringers.md)
- *The Fly* (1986), Fi1m 88, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fly.md)
- *The Dead Zone* (1983), Fi1m 82, Wardrobe Master — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dead-zone.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Maps to the Stars* (2014), Costume Design
- *Cosmopolis* (2012), Costume Design
- *A Dangerous Method* (2011), Costume Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/a-dangerous-method.md)
- *Resident Evil: Afterlife* (2010), Costume Design
- *Toronto Stories* (2008), Costume Design
- *The Incredible Hulk* (2008), Costume Design — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-incredible-hulk.md)
- *The Tower* (2008), Costume Design
- *Eastern Promises* (2007), Costume Design — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/eastern-promises.md)
- *Shoot 'Em Up* (2007), Costume Design
- *Dead Silence* (2007), Costume Design
- *Martha behind Bars* (2005), Costume Design
- *A History of Violence* (2005), Costume Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/a-history-of-violence.md)
- *Rhinoceros Eyes* (2004), Costume Design
- *Dawn of the Dead* (2004), Costume Design
- *Spider* (2002), Costume Design
- *Avenging Angelo* (2002), Costume Design
- *The Caveman's Valentine* (2001), Costume Design
- *Dracula 2000* (2000), Costume Design
- *Camera* (2000), Costume Design
- *Bless the Child* (2000), Costume Design
- *The Third Miracle* (1999), Costume Design
- *eXistenZ* (1999), Costume Design
- *A Cool, Dry Place* (1998), Costume Design
- *Murder at 1600* (1997), Costume Designer
- *Crash* (1996), Costume Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/crash.md)
- *Moonlight and Valentino* (1995), Costume Design
- *Friends at Last* (1995), Costume Design
- *M. Butterfly* (1993), Costume Design
- *Naked Lunch* (1991), Costume Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/naked-lunch.md)
- *The Guardian* (1990), Costume Design
- *The Long Road Home* (1989), Costume Design
- *Dead Ringers* (1988), Costume Design — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-ringers.md)
- *The Fly* (1986), Costume Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fly.md)
- *The Dead Zone* (1983), as Wardrobe Master — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dead-zone.md)

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