---
name: "Edward Pisoni"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/edward-pisoni"
fi1m_id: "edward-pisoni"
imdb_id: "nm0685529"
tmdb_id: 20358
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "25 March 1943"
died: "10 February 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-04T21:04:37.122938+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."
---

# Edward Pisoni

## Identity

Edward Pisoni

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/edward-pisoni
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** edward-pisoni
- **IMDb ID:** nm0685529
- **TMDB ID:** 20358
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0685529/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20358

Production designer. Born 25 March 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Died 10 February 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 25 March 1943, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- **Died:** 10 February 2020
- **Active:** 1982–1999
- **Frequently works with:** [Herbert Ross](https://film.one/person/herbert-ross.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 77 (5), 1990s 94 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 70 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Drama 4, Crime 1, Fantasy 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $274m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0685529/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20358

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Steel Magnolias*](https://film.one/film/steel-magnolias.md) (67), [*The Secret of My Success*](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-my-success.md) (62)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Sopranos*](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md) (94)

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

## Biography

Edward Pisoni (1943–2020) was an American production designer and art director. He worked extensively in film and television from the 1970s onwards, beginning with assistant roles on Broadway and early film credits as a draftsman and art director.

His production design credits include *The Verdict* (1982), *Steel Magnolias* (1989), *The Hand That Rocks the Cradle* (1992), *It Takes Two* (1995), *Fools Rush In* (1997) and the pilot episode of *The Sopranos* (1999). He also contributed art direction to *The King of Comedy* (1982) and *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985). Later television work encompassed *Damages* and *The Big C*.

Pisoni received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Art Direction for a Series for his work on *The Sopranos*.

*Sources: imdb.com, televisionacademy.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *The Sopranos* (1999), Fi1m 94, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Steel Magnolias* (1989), Fi1m 67, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/steel-magnolias.md)
- *The Secret of My Success* (1987), Fi1m 62, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-my-success.md)
- *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), Fi1m 84, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md)
- *The King of Comedy* (1982), Fi1m 88, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/the-king-of-comedy.md)
- *The Verdict* (1982), Fi1m 84, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

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

- *The Brave One* (2007), Assistant Art Director
- *Shortcut to Happiness* (2007), Production Design
- *No Reservations* (2007), Assistant Art Director
- *A Painted House* (2003), Production Design
- *The Confession* (1999), Production Design
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, Production Design — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *The Repair Shop* (1998), Production Design
- *Fools Rush In* (1997), Production Designer, Production Design
- *It Takes Two* (1995), Production Design
- *Friends at Last* (1995), Production Design
- *Holy Matrimony* (1994), Production Design
- *The Hand That Rocks the Cradle* (1992), Production Design
- *True Colors* (1991), Production Design
- *Queens Logic* (1991), Production Design
- *Sensibility and Sense* (1990), Production Designer
- *Steel Magnolias* (1989), Production Design — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/steel-magnolias.md)
- *Jacknife* (1989), Production Design
- *The Christmas Wife* (1988), Production Design
- *Hello Again* (1987), Production Design
- *The Secret of My Success* (1987), Production Design — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-my-success.md)
- *Wise Guys* (1986), Production Design
- *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), as Art Direction — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md)
- *The King of Comedy* (1982), as Art Direction — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-king-of-comedy.md)
- *The Verdict* (1982), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md)
- *Deathtrap* (1982), as Art Direction
- *Prince of the City* (1981), as Art Direction
- *Endless Love* (1981), as Art Direction
- *Cruising* (1980), as Art Direction

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