---
name: "Judy Ruskin Howell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/judy-l-ruskin"
fi1m_id: "judy-l-ruskin"
imdb_id: "nm0750827"
tmdb_id: 7536
wikidata_id: "Q25598659"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T01:26:37.359844+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."
---

# Judy Ruskin Howell

## Identity

Judy Ruskin Howell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/judy-l-ruskin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** judy-l-ruskin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0750827
- **TMDB ID:** 7536
- **Wikidata ID:** Q25598659
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25598659, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750827/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7536

Costume designer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Active:** 1989–2003
- **Also known as:** Judy L. Ruskin, Judy Ruskin Wong
- **Frequently works with:** [Tom Shadyac](https://film.one/person/tom-shadyac.md), [Jim Carrey](https://film.one/person/jim-carrey.md), [Steve Oedekerk](https://film.one/person/steve-oedekerk.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 74 (1), 1990s 67 (5), 2000s 55 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 65 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Drama 4, Fantasy 2, Romance 2, Adventure 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,744m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25598659, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750827/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7536

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Sleepless in Seattle*](https://film.one/film/sleepless-in-seattle.md) (78), [*Born on the Fourth of July*](https://film.one/film/born-on-the-fourth-of-july.md) (74), [*Liar Liar*](https://film.one/film/liar-liar.md) (68)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*City Slickers*](https://film.one/film/city-slickers.md) (76)
- **Tubi:** [*The Horse Whisperer*](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md) (68)

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

## Biography

Judy L. Ruskin is an American costume designer. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Early in her career she worked as an assistant costume designer and in wardrobe departments on films including *Wall Street* (1987) and *Born on the Fourth of July* (1989).

Ruskin has designed costumes for numerous feature films. Her credits include *City Slickers* (1991), *Sleepless in Seattle* (1993), *Waiting to Exhale* (1995), *Liar Liar* (1997), *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), *Patch Adams* (1998), *Remember the Titans* (2000), *Bruce Almighty* (2003) and *Evan Almighty* (2007). She has also worked under the names Judy Ruskin Howell and Judy Ruskin Wong.

*Sources: imdb.com, latimes.com, filmreference.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Bruce Almighty* (2003), Fi1m 55, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/bruce-almighty.md)
- *Patch Adams* (1998), Fi1m 47, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/patch-adams.md)
- *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), Fi1m 68, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md)
- *Liar Liar* (1997), Fi1m 68, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/liar-liar.md)
- *Sleepless in Seattle* (1993), Fi1m 78, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/sleepless-in-seattle.md)
- *City Slickers* (1991), Fi1m 76, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/city-slickers.md)
- *Born on the Fourth of July* (1989), Fi1m 74, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/born-on-the-fourth-of-july.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

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

- *Dance Flick* (2009), Costume Design
- *Personal Effects* (2009), Costume Design
- *Never Back Down* (2008), Costume Design
- *Evan Almighty* (2007), Costume Design
- *Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story* (2005), Costume Design
- *Guess Who* (2005), Costume Design
- *Melinda and Melinda* (2004), Costume Design
- *Bruce Almighty* (2003), Costume Design — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/bruce-almighty.md)
- *Dragonfly* (2002), Costume Design
- *Remember the Titans* (2000), Costume Design
- *Patch Adams* (1998), Costume Design — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/patch-adams.md)
- *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), Costume Design — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md)
- *Liar Liar* (1997), Costume Design — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/liar-liar.md)
- *Mother* (1996), Costume Design
- *Waiting to Exhale* (1995), Costume Design
- *A Walk in the Clouds* (1995), Costume Design
- *Forget Paris* (1995), Costume Design
- *City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold* (1994), Costume Design
- *My Life* (1993), Costume Design
- *Sleepless in Seattle* (1993), Costume Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/sleepless-in-seattle.md)
- *Jennifer Eight* (1992), Costume Design
- *Man Trouble* (1992), Costume Design
- *City Slickers* (1991), Costume Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/city-slickers.md)
- *Young Guns II* (1990), Costume Design
- *Waiting for the Light* (1990), Costume Design
- *Born on the Fourth of July* (1989), Costume Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/born-on-the-fourth-of-july.md)
- *New York Stories* (1989), Assistant Costume Designer
- *Another Woman* (1988), Assistant Costume Designer

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