---
name: "Kristi Zea"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kristi-zea"
fi1m_id: "kristi-zea"
imdb_id: "nm0954034"
tmdb_id: 9178
wikidata_id: "Q1789204"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "24 October 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 13
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-23T04:09:03.261699+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."
---

# Kristi Zea

## Identity

Kristi Zea

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kristi-zea
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kristi-zea
- **IMDb ID:** nm0954034
- **TMDB ID:** 9178
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1789204
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristi_Zea, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1789204, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0954034/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9178

Producer. Born 24 October 1948 in New York City.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 24 October 1948, New York City
- **Active:** 1980–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 13: 1 acting, 2 producing, 10 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Jack Nicholson](https://film.one/person/jack-nicholson.md), [Anthony Hopkins](https://film.one/person/anthony-hopkins.md), [Edward Saxon](https://film.one/person/edward-saxon.md), [James L. Brooks](https://film.one/person/james-l-brooks.md), [Jonathan Demme](https://film.one/person/jonathan-demme.md), [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://film.one/person/leonardo-dicaprio.md), [Martin Scorsese](https://film.one/person/martin-scorsese.md), [Robert De Niro](https://film.one/person/robert-de-niro.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as producer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 78 (3), 1990s 79 (5), 2000s 73 (3), 2010s 87 (1), 2020s 55 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristi_Zea, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1789204, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0954034/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9178

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Silence of the Lambs*](https://film.one/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs.md) (91), [*As Good as It Gets*](https://film.one/film/as-good-as-it-gets.md) (77)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Leftovers*](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md) (87)
- **Hulu:** [*Terms of Endearment*](https://film.one/film/terms-of-endearment.md) (81)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Revolutionary Road*](https://film.one/film/revolutionary-road.md) (71)
- **Peacock:** [*Red Dragon*](https://film.one/film/red-dragon.md) (64)
- **Tubi:** [*Sleepers*](https://film.one/film/sleepers.md) (57)
- **Netflix:** [*Office Romance*](https://film.one/film/office-romance.md) (55)

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

## Biography

Kristi Zea is an American production designer, costume designer, art director, producer and director. Born in New York City, she began her career as a stylist for a commercial photographer before moving into film as a costume designer on Alan Parker’s *Fame* (1980), *Shoot the Moon* (1982) and *Birdy* (1984), and on James L. Brooks’s *Terms of Endearment* (1983).

She transitioned to production design in the mid-1980s, with credits including *Lucas* (1986), *Angel Heart* (1987) and *Married to the Mob* (1988). Zea worked extensively with Martin Scorsese on *New York Stories* (1989), *GoodFellas* (1990) and *The Departed* (2006), and with Jonathan Demme on *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), *Philadelphia* (1993) and other films. Her production design for *Revolutionary Road* (2008) received an Academy Award nomination.

Zea has also served as a producer on *Broadcast News* (1987) and *As Good as It Gets* (1997), and has directed television projects including episodes of *New Amsterdam* and the film *Notes from the Field* (2018). Later production design credits include *The Intern* (2015) and *Daddio* (2024).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, staugfilmfest.com.*

## On Fi1m (13)

### Performed in (1)

- *As Good as It Gets* (1997), Fi1m 77, as Mother at Table — [page](https://film.one/film/as-good-as-it-gets.md)

### Produced (2) — the average rests on these

- *Philadelphia* (1993), Fi1m 76, Associate Producer, Production Design, Production design, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/film/philadelphia.md)
- *Broadcast News* (1987), Fi1m 84, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/broadcast-news.md)

### Crew (10)

- *Office Romance* (2026), Fi1m 55, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/office-romance.md)
- *The Leftovers* (2014), Fi1m 87, Production design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md)
- *Revolutionary Road* (2008), Fi1m 71, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/revolutionary-road.md)
- *The Departed* (2006), Fi1m 84, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-departed.md)
- *Red Dragon* (2002), Fi1m 64, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/red-dragon.md)
- *Sleepers* (1996), Fi1m 57, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/sleepers.md)
- *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), Fi1m 91, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs.md)
- *GoodFellas* (1990), Fi1m 93, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/goodfellas.md)
- *Terms of Endearment* (1983), Fi1m 81, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/terms-of-endearment.md)
- *Fame* (1980), Fi1m 70, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/fame.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

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

- *Office Romance* (2026), Production Design — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/office-romance.md)
- *Daddio* (2024), Production Design
- *New Amsterdam* (2018), series, Writer, Director
- *Notes from the Field* (2018), Director
- *The Comedian* (2016), Production Design
- *Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray* (2016), Producer, Writer, Director
- *The Intern* (2015), Production Design
- *The Leftovers* (2014), series, Costume Design, Production Design — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md)
- *Black Nativity* (2013), Production Design
- *Tower Heist* (2011), Production Design
- *Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps* (2010), Production Design
- *The Joneses* (2010), Production Design
- *Confessions of a Shopaholic* (2009), Production Design
- *Revolutionary Road* (2008), Production Design — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/revolutionary-road.md)
- *The Brave One* (2007), Production Design
- *The Departed* (2006), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-departed.md)
- *The Manchurian Candidate* (2004), Production Design
- *Red Dragon* (2002), Production Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/red-dragon.md)
- *Changing Lanes* (2002), Production Design, Production Designer
- *The Family Man* (2000), Production Design
- *Beloved* (1998), Production Design
- *As Good as It Gets* (1997), as Mother at Table · Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/as-good-as-it-gets.md)
- *Sleepers* (1996), Production Design — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/sleepers.md)
- *The War* (1994), Production Design
- *Philadelphia* (1993), Second Unit Director, Associate Producer, Production Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/philadelphia.md)
- *Lorenzo's Oil* (1992), Production Design
- *The Super* (1991), Production Design
- *Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules* (1991), Director
- *Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos* (1991), Director
- *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), Production Design — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs.md)
- *GoodFellas* (1990), Production Design — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/goodfellas.md)
- *Miss Firecracker* (1989), Production Design
- *New York Stories* (1989), Production Design
- *Married to the Mob* (1988), Production Design
- *Broadcast News* (1987), Associate Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/broadcast-news.md)
- *Angel Heart* (1987), as Art Direction
- *Lucas* (1986), Producer
- *Dead End Kids* (1986), Costume Design
- *Silverado* (1985), Costume Design
- *Birdy* (1984), Costume Design
- *The Little Drummer Girl* (1984), Costume Design
- *Best Defense* (1984), Costume Design
- *Beat Street* (1984), Costume Design
- *Unfaithfully Yours* (1984), Costume Design
- *Terms of Endearment* (1983), Costume Design — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/terms-of-endearment.md)
- *Exposed* (1983), Costume Design
- *Lovesick* (1983), Costume Design
- *Shoot the Moon* (1982), Costume Design
- *Tattoo* (1981), Costume Design
- *Endless Love* (1981), Costume Design
- *Fame* (1980), Costume Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fame.md)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2009: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Revolutionary Road*
- 1998: Best Picture (nominated), for *As Good as It Gets*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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