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name: "Linda DeScenna"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/linda-descenna"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "1 January 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 72
updated: "2026-09-17T00:31:55.116470+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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# Linda DeScenna

Production designer. Born 1 January 1949 in Warren, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 1 January 1949, Warren, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 1982–2003
- **Also known as:** Linda De Scenna, Linda Descenna
- **Works often with:** John Debney, Judy L. Ruskin, Tom Shadyac

## Biography

Linda DeScenna is an American set decorator and production designer. Born in Warren, Ohio, she graduated from Kent State University in 1971 with degrees in cinematography and painting. She began working in film in the late 1970s.

Her early credits as set decorator include *Star Trek: The Motion Picture* (1979), *Blade Runner* (1982), *The Goonies* (1985), *Rain Man* (1988) and *Back to the Future Part II* (1989). She received five Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction for her set decoration work. From the mid-1990s she worked primarily as a production designer, with credits including *Father of the Bride Part II* (1995), *Liar Liar* (1997), *Patch Adams* (1998), *Galaxy Quest* (1999), *Bruce Almighty* (2003), *Evan Almighty* (2007) and *Bedtime Stories* (2008). She retired from film work after 2008.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Bruce Almighty* (2003), Fi1m 55, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/bruce-almighty.md)
- *Liar Liar* (1997), Fi1m 68, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/liar-liar.md)
- *Rain Man* (1988), Fi1m 76, Set Decoration — [page](https://film.one/film/rain-man.md)
- *The Goonies* (1985), Fi1m 76, Set Decoration — [page](https://film.one/film/the-goonies.md)
- *Blade Runner* (1982), Fi1m 85, Set Decoration — [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner.md)

## Also known for

- *Back to the Future Part II* (1989), Set Decoration
- *Evan Almighty* (2007), Production Design
- *Patch Adams* (1998), Production Design
- *The Pacifier* (2005), Production Design
- *Bedtime Stories* (2008), Production Design
- *Galaxy Quest* (1999), Production Design
- *The Color Purple* (1985), Set Decoration
- *Star Trek: The Motion Picture* (1979), Set Decoration

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