Olga Dimitrovová

Olga Dimitrovová

Costume designer. Born 5 January 1933 in Dvůr Králové nad Labem.

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5 January 1933, Dvůr Králové nad Labem

Biography

Olga Dimitrovová, also credited as Olga Dimitrov, is a costume designer. She was born on 5 January 1933 in Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Czechoslovakia.

She began her career in Czechoslovakia, contributing to films including Closely Watched Trains (1966) and The Cremator (1969). In 1968 she emigrated to Canada with her husband, set and costume designer Antonin Dimitrov. There she worked in theatre before focusing on film and television, with credits including Death Hunt (1981), The Dead Zone (1983), Millennium (1989), Johnny Mnemonic (1995) and Two If by Sea (1996).

She won two Genie Awards for Best Achievement in Costume Design, for Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990) and Shadow of the Wolf (1992).

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Olga Dimitrovová is known for Johnny Mnemonic (1995), Closely Watched Trains (1966), The Cremator (1969), Death Hunt (1981), Millennium (1989), One Magic Christmas (1985), Two If by Sea (1996) and The Adventures of Sinbad (1996).