Who am I?

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Perhaps I should say, who am I now?

 

I had a career in Hollywood for 35 years in the high-stress profession of costume designing for TV shows and films; during that time, I worked with and designed for many big stars such as George Clooney and Diana Ross, Betty White and Reba McEntire. I earned three Emmy nominations for Best Costume Design for a TV Series. I led a hectic and exciting life and traveled to locations such as South Carolina, New York, and Vancouver for filming.​

 

People said, “It’s time to slow down”!. So my husband, Dominic, and I retired to Las Vegas 15 years ago.

 

However, I soon found myself wanting to be back in film at some level, so I became a professor at UNLV, teaching Costume Design for Film. I love it, and I love my students, the filmmakers of tomorrow.

 

And missing my costume career, I can’t resist making the odd costume, now and then, usually sparkly with feathers for a Las Vegas performer. 

 

But mostly, I write, teach, and travel. 

 

I write about the many memorable people I have known and worked with in the entertainment business​​. And as a speaker I have lots to say about women of my age, what is expected of us, and how we are sometimes described as unable to risk discovering new things or places—themes I explore in my second memoir, Getting Old and Other Indignities, which you can find on both Amazon and through Barnes and Noble.

 

I believe staying young happens when you stay open to all generations, all ideas, and all cultures. ​​I go to yoga once a week, love to swim in my pool, enjoy dining out with my friends, and I am crazy about my calico cat, Nala.