ABOUT
With over 35 years of experience in film and television, Tamara Deverell has devoted her talents as a Production Designer and Art Director to an extraordinary range of projects spanning multiple genres, periods, and visual styles.
Tamara recently completed the feature film Frankenstein, reuniting with frequent collaborator Guillermo del Toro. Before that, she designed Priscilla, working closely and creatively with Sofia Coppola. In 2023, she received an Emmy Award for her work on del Toro’s eight-part anthology Cabinet of Curiosities.
Her production design for Nightmare Alley earned multiple accolades, including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations, and the Art Directors Guild Award for Best Period Feature. Other notable credits include Star Trek: Discovery and Short Treks for CBS, The Strain for FX, and Incorporated, produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
Earlier in her career, Tamara designed such features as Firehouse Dog (2007), Charlie Bartlett (2007), Breakfast with Scot (2007), Cooking With Stella (2009), Score: A Hockey Musical (2010), and Still Mine (2012).
Her journey began in Montreal, where she worked in the art departments of numerous productions alongside celebrated Canadian designer François Séguin. As an Art Director, she collaborated with Carol Spier on David Cronenberg’s (1996) and eXistenZ (1999), as well as del Toro’s Mimic (1997). She also served as Art Director on X-Men (2000) with Academy Award–winning designer John Myhre.
Additional reels can be found here: https://www.iconictalentagency.com/tamara-deverell
PRESS
FRANKENSTEIN
THE CREDITS: Production Designer Tamara Deverell on Building the Gothic Grandeur of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein”
BBC: How Scotland shaped Frankenstein on page and screen
VARIETY: Guillermo del Toro on ‘Frankenstein’s’ Epic Scale
NBC WASHINGTON: A team of artisans brings Guillermo del Toro's ‘Frankenstein' to life
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST: In Nightmare Alley, Art Deco Furniture Stars Alongside Cate Blanchett and Bradley Cooper
VARIETY: American Cinematheque’s Inaugural Crafts Tribute
VARIETY: ‘Nightmare Alley’ First Reactions Commend Guillermo del Toro Noir’s ‘Breathtaking’ Production Design, Bradley Cooper’s ‘Career-Best Performance’
ROLLING STONE: Why ‘Nightmare Alley’ Is One Gorgeous, Bleak American Dream Flameout
GOLD DERBY: Nightmare Alley production designer Tamara Deverell on creating the world of Guillermo del Toro
HOLLYWOOD NEWS: 2021 Critics' Choice Awards
DEADLINE: Guillermo del Toro Hid A ‘Mimic’ Easter Egg In His Most Recent Film ‘Nightmare Alley’
STAR TREK DISCOVERY
How Do You Improve on Perfection?
TREK MOVIE: Tamara Deverell On Designing Pike’s Ready Room, Section 31, And More For ‘Star Trek: Discovery’
TREK CORE: Talking Season 2 Sets with STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Production Designer Tamara Deverell
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ABOUT
With over 35 years of experience in film and television, Tamara Deverell has devoted her talents as a Production Designer and Art Director to an extraordinary range of projects spanning multiple genres, periods, and visual styles.
Tamara recently completed the feature film Frankenstein, reuniting with frequent collaborator Guillermo del Toro. Before that, she designed Priscilla, working closely and creatively with Sofia Coppola. In 2023, she received an Emmy Award for her work on del Toro’s eight-part anthology Cabinet of Curiosities.
Her production design for Nightmare Alley earned multiple accolades, including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations, and the Art Directors Guild Award for Best Period Feature. Other notable credits include Star Trek: Discovery and Short Treks for CBS, The Strain for FX, and Incorporated, produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
Earlier in her career, Tamara designed such features as Firehouse Dog (2007), Charlie Bartlett (2007), Breakfast with Scot (2007), Cooking With Stella (2009), Score: A Hockey Musical (2010), and Still Mine (2012).
Her journey began in Montreal, where she worked in the art departments of numerous productions alongside celebrated Canadian designer François Séguin. As an Art Director, she collaborated with Carol Spier on David Cronenberg’s (1996) and eXistenZ (1999), as well as del Toro’s Mimic (1997). She also served as Art Director on X-Men (2000) with Academy Award–winning designer John Myhre.
Additional reels can be found here: https://www.iconictalentagency.com/tamara-deverell
PRESS
FRANKENSTEIN
THE CREDITS: Production Designer Tamara Deverell on Building the Gothic Grandeur of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein”
BBC: How Scotland shaped Frankenstein on page and screen
VARIETY: Guillermo del Toro on ‘Frankenstein’s’ Epic Scale
NBC WASHINGTON: A team of artisans brings Guillermo del Toro's ‘Frankenstein' to life
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST: In Nightmare Alley, Art Deco Furniture Stars Alongside Cate Blanchett and Bradley Cooper
VARIETY: American Cinematheque’s Inaugural Crafts Tribute
VARIETY: ‘Nightmare Alley’ First Reactions Commend Guillermo del Toro Noir’s ‘Breathtaking’ Production Design, Bradley Cooper’s ‘Career-Best Performance’
ROLLING STONE: Why ‘Nightmare Alley’ Is One Gorgeous, Bleak American Dream Flameout
GOLD DERBY: Nightmare Alley production designer Tamara Deverell on creating the world of Guillermo del Toro
HOLLYWOOD NEWS: 2021 Critics' Choice Awards
DEADLINE: Guillermo del Toro Hid A ‘Mimic’ Easter Egg In His Most Recent Film ‘Nightmare Alley’
STAR TREK DISCOVERY
How Do You Improve on Perfection?
TREK MOVIE: Tamara Deverell On Designing Pike’s Ready Room, Section 31, And More For ‘Star Trek: Discovery’
TREK CORE: Talking Season 2 Sets with STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Production Designer Tamara Deverell
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