Fiona Crombie (born c. 1973) [1] is an Australian costume and production designer. [2] [3] [4] She was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Production Design for the period film The Favourite . [5]
Crombie was born in Adelaide; when she was two, her family moved to Sydney where she attended Turramurra Public School. [1] Crombie graduated in 1988 [6] from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and then became the resident designer at the Sydney Theatre Company. [7]
Crombie is the daughter of film director Donald Crombie. [1] She is married to Peter Knowles and the couple has two children.
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