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Melissa Bruning

  • Costume Designer
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • Director
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Melissa Bruning
Melissa Bruning was born on 6 October 1971 in Syracuse, New York, USA. She is a costume designer and director, known for Wild (2014), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). She is married to Derek Cecil. They have two children.
BornOctober 6, 1971
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BornOctober 6, 1971
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Reese Witherspoon in Wild (2014)
    Wild
    7.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 2014
    Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Costume Designer
    • 2014
    Andy Serkis and Amiah Miller in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
    War for the Planet of the Apes
    7.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 2017
    Dwayne Johnson in Rampage (2018)
    Rampage
    6.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Costume Designer

    • Jensen Ackles, Eric Dane, Jonathan Togo, Jessica Camacho, Elliot Knight, Uli Latukefu, and Violett Beane in Countdown (2025)
      Countdown
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Costume Designer
      • 2025
    • Mimi Rogers, Titus Welliver, and Madison Lintz in Bosch: Legacy (2022)
      Bosch: Legacy
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Costume Designer
      • 2023–2025
    • Bob Bergen, Jeff Bergman, Gabriel Iglesias, Fred Tatasciore, Eric Bauza, LeBron James, and Zendaya in Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
      Space Jam: A New Legacy
      4.5
      • Costume Designer
      • 2021
    • Don Cheadle, Regina Hall, Andrew Rannells, Paul Scheer, and Casey Wilson in Black Monday (2019)
      Black Monday
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Costume Designer
      • 2019–2021
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Endgame (2018)
      Endgame
      5.6
      Short
      • Costume Designer
      • 2018
    • Dwayne Johnson in Rampage (2018)
      Rampage
      6.1
      • Costume Designer
      • 2018
    • Andy Serkis and Amiah Miller in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
      War for the Planet of the Apes
      7.4
      • Costume Designer
      • 2017
    • Reese Witherspoon in Wild (2014)
      Wild
      7.1
      • Costume Designer
      • 2014
    • Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
      Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
      7.6
      • Costume Designer
      • 2014
    • Jennifer Lopez and Jason Statham in Parker (2013)
      Parker
      6.2
      • Costume Designer
      • 2013
    • Femme Fatales (2011)
      Femme Fatales
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Costume Designer
      • 2012
    • Friends with Kids (2011)
      Friends with Kids
      6.1
      • Costume Designer
      • 2011
    • Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Christopher Walken, and Ray Stevenson in Kill the Irishman (2011)
      Kill the Irishman
      7.0
      • Costume Designer
      • 2011
    • Chloë Grace Moretz in Let Me In (2010)
      Let Me In
      7.1
      • Costume Designer
      • 2010
    • Gina Gershon, Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, and Sergio Peris-Mencheta in Love Ranch (2010)
      Love Ranch
      5.6
      • Costume Designer
      • 2010

    Costume and Wardrobe Department

    • Studio Tour: Universal Studios Hollywood (2011)
      Studio Tour: Universal Studios Hollywood
      8.4
      Video
      • stylist
      • 2011
    • Remember WENN (1996)
      Remember WENN
      8.7
      TV Series
      • assistant costume designer
      • 1998
    • Claire Dolan (1998)
      Claire Dolan
      6.7
      • assistant costume designer
      • 1998
    • Tia Carrere, Stephen Baldwin, and Chazz Palminteri in Scar City (1998)
      Scar City
      5.1
      • assistant costume designer
      • 1998
    • Love Walked In (1997)
      Love Walked In
      5.3
      • assistant costume designer
      • 1997

    Director

    • Ed Begley Jr., Derek Cecil, and Adrienne Wells in A Ghost Story (2022)
      A Ghost Story
      7.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • A Girl and a Gun
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008

    Personal details

    • Official site
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    • Born
      • October 6, 1971
      • Syracuse, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Derek Cecil? - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Clementine Ara Cecil

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      Raised in Omaha, Nebraska.

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