- Ms. Carter won 2 Oscars for Costume Design for Black Panther and Wakanda Forever, making history as the first African-American in that category. She also made history being the first African-American woman to win multiple Oscars in any category. A 4-time Academy Award nominee also for Malcolm X and Amistad, she has 50 feature film credits including Do the Right Thing, The Butler, Selma, and Marshall and received the 2019 Costume Designers Guild Career Achievement Award.
- IMDb mini biography by: oscars
- Frequently works with Spike Lee and John Singleton since she served as costume designer for Lee's second film: School Daze (1988), and for Singleton's fourth film: Rosewood (1997).
- First African-American to win an Academy Award in the Best Costume Design category for Black Panther (2018) (Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles / 24 February 2019).
- Carter began her career as a costume apprentice for the Santa Fe Opera.
- Received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia (1982). Took at least one yearbook picture in harlequin make-up (white face, black teardrop).
- She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6800 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 25, 2021. Oprah Winfrey and Eddie Murphy were guest speakers at the ceremony.
- First African-American woman to win multiple Academy Awards in any category. During her acceptance speech, she dedicated her second Academy Award to her mother Mabel Carter, who passed away at the age of 101.
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