Barbara Karinska(1886-1983)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Costume Designer

Barbara Karinska was born on 3 October 1886 in Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. She was a costume designer, known for Joan of Arc (1948), Hans Christian Andersen (1952) and The Pirate (1948). She was married to Vladimir Mamontov, Alexander Moïssenko and N. S. Karinsky. She died on 19 October 1983 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Joan of Arc

6.4

Costume and Wardrobe Department

1948

Hans Christian Andersen

6.9

Costume and Wardrobe Department(as Madame Karinska)

1952

The Pirate

6.9

Costume and Wardrobe Department(as Karinska)

1948

Frenchman's Creek

6.1

Costume and Wardrobe Department

1944

Credits

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Costume and Wardrobe Department

Le spectre de la danse
6.6
Short
- wardrobe (as Mademoiselle Karinska)
- 1960
Black Tights
5.9
- seamstress (as Karinska)
- 1960
Playhouse 90
8.3
TV Series
- costume designer: for the New York City ballet (as Karinska)
- 1958
Salzburger Geschichten
7.0
- costume designer: Divertimento (as Karinska)
- 1957
Folies-Bergère
4.6
- dressmaker
- 1956
Elena and Her Men
6.1
- costume execution (as Karinska)
- 1956
Lola Montès
7.2
- costume execution (as Karinska)
- 1955
The Case of Poisons
6.1
- costumer (as Karinska)
- 1955
Ulysses
6.6
- dressmaker (as Madame Karinska)
- 1954
A Lady with Camelias
5.8
- wardrobe
- 1953
Hans Christian Andersen
6.9
- ballet costumes executed by (as Madame Karinska)
- 1952
Barbe-Bleue
5.8
- seamstress (uncredited)
- 1951
Joan of Arc
6.4
- costume design
- 1948
The Pirate
6.9
- costume execution (as Karinska)
- 1948
Unconquered
6.9
- costume executor (as Madame Barbara Karinska)
- 1947

Costume Designer

Live from Lincoln Center
8.5
TV Series
- costumes by (as Karinska)
- 2011
Jewels
TV Movie
- Costume Designer (as Karinska)
- 2011
Learn to Be a Princess
Video
- Costume Designer
- 2007
Learn to Dance Like a Princess!
Video
- Costume Designer
- 2006
The Nutcracker
5.9
- Costume Designer
- 1991
Le Jeune Homme et la Mort
8.6
Short
- Costume Designer
- 1967
A Midsummer Night's Dream
7.7
- Costume Designer
- 1967
The Female
5.5
- Costume Designer
- 1958
Le fil à la patte
5.7
- Costume Designer (uncredited)
- 1954
C'est la vie parisienne
4.5
- Costume Designer (as Karinsky)
- 1954
A Lady with Camelias
5.8
- Costume Designer (as Kariinska)
- 1953
Joan of Arc
6.4
- Costume Designer (as Karinska)
- 1948
The Pirate
6.9
- Costume Designer (uncredited)
- 1948
Un revenant
7.3
- Costume Designer (as Karinsky)
- 1946
Blue Skies
6.4
- Costume Designer (as Karinsky)
- 1946

Personal details

Alternative names
- Kariinska
Born
- October 3, 1886
- Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]
Died
- October 19, 1983
- New York City, New York, USA
Spouses
Other works
She was costume designer for the ballet, "Firebird," in the New York State Theater in New York City with Gelsey Kirkland; Jacques D'Amboise and Gloria Govrin in the cast. Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine were choreographers. Igor Stravinsky was composer. Marc Chagall was scenic designer.

Did you know

Trivia
Costumer of the New York City Ballet, first costumer ever to win the Capezio Dance Award, for costumes "of visual beauty for the spectator and complete delight for the dancer." She won the 1948 Oscar for the costumes of Joan of Arc. She divided her time between homes in Great Barrington, Mass., and Domremy, France, the birthplace of Joan of Arc.