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Barbara Ling(1952-2026)

  • Production Designer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Producer
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Barbara Ling
Barbara Ling was born on 4 August 1952 in Santa Monica, California, USA. She was a production designer and producer, known for Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Batman & Robin (1997). She was married to Lindsay. She died on 9 July 2026 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
BornAugust 4, 1952
DiedJuly 9, 2026(73)
BornAugust 4, 1952
DiedJuly 9, 2026(73)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 20 wins & 12 nominations total

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Known for

Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)
Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood
7.6
  • Production Designer
  • 2019
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Fried Green Tomatoes
7.7
  • Production Designer
  • 1991
George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alicia Silverstone, Uma Thurman, and Chris O'Donnell in Batman & Robin (1997)
Batman & Robin
3.8
  • Production Designer
  • 1997
Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman, Val Kilmer, and Chris O'Donnell in Batman Forever (1995)
Batman Forever
5.5
  • Production Designer
  • 1995

Credits

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Production Designer

  • Jaafar Jackson in Michael (2026)
    Michael
    7.4
    • Production Designer
    • 2026
  • Tom Hanks in A Man Called Otto (2022)
    A Man Called Otto
    7.5
    • Production Designer
    • 2022
  • Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)
    Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood
    7.6
    • Production Designer
    • 2019
  • Harrison Sloan Gilbertson, Addison Timlin, and Jeremy Irvine in Fallen (2016)
    Fallen
    5.2
    • Production Designer
    • 2016
  • Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling in The Lucky One (2012)
    The Lucky One
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 2012
  • Aaron Eckhart and Catherine Zeta-Jones in No Reservations (2007)
    No Reservations
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 2007
  • Uma Thurman in Mission Zero (2007)
    Mission Zero
    4.9
    Short
    • Production Designer
    • 2007
  • Anthony Hopkins in Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
    Hearts in Atlantis
    6.9
    • Production Designer (as Barbara C. Ling)
    • 2001
  • Random Hearts (1999)
    Random Hearts
    5.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1999
  • George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alicia Silverstone, Uma Thurman, and Chris O'Donnell in Batman & Robin (1997)
    Batman & Robin
    3.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1997
  • Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman, Val Kilmer, and Chris O'Donnell in Batman Forever (1995)
    Batman Forever
    5.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1995
  • Brendan Fraser, Joe Pesci, Patrick Dempsey, Josh Hamilton, and Moira Kelly in With Honors (1994)
    With Honors
    6.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1994
  • Michael Douglas in Falling Down (1993)
    Falling Down
    7.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1993
  • Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
    Fried Green Tomatoes
    7.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1991
  • Kathleen Turner in V.I. Warshawski (1991)
    V.I. Warshawski
    5.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1991

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Rattlesnake in a Cooler (1982)
    Rattlesnake in a Cooler
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • original lighting
    • 1982
  • The Pee-Wee Herman Show (1981)
    The Pee-Wee Herman Show
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • lighting designer: original stage show
    • 1981

Producer

  • Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
    Fried Green Tomatoes
    7.7
    • associate producer
    • 1991

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Barbara C. Ling
  • Born
    • August 4, 1952
    • Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Died
    • July 9, 2026
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Lindsay? - July 9, 2026 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Production designer for SBC TV commercial "Poles" (2004).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She was awarded the 1979 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for "Kid Twist," in a NTFN production at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

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