Biography

Rebekka Sørensen-Kjelstrup is a talented, Emmy award-winning costume designer with more than 20 years of dynamic, professional experience. She specializes in designing costumes that visually expresses the individual traits of the characters, which adds another important layer to the story being told.

Sørensen's diverse educational background includes a BFA in Theatre Set and Costume Design from the University of British Columbia and a diploma in Interior Design from Malaspina University-College. She launched her design career in theatre and eventually expanded into the film and television industries. She has since designed in both Vancouver, BC and Norway.

Sørensen's reputation as a passionate and detail-oriented designer has afforded her the chance to work with the industry's most respected directors, producers, and actors including Laurence Fishburne, James Cromwell, John Cryer, Cole Hauser, Max Martini, Thomas Dekker, Kevin Pollak, Juliette Lewis, Debby Ryans, Heather Locklear, Emanuelle Chriqui, Anne Heche, Doris Roberts and Sarah Hyland.

Her flair for constructing costumes that capture each character's persona is particularly evident in her most notable creations featured in Miss Saigon, The School for Scandal, A Flea in Her Ear, Beauty and the Beast, Othello, A Christmas Carol and The Buddy Holly Story. The Buddy Holly Story.

Sørensen's designs exhibit a dynamic and versatile range of genres including realistic, fantastical, character-driven, elaborate and edgy. She is an accomplished designer and passionate about providing original and inspirational designs for film, television and theatre projects.
- IMDb mini biography by: Lorilei Burk