CAROLINE HANANIA was born in the Lebanon and was educated in England and Italy, She studied fine art at the Accademia di Belle Arte in Rome, Italy where she also spent a year as assistant to the surrealist artist Mayo, whose costume designs are a feature of Marcel Carne's classic film 'Les Enfants du Paradis'.
After completing her BA at Camberwell School of Art in London, Hanania began her design career in the London Theater culminating in a three year residency as the designer for Common Stock Theatre Company.
She entered the Film Industry working with Production designer, Andrew McAlpine as Art director on productions such as Mike Figgis' 'The House', 'High Season' directed by Clare Peplow and Alex Cox's 'Sid and Nancy'.
Hanania has worked as a Production designer in both Europe, the United States, Romania, Thailand, Tokyo and Australia and designed multiple feature films including the HBO feature 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks', directed by George C Wolfe starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne based on the best selling book by Rebecca Skloot. 'Evening' starring Vanessa Redgrave, Meryl Streep, Glen Close and Clare Danes. Also 'The Better Angels' an Independent feature, produced by Terrence Mallick about Abraham Lincoln's childhood and Daniel Barber's 'The Keeping Room' set during the American Civil War.
More currently Hanania has designed several Television series' for Apple TV such as two seasons of 'SEE' with Frances Lawrence starring Jason Momoa, and 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' Seasons 1 & 2 starring Kurt Russel and his son Wyatt Russel. Previously she designed all four seasons of 'Turn-Washington's Spies' for AMC about the Culper Spy ring set during the American Revolutionary War.
When not working on films, Hanania works on her own Art, drawing, painting, printmaking and hand building ceramics in her studio. She lives California with her husband on their vineyard in the Central Coast.
Caroline's Email:
info@carolinehanania.com
Caroline's Agent:
Murtha Skouras AgencyHillary Cook
1025 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401
+1 310 395 4600
www.murthaskouras.com