Brenda Abbandandolo
Costume designer
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Brenda Abbandandolo is a costume designer working in film and theatre.[1]
Education
Abbandandolo received a bachelor's degree from Northeastern University and an MFA in costume design from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.[1][2]
Career
On Broadway, Abbandandolo has designed costumes for The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window (2023), Mary Jane (2024), Good Night and Good Luck (2025), and Dog Day Afternoon (2026).[3][4][5] For both Good Night and Good Luck and Dog Day Afternoon, Abbandandolo received nominations for the Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Play.[6][7]
Abbandandolo has costumed films including CODA, The Disaster Artist, and An American Pickle.[1][8][9] From 2012 until 2015, she was an associate costume designer for Saturday Night Live.[1][8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Color of Time | Various | |
| Black Dog Red Dog | Various | ||
| 2013 | The Maid's Room | Michael Walker | |
| 2015 | I Am Michael | Justin Kelly | |
| The Adderall Diaries | Pamela Romanowsky | ||
| 2016 | Tallulah | Sian Heder | |
| All We Had | Katie Holmes | ||
| 2017 | The Disaster Artist | James Franco | |
| 2018 | Like Father | Lauren Miller Rogen | |
| The Pretenders | James Franco | ||
| 2019 | Joker | Todd Phillips | Background assistant costume designer; uncredited |
| The Wolf Hour | A. Banks Griffin | ||
| 2020 | An American Pickle | Brandon Trost | |
| 2021 | CODA | Sian Heder | |
| Tick, Tick... Boom! | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Assistant costume designer | |
| 2022 | Along for the Ride | Sofia Alvarez | |
| 2023 | About My Father | Laura Terruso | |
| Quiz Lady | Jessica Yu | ||
| Nonnas | Stephen Chbosky | ||
| 2025 | Easy's Waltz | Nic Pizzolatto |