Hope Hanafin was born in North Carolina, but raised in New York City,
New York and San Diego, California. She earned her B.A. with Honors
from Santa Clara University and an M.F.A. from New York University
(NYU). She designed costumes for such films as "Kazaam, " "Bean, " "The
Air Up There, " and "House Arrest."
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Matt Dicker
Hope Hanafin was an award-winning designer in ballet, opera and theatre
before moving her focus to motion pictures. In 2005 she was the
recipient of New York Women in Film's career achievement award;
Designing Hollywood. Hope was raised in New York and California with
her five brothers and sisters, by her mother, Art Historian Therese
Truitt Whitcomb. Hope earned her B.A, with Honors from Santa Clara
University and her M.F.A from New York University. A resident of Venice,
California, Hope is the current Vice-President of the Costumes
Designer's Guild, but maintains a residence and union membership in New
York. She travels widely with her husband, Dr. Robert Zuber, an human
rights and environmental organizer.