Kathy is an Emmy award-winning Costume Designer who has been working in the motion picture television industry for over 30 years. She has worked with the elite of Hollywood, collaborating with artists including Sidney Pollack, Martin Scorsese, Robert Redford, John Hughes, Herb Ross, Wes Craven, and Steven Spielberg. Her costumes have helped create characters that have been portrayed by such diverse actors as Brad Pitt, Shirley MacClaine, Colista Flockhart, Kevin Costner, Ralph Fiennes, Mira Sorvino, Richard Attenborough, Gene Hackman, and Jamie Lee Curtis. 

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Kathy's work has been put into contention for an Academy Award nomination. In reviewing her costume designs for, "Quiz Show," the Los Angeles Times used such terms as, "A triumph...A hit... Ralph Lauren should be the first in line to see."

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Some of Kathy's other noted accomplishments in the industry are her screenplays. One of her scripts was sold to director Rob Reiner and eventually became the motion picture, "An American President," starring Michael Douglas.

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Kathryn satisfied her passion for documentary films with funding for the pilot of, "To Walk a Mile." Produced, directed, written, and hosted by her. Kathy created this series to enable the viewer to envision what it would be like to live a day in the life of another. Shot in Kenya, East Africa, To Walk a Mile showcases the lives of tribal Maasai women and the grandson of the founder of Kenya, and English Lord, Lord Delemere.

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For a time, Kathryn was renovating, decorating, and turning houses. One of her homes was scheduled to be featured in the magazine, Renovation Style until it sold the following day.

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Kathy's personal passions inspired her to create her own line of ready-to-wear clothing under the brand name Flannery Ford. When she's not designing costumes, writing screenplays, producing documentaries, or flipping homes, you can find Kathryn painting and writing. Modern art is her medium, fusing her poetry and art to make statements about life in incredible displays of color and meaning. A naturally creative, artistic individual, Kathy's talent and experience in the fashion and film industries are versatile and extensive. She credits her longevity in the business to its flexibility, enabling her to be innovative and geographically mobile. She is represented in both Los Angeles, New York, and worldwide by Ann Murtha of the Murtha Skouras Agency.