Ha Nguyen


Ha Hong Nguyen was a Vietnamese American costume designer known for her work on The Nutty Professor, J.J. Abrams' Super 8, and The Mask for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Costume in 1994.

Early life

Ha Nguyen was born in Saigon. Her family fled the country one day before the fall of Saigon in 1975 and settled in San Diego, CA. After graduating from San Diego State University with a Fine Arts degree, she studied at The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles where she earned an Associate Arts degree in Fashion Design.

Career

In 1996 Ha was invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

Personal life

Ha was married to writer-director Dean Heyde. She died December 23, 2012. Husband Dean Heyde died in August 2017. Both are buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, California next to each other.

Filmography