Catherine Ashton began her career styling Artists for CBS records where her work appeared on numerous music videos. She entered the film business at the bottom and her creative work and warm personality have brought her to the top. Whether it is for Meg Ryan, Hillary Duff, Cara Delevingne or Jaden Smith, Ashton’s incredible eye for fashion and character-driven designs are greeted with delight. Working closely with the director’s vision she helps actors formulate and discover the characters they are about to embody. This close collaboration enables the cast to slip into their characters with ease. Catherine understands the bottom line and producers quickly appreciate her ability to create looks on a shoestring. Based in Toronto, Catherine is available for work worldwide.
Selected Credits as Designer:
Feature Films
| Production | Director | Producer | Production Company | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHUCKY | (seasons 1-3) | Don Mancini Various | Don Mancini, Nick Antosca, Harley Peyton | Syfy / Universal Content Productions |
| GLAMOROUS | (pilot) | Eva Longoria | Michael Rauch | CW |
| The Prodigy | Nicholas McCarthy | Daniel Beckerman | M-G-M Tripp Vinson of Vinson Films |
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| Life in a Year | Mitja Okorn | Marc Bienstock | Clarence Overbrook, Overbrook Entertainment - Sony Pictures | |
| Flatliners | (re-shoots) | Niels Arden Oplev | Laurence Mark | Columbia Pictures |
| The Perfect Man | (re-shoots) | Mark Rosman | Marc Platt | Universal Pictures |
Television
| Production | Director | Producer | Production Company | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glamorous | (pilot) | Eva Longoria | Michael Rauch | CW |
| Conviction | (3 eps) | various | Sean Ryerson | Mark Gordon Co. / ABC |
| Taxi-22 | (pilot) | Rob Greenberg | F. Siracusa, A. Raffagello | CBS |
| Beauty and the Beast | (series) | various | Frank Siracusa, Kevin Lafferty | Take 5 – CW |
| King | (series) | various | David Barlow | King Film Prods - Global TV |
| Against the Wall | (series) | various | Terry Gould | Universal TV - Lifetime |
| 12 Dates of Chrismas | (mow) | Jim Hayman | Greg Copeland | ABC Family |
| Covert Affairs | (series) | various | Sean Ryerson | Universal Media Prods - TNT |
| Dan for Mayor | (pilot & 13 eps. series) | R. Murphy, B. Roberts | M. Farrell | QVC Productions |
| The National Tree | (mow) | Graeme Campbell | Susan Murdoch | QVC Prods. |
| Beautiful People | (series) | various | Michael Rauch, Paul Stupin | Sony, ABC Family |
| Talk to Me | (pilot) | Nick Gomez | Phil Goldfarb, Marc Roskin | Lions Gate |
| Bad Golf My Way | (mow) | Rick Friedberg | John Turtle | Polygram Home Ent. |
| McCabe Mysteries | (mini series) | Clive VanderBurgh | C. Vanderburgh | TVO |
| Missing Treasures | (29 eps series) | Perry Rosemond | Gary Blye | CanWest/Global TV |
| It's Only Rock and Roll | (series) | various | Joe Bodolai | CBC |
| Vid Kids | (series) | Deborah Samuels | John Mueller | M&M Prods, CBC |
Selected Credits as Assistant Designer:
| Production | Director | Producer | Production Company | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casino Jack | George Hickenlooper | Rollercoaster Entertainment | ||
| Factory Girl | (costume supervisor) | George Hickenlooper | John Dunn | Weinstein Co. |
| Outlander | Howard McCain | Debra Hanson | Ascendant Prods. | |
| 16 Blocks | Richard Donner | Vicki Graf | NuImage-Millenium Films | |
| The Perfect Man | Mark Rosman | Marie-Sylvie Deveau | Universal Pictures | |
| The Prince and Me | Martha Coolidge | Magali Guidasci | Paramount Pictures | |
| Visual Bible: Gospel of John | (period piece) | Philip Saville | Debra Hanson | Buena Vista Home Video |
| Against the Ropes | Charles S. Dutton | Ruth Carter | Paramount Pictures | |
| The Grid | (mini series) | Mikael Solomon | Suzette Daigle | Fox TV |
Cast Catherine has worked with include: Daphne Zuniga, Hillary Duff, Heather Locklear, Michael Rispoli, Leslie Nielsen, Mike Myers, Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse, Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Jesica Alba, Christopher Plummer, Julia Stiles,
Emmanuelle Chriqui, Martin Short, Christina Applegate, Bernadette Peters, Billy Connolly, Juliana Margulies, Marcia Gay Harden, Ally Sheedy, Brooke Shields, Cara Delevingne, Jaden Smith and Della Reese.