Katherine Orrison

Katherine Orrison (born November 18, 1948) is an American set decorator, art director, producer, costumer, author and film historian specializing in the films of Cecil B. DeMille, the life and career of actor Henry Wilcoxon, and the epic film The Ten Commandments.

Orrison graduated from the Sacred Heart Convent in Cullman, Alabama in 1966. She later attended the Pasadena Playhouse College of Theater Arts (in Pasadena, California). She married Peter Coe, but their marriage was annulled in 1969. After the annulment, Orrison worked for various companies like Filmation and Disney on animated films and commercials from 1969 to 1980. She then attended the American Film Institute in Beverly Hills, California from 1980 through 1982.

Selected filmography Film Contribution Ritzville (1981) Associate producerDark Sanity (1982)CostumerStacy's Knights (1983) Second assistant, art departmentRunning Hot (1984)Set decoratorThe Lost Empire (1984) CostumerShadows in the Storm (1988) Set decoratorMiracle Mile (1988) Additional set dresser; second unit art directorSettle the Score (1989) Set decorator; second unit TV movie art directorStreet Asylum (1990)Craft serviceFar Out Man (1990) Stand-by painterPeacemaker (1990–1991)Set decorator The Nutt House (1992) Set decoratorI Don't Buy Kisses Anymore (1992) Set decoratorAffairs of the Heart (1994) Video associate producerThe Tie That Binds (1995) Associate producerHollywood History (2002) Actor (herself)