Rita McGhee

Rita McGhee
Born (1964-08-22) August 22, 1964 (age 60)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHoward University
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1990-present
Websiteritamcghee.net

Rita McGhee (born August 22, 1964)[1][2] is an American costume designer for film and television.[3] Her career has included projects spanning various fashion eras.[4] She is known for her work on season 1 of FOX's musical drama series Empire.[4][5] In July 2015, McGhee's costume design on episode 8, "The Lyon's Roar", was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series, or Movie.[3] The following year, in January 2016, her costume design for the season was nominated for the Costume Designers Guild Award for Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Television Series.[6]

In addition, McGhee has led and/or contributed costume design for projects such as Spike Lee's musical drama film Chi-Raq (2015), BET's miniseries The New Edition Story (2017), Disney's musical film Zombies (2018), and BET's miniseries American Soul (2019).[7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kuam News - Rita McGhee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Rita McGhee". Instagram. August 18, 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved April 23, 2019. I am a Black Girl that Rocks. 8.22. My Birthday. Time to Roar and Soar!!
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  4. ^ a b Wellington, Elizabeth (July 2, 2015). "Mirror, Mirror: The Costume Designer Behind Cookie and the Rest". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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  6. ^ Medina, Marcy (January 7, 2016). "2016 Costume Designers Guild Nominations Unveiled". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  7. ^ Hutson, Darralynn (January 19, 2017). "Behind the scenes with BET's 'New Edition Story' costume designer Rita McGhee". Rolling Out. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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  9. ^ BWW News Desk (February 20, 2018). "Premiere of the Disney Channel Original Movie ZOMBIES Reaches 10.3 Million Viewers". Broadway World. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  10. ^ "American Soul Exclusive: Soul Style with the Costume Designers of American Soul". BET. March 14, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.