Josie MacAvin

Josie MacAvin
Born
Josephine MacAvin

23 April 1919
Dublin, Ireland
Died26 January 2005(2005-01-26) (aged 85)
OccupationSet decorator
Years active1943–2002

Josephine "Josie" MacAvin (23 April 1919 26 January 2005) was an Irish dancer, set decorator and art director. She won an Academy Award, and was nominated two more times, in the category Best Art Direction. She also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special for her work as set dresser on the miniseries Scarlett (1994).