Barbara Ling was a production designer who worked on television specials and films. She did the original lighting for the TV movie "Rattlesnake in a Cooler" and the lighting design for the original stage show version of "The Pee-Wee Herman Show" which became an HBO special.
Ling was best known for her long career in film. She won an Academy Award for "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood." She also worked on "True Stories," "The Doors," and "Batman Forever."