Biography
Jenny Beavan OBE, RDI (born 1950) is an English costume designer. In a career spanning over four decades, she is recognised for her prolific work across stage and screen. She has received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, two Emmy Awards, and an Olivier Award. Beavan was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2017.
Beavan came to prominence for her decade-long collaboration with John Bright on creating the costumes for Merchant Ivory Productions. She has received 12 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and has won three times for A Room with a View (1985), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), and Cruella (2021). She has also been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design ten times and had a record four wins for A Room With a View, Gosford Park (2001), Mad Max: Fury Road, and Cruella.
On television, Beavan has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special five times, winning twice for Emma (1996) and Return to Cranford (2010). She has also received three nominations for the British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Costume Design.
On stage, Beavan created costumes for numerous productions, including those of the Royal Shakespeare Company, the West End, and Broadway. She garnered the Tony Award for Best Costume Design nomination for the 2002 Broadway revival of Noël Coward's Private Lives. She has also received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Design for the 2001 London revival of Private Lives.
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Filmography
all 73
Movies 70
TV Shows 3
self 2

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

White Bird (2023)

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)

Cruella (2021)

Dolittle (2020)

Mrs Lowry & Son (2019)

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

Christopher Robin (2018)

Patrick (2018)

Life (2017)

A Cure for Wellness (2017)

A United Kingdom (2016)

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Child 44 (2015)

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)

Gambit (2012)

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

The King's Speech (2010)

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Defiance (2008)

Cranford (2007)

Amazing Grace (2006)

The Black Dahlia (2006)

The Amazing Grace (2006)

Casanova (2005)

Alexander (2004)

Timeline (2003)

Byron (2003)

Possession (2002)

The Gathering Storm (2002)

Gosford Park (2001)

How Proust Can Change Your Life (2000)

Anna and the King (1999)

Tea with Mussolini (1999)

EverAfter (1998)

Metroland (1997)

Emma (1996)

Jane Eyre (1996)

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Jefferson in Paris (1995)

Black Beauty (1994)

The Remains of the Day (1993)

Swing Kids (1993)

The Blackheath Poisonings (1993)

Howards End (1992)

The Bridge (1992)

Impromptu (1991)

White Fang (1991)

Mountains of the Moon (1990)

Back Home (1989)

The Deceivers (1988)

A Summer Story (1988)

Maurice (1987)

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy (1986)

A Room with a View (1985)

The Bostonians (1984)

The Mikado (1983)

H.M.S. Pinafore (1982)

Iolanthe (1982)

The Gondoliers (1982)

Cox and Box (1982)

The Yeomen of the Guard (1982)

The Pirates Of Penzance (1982)

Trial By Jury (1982)

Ruddigore (1982)

Patience (1982)

Treasure Island (1982)

Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)

The Europeans (1979)

Late in Summer
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Known ForCostume & Make-Up
GenderFemale
Birthday1950-08-03 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
RelationshipsIan Albery (1980 - 1995)
ChildrenCaitlin Albery
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire, Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Emmy Award
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