Jenny Beavan
Jenny Beavan
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jenny Beavan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Costume & Make-Up
Known Credits
75
Gender
Female
Birthday
1950-11-15 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Crew

2024

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Costume Design

2023

White Bird Costume Design

2022

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Costume Design

2021

Cruella Costume Design

2020

Dolittle Costume Design

2019

Mrs Lowry & Son Costume Design

2018

Patrick Costume Design

2018

Christopher Robin Costume Design

2017

A Cure for Wellness Costume Design

2017

Life Costume Design

2016

A United Kingdom Costume Design

2015

Child 44 Costume Design

2015

Mad Max: Fury Road Costume Design

2015

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot Costume Design

2012

Gambit Costume Design

2010

The King's Speech Costume Design

2009

Sherlock Holmes Costume Designer

2008

Defiance Costume Design

2007

Cranford Costume Design

2006

The Amazing Grace Costume Design

2006

The Black Dahlia Costume Design

2006

Amazing Grace Costume Design

2005

Casanova Costume Design

2004

Alexander Costume Design

2003

Timeline Costume Design

2003

Byron Costume Design

2002

The Gathering Storm Costume Design

2002

Possession Costume Design

2001

Gosford Park Costume Design

2000

How Proust Can Change Your Life Costume Designer

1999

Anna and the King Costume Design

1999

Tea with Mussolini Costume Design

1998

EverAfter Costume Designer

1997

Metroland Costume Design

1996

Jane Eyre Costume Design

1996

Emma Costume Design

1995

Jefferson in Paris Costume Design

1995

Sense and Sensibility Costume Design

1994

Black Beauty Costume Design

1993

Swing Kids Costume Design

1993

The Remains of the Day Costume Design

1993

The Blackheath Poisonings Costume Design

1992

The Bridge Costume Design

1992

Howards End Costume Design

1991

White Fang Costume Design

1991

Impromptu Costume Design

1990

Mountains of the Moon Costume Design

1989

Back Home Costume Design

1988

A Summer Story Costume Design

1988

The Deceivers Costume Design

1987

Maurice Costume Design

1986

A Room with a View Costume Design

1984

The Bostonians Costume Design

1983

The Mikado Costume Design

1982

Trial By Jury Costume Design

1982

Ruddigore Costume Design

1982

Treasure Island Costume Design

1982

The Pirates Of Penzance Costume Design

1982

The Yeomen of the Guard Costume Design

1982

H.M.S. Pinafore Costume Design

1982

Iolanthe Costume Design

1982

The Gondoliers Costume Design

1982

Patience Costume Design

1982

Cox and Box Costume Design

1980

Jane Austen in Manhattan Costume Design

1979

The Europeans Costume Assistant

NaN

Late in Summer Costume Design