
Jenny Beavan
Personal Info
Known for
Costume & Make-Up
Gender
Female
Birthday
1950-11-15 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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.
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Acting
(2024)
Merchant Ivory
as Self
(2024)
(2001)
(1978)
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
as Governess
Crew
Late in Summer
Costume Design
(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)
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
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
(2011)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Costume Design
(2010)
The King's Speech
Costume Design
(2009)
Sherlock Holmes
Costume Designer
(2008)
Defiance
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
(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
(1978)
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Costume Design