Shirley Russell
Shirley Russell , nee Shirley Kingdon , (born March 11, 1935 in London , England , † March 4, 2002 in England) was a British costume designer .
Life
Russel was married to director Ken Russell between 1956 and 1978 , with whom she had five children. During this time, she worked as a costume designer on nine of his films, including Loving Women and Tommy . In 1970 she received a BAFTA Film Award nomination in the category Best Costumes for Loving Women . After the divorce in 1978, she lived with assistant director Jonathan Benson , who had worked frequently for Ken Russell. She received her first Oscar nomination for best costume design for the first feature film after their divorce, Michael Apted's drama The Secret of Agatha Christie . In the same year she received the BAFTA Film Award Yanks - Yesterday We Were Strangers . She received a second Oscar nomination in 1982. Her other awards include a nomination for the Saturn Award , three BAFTA Awards out of a total of nine nominations and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy .
Filmography (selection)
- 1964: Try it in French (French Dressing)
- 1969: Women in Love (Women in Love)
- 1970: Tchaikovsky - Genius and Madness (The Music Lovers)
- 1971: The Devil (The Devils)
- 1975: Lisztomania
- 1975: close-ups (inserts)
- 1975: Tommy
- 1977: Valentino
- 1979: The Secret of Agatha Christie (Agatha)
- 1979: Explosion in Cuba (Cuba)
- 1979: Yanks - Yesterday we were strangers (Yanks)
- 1981: Lady Chatterley's Lover
- 1981: Reds
- 1984: The Razor's Edge (The Razor's Edge)
- 1985: The Bride (The Bride)
- 1987: Hope and Glory (Hope and Glory)
- 2000: I Dreamed of Africa (I Dreamed of Africa)
- 2001: Enigma - The Secret (Enigma)
Awards
Academy Awards
- 1980: Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design for The Secret of Agatha Christie
- 1982: Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design for Reds
Primetime Emmy Awards
- 1996: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special for Gulliver's Travels
BAFTA Awards
- 1970: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Costumes for Loving Women
- 1978: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Costumes for Valentino
- 1980: BAFTA Film Award for Best Costumes for Yanks - Yesterday we were still strangers
- 1980: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Costumes for The Secret of Agatha Christie
- 1983: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Costumes for Reds
- 1988: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Costumes for Hope and Glory
- 1997: BAFTA TV Award for Best Costumes for Gulliver's Travels
- 2001: BAFTA TV Award nomination in the category Best Costumes for Longitude
- 2003: BAFTA TV Award for Best Costumes for Ernest Shackleton
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
- 1986: Saturn Award nomination in the category Best Costume for The Bride
Web links
- Shirley Russell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Shirley Russell in the All Movie Guide (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Russell, Shirley |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kingdon, Shirley (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British costume designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 2002 |
| Place of death | England , UK |