Shirley Russell
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Filmography
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Biography
Filmography
Costume-Wardrobe (Feature Film)
Production Designer (Feature Film)
Costume-Wardrobe (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1957
On honeymoon, posed for photo-essay about the Bronte family
1963
Feature debut as costume designer, "French Dressing", helmed by Russell
1966
Designed costumes for Russell's TV biography "Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World"
1969
Garnered attention for designs for "Women in Love"
1974
With Tim Goodchild, co-designed costumes for "The Little Prince", directed by Stanley Donen
1977
Last feature film with Russell, "Valentino"
1978
Created the period costumes for Russell's two-part look at the Romantic poets, "Clouds of Glory"
1979
Received first Oscar nomination for costumes for "Agatha"; also served as production designer
1981
Earned second Academy Award nomination for costume design for the epic "Reds", directed by and starring Warren Beatty
1983
Did the costumes for the biographical miniseries "Wagner"
1987
Created the period look for the WWII-era drama "Hope and Glory"; last film work for a decade
1996
Came out of retirement at the urging of director Charles Sturridge who asked her to design costumes for the TV miniseries "Gulliver's Travels"; earned Emmy nomination
1997
Returned to designing motion pictures with "Fairytale - A True Story", directed by Sturridge
2000
Created the various period costumes for the acclaimed TV miniseries "Longitude", helmed by Sturridge
2000
Designed the costumes for "I Dreamed of Africa"
2001
Final film as costumer, "Enigma"
2002
Final credit, designing the costumes for the TV production "Shackleton", directed by Sturridge; aired in USA on A&E posthumously
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