Lindy Hemming
Lindy Hemming | |
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Born | Wales | 21 August 1948
Occupation | Costume designer |
Years active | 1975–present |
Lindy Hemming (born 21 August 1948) is a Welsh costume designer. She worked extensively in stage and screen productions throughout her career, which spanned over four decades. Hemming won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work in Topsy-Turvy (1999).
Early life and education
Hemming was born on 21 August 1948, in Haverfordwest, Wales.[1] She is the eldest of five children in the family. Her mother was a teacher who could draw, design, and make clothes, mostly converting children's hand-me-downs. Her father was a salesman and often worked as a woodcarver. She was brought up bilingually from an early age, speaking Welsh at school and English at home.[2]
Hemming never considered design a profession nor even attended art school because her father convinced her that she should pursue a "worthwhile" job for a living. Having trained as an
She eventually enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), being encouraged by the example of friends. Hemming initially intended to study stage management; however, she switched her major to design soon afterward.[2]
Career
Hemming began her professional career at London's
Beside her well-established theater career, Hemming is known for her prolific work on several high-profile film productions across independent films and blockbusters. In particular, she has had frequent collaborations with English auteur Mike Leigh on some of his most critically acclaimed films. She garnered great critics' praise and won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her lavishly detailed recreation of Gilbert and Sullivan's 1885 production of The Mikado in Leigh's 1999 period musical Topsy-Turvy.[4] Hemming has also enjoyed the long-standing association with the James Bond film series, as she has designed the franchise's attire for more than a decade, starting from GoldenEye (1995) through Casino Royale (2006).[1] Two of these pieces, which were featured in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), have been presented among other memorabilia in a special Bond-related exhibition at the Miami Auto Museum at the Dezer Collection.
Hemming achieved further critical acclaim for providing the costumes in
Selected film credits
Awards and nominations
References
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- ^ "The 34th British Academy Television Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Costume Guild reveals noms". Variety. 11 January 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (11 January 2007). "Costume Designers Guild sizes up noms". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (18 February 2009). "CDG victors wear it well". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ Pond, Steve (20 February 2018). "'The Shape of Water,' 'Wonder Woman,' 'I, Tonya' Top Costume Designers Guild Awards". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Erik, Pedersen (4 March 2021). "Costume Designers Guild Awards Nominations: 'Wonder Woman', 'Da 5 Bloods,' Mank', 'Bridgerton' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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- ^ "2018 San Diego Film Critics Society's Award Winners". San Diego Film Critics Society. 11 December 2018. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "35th Annual Saturn Awards Nominees Released". MovieWeb. 11 March 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ McNary, Dave (15 March 2018). "'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "THE TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS / 1983". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
External links
- Lindy Hemming at IMDb