Jenny Beavan (OBE, RDI) is a British costume designer, who, for Disney, contributed her talents to White Fang, Christopher Robin, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, and Cruella, where she won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. She also worked on Touchstone Pictures' Casanova.
Beavan was born in London, England and credits her parents for instilling a strong work ethic. She attended Putney High School. In the 1970s, he began her career designing costumes for theatrical productions before transitioning to film costuming, working mostly with Merchant Ivory Productions.
Collaborating with noteworthy directors, such as James Ivory, Andy Tennant, Franco Zeffirelli, Ang Lee, and Lasse Hallström; she has since gained awards and recognition for her work on The Bostonians, A Room with a View (Oscar winner), Howards End, The Remains of the Day, Black Beauty (1994), Sense and Sensibility, Jane Eyre, Ever After: A Cinderella Story, Tea with Mussolini, Anna and the King, Gosford Park, The Black Dahlia, Sherlock Holmes, The King's Speech, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Mad Max: Fury Road (Oscar winner), Dolittle, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
For television, Beavan has worked on miniseries and TV films, such as Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy, Emma, The Gathering Storm, Cranford and its sequel Return to Cranford. She has also been nominated for a Tony Award and won a Laurence Olivier Award for contribution to the 2002 revival of Noël Coward's Private Lives.
Beavan was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to drama production.
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