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My Take
Jenny Beavan is, to my mind, a storyteller who happens to work in fabric. Three Academy Awards for Best Costume Design is staggering, and the range is what floors me: she can conjure the dust-caked apocalypse of Mad Max: Fury Road and the refined restraint of period drama with equal authority. A London-born Briton honoured with an OBE, she famously turned up to an awards ceremony in a leather biker jacket, and that unpretentious streak only makes me admire her more. Still working at the top in her seventies, crowned with a 2025 lifetime achievement honour, she is the real, uncompromising article.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jenny Beavan
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェニー・ビーヴァン
- Reading
- じぇにー・びーゔぁん
- Born
- January 1, 1950 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Tiger
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- costume designer / designer
2. Background
- High school
- Putney High School
Awards & achievements
- Emmy Award
- 1987 Academy Award for Best Costume Design
- 2016 Academy Award for Best Costume Design
- 2017 Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- 2022 Academy Award for Best Costume Design
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jenny Beavan born?
Born January 1, 1950 (age 76).
Where is Jenny Beavan from?
Jenny Beavan is from London, United Kingdom.
What does Jenny Beavan do?
Jenny Beavan works as costume designer, designer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.