Biography
Deirdre Clancy is a British costume designer. Born on 31 March 1943 in Paddington, London, she began working in the London theatre in the 1960s and has designed for more than 150 theatre, opera and ballet productions worldwide.
She is known for her film and television work, including costume design on Mrs Brown (1997), for which she won a BAFTA Award, and the BBC series Wives and Daughters (1999). Other credits include The Light at the Edge of the World (1971) and Confetti (2006). Clancy has won the Olivier Award for Best Costume Design twice and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Central England in 2000. Her designs are held in the Victoria & Albert Museum collection. She is married to composer Maxwell Steer.
