---
name: "Sharen Davis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sharen-davis"
fi1m_id: "sharen-davis"
imdb_id: "nm0205446"
tmdb_id: 15573
wikidata_id: "Q7489589"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "22 February 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 13
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_over: 13
updated: "2026-10-05T01:18:16.662612+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Sharen Davis

## Identity

Sharen Davis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sharen-davis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sharen-davis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0205446
- **TMDB ID:** 15573
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7489589
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharen_Davis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7489589, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205446/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15573

Costume designer. Born 22 February 1957.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 22 February 1957
- **Active:** 1998–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Jamie Foxx](https://film.one/person/jamie-foxx.md), [Carly Wray](https://film.one/person/carly-wray.md), [Denzel Washington](https://film.one/person/denzel-washington.md), [Eddie Murphy](https://film.one/person/eddie-murphy.md), [Fred Toye](https://film.one/person/frederick-e-o-toye.md), [Kerry Washington](https://film.one/person/kerry-washington.md), [Nicole Kassell](https://film.one/person/nicole-kassell.md), [Regina King](https://film.one/person/regina-king.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 60 (2), 2000s 69 (2), 2010s 72 (8), 2020s 68 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 68 across 13 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 10 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Action 4, Western 3, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Music 2
- **Screen time:** 24 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,299m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharen_Davis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7489589, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205446/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15573

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Looper*](https://film.one/film/looper.md) (78), [*Godzilla*](https://film.one/film/godzilla-2014.md) (68), [*The Magnificent Seven*](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-seven-2016.md) (54)
- **HBO Max:** [*Watchmen*](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md) (84)
- **AMC+:** [*Django Unchained*](https://film.one/film/django-unchained.md) (78)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Rush Hour*](https://film.one/film/rush-hour.md) (70)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Dreamgirls*](https://film.one/film/dreamgirls.md) (68)
- **Tubi:** [*The Help*](https://film.one/film/the-help.md) (66)
- **Disney+:** [*Doctor Dolittle*](https://film.one/film/doctor-dolittle-1998.md) (50)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Sharen Davis is an American costume designer. Born on 22 February 1957, she studied acting at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, California. She began her career in wardrobe supervision before moving into design, with early credits including *Equinox* (1992).

Davis is known for her work on *Ray* (2004), *Dreamgirls* (2006), *The Help* (2011) and *Django Unchained* (2012). She has collaborated frequently with Denzel Washington. Her designs span period films, musicals, Westerns and science fiction, including *Westworld* (2016) and *Godzilla* (2014).

She received Academy Award nominations for *Ray* and *Dreamgirls*, an Emmy Award for *Watchmen* (2020) and the Costume Designers Guild Career Achievement Award in 2022.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, vanityfair.com, costumedesignersguild.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (13)

- *King Richard* (2021), Fi1m 68, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/king-richard.md)
- *Watchmen* (2019), Fi1m 84, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md)
- *Fences* (2016), Fi1m 70, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/fences.md)
- *The Magnificent Seven* (2016), Fi1m 54, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-seven-2016.md)
- *Westworld* (2016), Fi1m 74, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *Godzilla* (2014), Fi1m 68, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-2014.md)
- *Django Unchained* (2012), Fi1m 78, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/django-unchained.md)
- *Looper* (2012), Fi1m 78, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/looper.md)
- *The Help* (2011), Fi1m 66, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-help.md)
- *Dreamgirls* (2006), Fi1m 68, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/dreamgirls.md)
- *Ray* (2004), Fi1m 70, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/ray.md)
- *Doctor Dolittle* (1998), Fi1m 50, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-dolittle-1998.md)
- *Rush Hour* (1998), Fi1m 70, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Candy Cane Lane* (2023), Costume Design
- *A Journal for Jordan* (2021), Costume Design
- *King Richard* (2021), Costume Design — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/king-richard.md)
- *Project Power* (2020), Costume Design
- *Watchmen* (2019), series, Costume Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md)
- *Gone Hollywood* (2019), Costume Designer
- *Alpha* (2018), Costume Design
- *Fences* (2016), Costume Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fences.md)
- *Westworld* (2016), series, Costume Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *The Magnificent Seven* (2016), Costume Design — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-seven-2016.md)
- *The 5th Wave* (2016), Costume Design
- *Get On Up* (2014), Costume Design
- *Godzilla* (2014), Costume Design — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-2014.md)
- *Django Unchained* (2012), Costume Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/django-unchained.md)
- *Looper* (2012), Costume Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/looper.md)
- *The Help* (2011), Costume Design — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-help.md)
- *Falling Skies* (2011), series, Costume Design
- *The Book of Eli* (2010), Costume Design
- *Middle Men* (2009), Costume Design
- *Seven Pounds* (2008), Costume Design
- *The Great Debaters* (2007), Costume Design
- *Dreamgirls* (2006), Costume Design — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/dreamgirls.md)
- *The Pursuit of Happyness* (2006), Costume Design
- *Akeelah and the Bee* (2006), Costume Design
- *Beauty Shop* (2005), Costume Design
- *Ray* (2004), Costume Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ray.md)
- *Out of Time* (2003), Costume Design
- *Antwone Fisher* (2002), Costume Design
- *High Crimes* (2002), Costume Design
- *Double Take* (2001), Costume Designer
- *Nutty Professor II: The Klumps* (2000), Costume Design
- *Freedom Song* (2000), Costume Design
- *Passing Glory* (1999), Costume Design
- *Grace & Glorie* (1998), Costume Design
- *Rush Hour* (1998), Costume Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour.md)
- *Doctor Dolittle* (1998), Costume Design — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-dolittle-1998.md)
- *Money Talks* (1997), Costume Design
- *Vanishing Point* (1997), Costume Design
- *Devil in a Blue Dress* (1995), Costume Design
- *Zooman* (1995), Costume Design
- *Midnight Run for Your Life* (1994), Costume Designer
- *Midnight Run Around* (1994), Costume Designer
- *Another Midnight Run* (1994), Costume Designer
- *Younger and Younger* (1993), Costume Design
- *Laurel Avenue* (1993), series, Costume Design
- *Equinox* (1992), Costume Design
- *Checking Out* (1988), Costume Supervisor
- *The Allnighter* (1987), Costumer
- *Howie Mandel: Live from Carnegie Mall* (1985), Production Assistant

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2007: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Dreamgirls*
- 2005: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Ray*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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