Shirley Russell

Costume designer. Born 11 March 1935 in London, England, UK. Died 4 March 2002.

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Born

11 March 1935, London, England, UK

Died

4 March 2002

Active

1971–1987

Biography

Shirley Ann Russell was a British costume designer. Born Shirley Ann Kingdon in London on 11 March 1935, she studied fashion at Walthamstow College of Art and the Royal College of Art.

She collaborated on numerous films with her then-husband, director Ken Russell, including Women in Love (1969), The Devils (1971), Tommy (1975) and Valentino (1977). Other credits include Yanks (1979), Reds (1981), Hope and Glory (1987), Gulliver's Travels (1996) and Enigma (2001). She won a BAFTA Film Award for Yanks and received Academy Award nominations for Agatha (1979) and Reds.

Russell died on 4 March 2002.

Compiled from published sources (en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com, screenonline.org.uk) · 15 September 2026How we write and check

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Shirley Russell is known for Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984), Tommy (1975), Reds (1981), Enigma (2001), Gulliver's Travels (1996), Women in Love (1969), Billion Dollar Brain (1967) and The Little Prince (1974).

Hope and Glory

1987 · Costume design

The Devils

1971 · Costume design