Wendy Cork | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 July Goulburn, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | University of New South Wales |
| Occupation | Costume designer |
Wendy Cork (born 25 July) is an Australian costume designer for film, theatre and television.[1][2] She is best known for her work on Ladies in Black, Banished, Predestination and Beneath Hill 60.[3][4]
Life and career
[edit]Wendy Cork was born in Goulburn, Australia and graduated from the University of New South Wales with a bachelor of arts in theatre and film. She started her career working in theatre and opera.[5] She made her debut as a costume designer with the film In the Winter Dark, directed by James Bogle in 1998.[6] She also designed the computer-generated clothes for the Rockstar Play-station game, L.A. Noire.[7]
In 2014, she won Hero Frock Hire Award for costume design at the Australian Production Design Guild Awards on a feature film Predestination, directed by The Spierig Brothers starring Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook.[8] Later she worked with Jimmy McGovern's period drama Banished, which was screened on BBC Two.[9] She won Best Costume Design at the AACTA Awards for Ladies in Black, directed by Bruce Beresford.[10]
Filmography
[edit]- In the Winter Dark (1998)
- A Wreck A Tangle (2000)
- The Djarn Djarns (2005)
- The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005)
- The Eternity Man (2008)
- Into My Arms (2009)
- My Mind's Own Melody (2012)
- The Turning (2013)
- Predestination (2014)
- Deep Water: The Real Story (2018)
- Grace (2018)
- Winchester (2018)
- Ladies in Black (2018)
Television
[edit]- The Farm (2001)
- Counterstrike (2002)
- Fat Cow Motel (2003)
- Go Big (2004)
- Small Claims (2004)
- Hell Has Harbour Views (2005)
- Small Claims: White Wedding (2005)
- Small Claims: The Reunion (2006)
- BlackJack (Second trilogy) (2006-2007)
- Dangerous (2007)
- East West 101 (2007-2008)
- Valentine's Day (2008)
- Sea Patrol (2009-2010)
- Panic at Rock Island (2011)
- Crownies (2011)
- The Great Mint Swindle (2012)
- The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (2012)
- Twentysomething (2013)
- INXS: Never Tear Us Apart (2014)
- Banished (2015)
- Indian Summers (2016)
- Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You (2018)
- Secret City (2018)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Association | Year | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AACTA Awards | 2010 | Best Costume Design | Beneath Hill 60 | Nominated | [11] |
| 2014 | Predestination | Nominated | [12] | ||
| 2018 | Ladies in Black | Won | [10] | ||
| Winchester | Nominated | [10] | |||
| APDG Award | 2014 | Best Costume Design | Predestination | Won | [8] |
| 2016 | Indian Summers | Nominated | [13] | ||
| 2018 | Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You | Nominated | [14] | ||
| Winchester | Nominated | [14] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Interview: Costume designer Wendy Cork talks film noir fashion in Predestination". cinemazzi.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Interview: Wendy Cork". glamadelaide.com.au. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke (20 September 2018). "Australian men didn't dress very well': the challenges behind the Ladies in Black costumes". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Wendy Cork In Conversation". acmi.net.au. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "THE NIGHT OF THE LUMINARIES". friendsofoperainc.org. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "In The Winter Dark". australiancinema.info. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "BEHIND THE SCENES OF L.A. NOIRE'S PAINSTAKING PRODUCTION DESIGN: PART TWO – COSTUME & WARDROBE". rockstargames.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ a b "2014". apdg.org.au. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "BANISHED" (PDF). downloads.bbc.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "AACTA AWARDS WINNERS & NOMINEES". aacta.org. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "AACTA AWARDS PAST AWARDS". aacta.org. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "AACTA AWARDS PAST AWARDS". aacta.org. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "2016". apdg.org.au. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ a b "2018 APDG AWARDS NOMINEE ANNOUNCEMENT". apdg.org.au. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.