Born in London, England. Started out as wardrobe supervisor in British films in 1950. In 1951 she became a costume designer whose notable (non-nominated) credits include SCROOGE, 1951 (uncredited); ROB ROY, THE HIGHLAND ROGUE, 1953; PASSAGE HOME, 1955; ZARAK, 1956; ISLAND IN THE SUN, 1957; CARVE HER NAME WITH PRIDE, 1958; OUR MAN IN HAVANA and JOHN PAUL JONES, both 1959; THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG, 1960; LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, 1962; LORD JIM, 1965; VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED and MOHAMMED, MESSENGER OF GOD, both 1976; THE WATER BABIES and THE GREEK TYCOON, both 1978; THE MIRROR CRACK'D and THE AWAKENING, both 1980; A PRIVATE FUNCTION, 1984; THE PRINCESS BRIDE, 1987; and STEALING HEAVEN, 1988. She then became associated with Kenneth Brannagh and designed costumes for his HENRY V, 1989, DEAD AGAIN, 1991, AND MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, 1993. She was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the British Empire) in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours.  Costume Design (Color) 1965: DOCTOR ZHIVAGO  Nominated for Costume Design 1968: OLIVER!  Achievement in Costume Design 1989: HENRY V 3 nominations, 2 Awards