Ruth Myers
(1940 -     )
Photo (2007) from The Envelope - LA Times


Photo: Laurie Sparham
© New Line Cinema
Born in Manchester, Lancashire, England. Veteran costume designer who entered British film with SMASHING TIME (1967). Other notable (non-nominated) credits include THE TWELVE CHAIRS (1970), THE RULING CLASS (1972), A TOUCH OF CLASS (1973), THE ADVENTURE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES' SMARTER BROTHER (1975), MAGIC (1978), ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL and THE MAIN EVENT (both 1979), THE COMPETITION and ALTERED STATES (both 1980), FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER (1981), CANNERY ROW (1982), SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (1983), THE WOMAN IN RED (1984), PLENTY (1985), THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST (1988), BLAZE (1989), THE RUSSIA HOUSE (1990), MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (1992), THE FIRM (1993), I.Q. (1994), HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT (1995), A THOUSAND ACRES (1997), DEEP IMPACT (1998), CRADLE WILL ROCK (1999), PROOF OF LIFE (2000), IRIS (2001), THE FOUR FEATHERS and NICHOLAS NICKELBY (both 2002), ELLA ENCHANTED, CONNIE AND CARLA and BEYOND THE SEA (all 2004), HALF LIGHT, MONSTER HOUSE, INFAMOUS and THE PAINTED VEIL (all 2006), THE GOLDEN COMPASS (2007), and CITY OF EMBER (scheduled for release in 2008).

Myers was also nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards for Best Costume Design: ISADORA (1968) and L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (1997).

 Nominated for Achievement in Costume Design 1991: THE ADDAMS FAMILY
 Nominated for Achievement in Costume Design 1996: EMMA

2 nominations