- Alexandra Byrne
Infobox Actor
name = Alexandra Byrne
birthdate = 1962
spouse =Simon Shepherd
yearsactive = 1995 - present
occupation = costume designer
academyawards = Best Costume Design
2007 ""
baftaawards = Best Costume Desugn on Television
1995 "Persuasion"Alexandra Byrne is an
Academy Award -winningcostume designer .Despite having costumed only eight films in her career, she has established herself as one of the greatest working costume designers in
Hollywood , earning Academy Award nominations for four of her films — "Elizabeth", the 2007 sequel "", "Hamlet" and "Finding Neverland " — and considerable acclaim for the other three — "Persuasion", "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" and "The Phantom of the Opera ".On February 24, 2008, she received an Oscar for the 2007 Academy Awards for costume design for her work in "".
She was also nominated for the
Tony Award in 1990 for Best Scenic Design for "Some Americans Abroad".She is married to actor
Simon Shepherd with four children.Awards and Nominations
Academy Award
* Best Costume Design: "Hamlet" (1996)
* Best Costume Design: "Elizabeth" (1998)
* Best Costume Design: "Finding Neverland" (2004)
* Best Costume Design: "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (2007)External links
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