Tommie Manderson

Tommie Manderson

Tommie Manderson (13 September 1912 – 28 January 2015) was an English make-up artist. She was the head of make-up at the BBC from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, during which time she worked on numerous television dramas, including An Age of Kings, A for Andromeda, and the 1963 adaptation of Hedda Gabler starring Ingrid Bergman. She was also noted for preparing Queen Elizabeth II for the first televised Royal Christmas Message in 1957.

Manderson later served as make-up supervisor on a number of theatrical films, including Ridley Scott's Alien, Bill Forsyth's Local Hero, Roland Joffé's The Killing Fields and The Mission, Euzhan Palcy's A Dry White Season, and Jim Sheridan's The Field. She also did make-up on films such as John Cassavetes' Husbands, Alan Parker's Bugsy Malone, James Ivory's Quartet, and Ron Howard's Willow. She received BAFTA Award nominations for her work on The Killing Fields and the 1987 mini-series adaptation of Porterhouse Blue. She also received a Special Achievement Award from the London Critics' Circle Film Awards in 1988.

Costume & Make-Up

1991

Afraid of the Dark
Movie

Makeup Supervisor

1990

The Field
Movie

Makeup Artist

1990

December Bride
Movie

Makeup Supervisor

1989

A Dry White Season
Movie

Makeup Supervisor

1988

Willow
Movie

Makeup Artist

1986

The Mission
Movie

Makeup Supervisor

1985

1984

The Killing Fields
Movie

Makeup Supervisor

1983

Local Hero
Movie

Makeup Supervisor

1982

Who Dares Wins
Movie

Assistant Makeup Artist

1981

Quartet
Movie

Makeup Artist

1979

Alien
Movie

Makeup Supervisor

1976

Bugsy Malone
Movie

Makeup Artist

1970

Husbands
Movie

Makeup Artist

1962

Hedda Gabler
Movie

Makeup Supervisor

1961

Anna Karenina
Movie

Makeup Supervisor

Infos

Full Name
Tommie Manderson
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
9/13/1912
Date of Death
1/28/2015
Also Known As

Tommy Manderson