{{Short description|British–born Canadian costume designer}} '''Wendy Partridge''' (born September 20, 1954) is a British–Canadian costume designer in film and television.
Partridge was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special]] for her work on the 2006 two-part [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] series ''[[Broken Trail]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/wendy-partridge|title=Wendy Partridge: Awards & Nominations|website=Emmys|accessdate=22 February 2020}}</ref> She won a [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design]] for the 2014 film ''[[Pompeii (film)|Pompeii]]'' and [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design|Genie Awards for Best Costume Design]] for ''[[Passchendaele (film)|Passchendaele]]'' (2008) and ''[[Loyalties (1986 film)|Loyalties]]'' (1986).<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movies/calgarys-patrick-mclaughlin-wendy-partridge-reflect-on-canadian-screen-award-wins|title= Calgary's Patrick McLaughlin, Wendy Partridge reflect on Canadian Screen Award wins|journal=Calgary Herald|first=Eric|last=Volmers|date=2 March 2015|accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref> She was nominated three times in one year at the [[1st Canadian Screen Awards|2013 Canadian Screen Awards]] for ''[[Resident Evil: Retribution]]'', ''[[Silent Hill: Revelation]]'', and ''[[Hannah's Law]]''.<ref name="three csas"/> [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'' and [[Guillermo del Toro]]'s ''[[Hellboy (2004 film)|Hellboy]]'' have earned her [[Saturn Award]] nominations.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/togos-costume-designer-met-challenge-of-creating-1925-era-fur-parkas-without-fur|title=Togo's costume designer met challenge of creating 1925-era fur parkas without fur|journal=Calgary Herald|first=Eric|last=Volmers|date=19 December 2019|accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref>
Partridge got her first dressmaking job at 14 years old whilst still in [[England]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/calgary-herald/20131106/281535108748613|title=Comic Clothier|journal=Calgary Herald|first=Eric|last=Volmers|date=6 November 2013|accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref> She moved to [[Edmonton]] in the 1970s and to [[Calgary]] in 1986.<ref name="three csas">{{cite journal|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2013/02/28/costume_designer_wendy_partridge_up_for_three_csas.html|title=Costume designer Wendy Partridge up for three CSAs|journal=The Star|date=28 February 2013|accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref> She designed the costumes for the opening and closing ceremonies of the [[1988 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2099730287|title=Conan's Canadian threads|journal=CBC|accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref> She also designed the [[World War I]]-style uniforms that were worn at the [[First inauguration of Barack Obama]] in 2009 as well as the costume of [[Abraham Lincoln]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-connection-to-us-inauguration-parade-1.359274|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225072517/https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-connection-to-us-inauguration-parade-1.359274|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 25, 2020|title=Calgary connection to US Inauguration Parade|journal=CTV News|date=11 January 2009|accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1979 | ''[[Fast Company (1979 film)|Fast Company]]'' | |- | 1980 | ''[[The Hounds of Notre Dame]]'' | |- | 1981 | ''[[The High Country]]'' | |- | 1981 | ''[[Firebird 2015 AD]]'' | |- | 1982 | ''[[Latitude 55°]]'' | |- | 1983 | ''[[Running Brave]]'' | |- | 1984 | ''[[Isaac Littlefeathers]]'' | |- | 1984 | ''Change of Heart'' | |- | 1986 | ''[[Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star]]'' | |- | 1986 | ''[[Loyalties (1986 film)|Loyalties]]'' | |- | 1987 | ''[[The Big Town (1987 film)|The Big Town]]'' | |- | 1987 | ''Prairie Women'' | |- | 1990 | ''The Comic Book Christmas Caper'' | |- | 1998 | ''[[Heart of the Sun]]'' | |- | 2000 | ''[[Snow Day (2000 film)|Snow Day]]'' | |- | 2000 | ''[[Highlander: Endgame]]'' | |- | 2001 | ''[[Texas Rangers (film)|Texas Rangers]]'' | |- | 2002 | ''[[Blade II]]'' | |- | 2003 | ''[[The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting]]'' | Direct-to-video |- | 2003 | ''[[Underworld (2003 film)|Underworld]]'' | |- | 2004 | ''[[Hellboy (2004 film)|Hellboy]]'' | |- | 2005 | ''[[Fantastic Four (2005 film)|Fantastic Four]]'' | |- | 2005 | ''[[The Cave (2005 film)|The Cave]]'' | |- | 2006 | ''[[Underworld: Evolution]]'' | |- | 2006 | ''[[Silent Hill (film)|Silent Hill]]'' | |- | 2007 | ''[[Resurrecting the Champ]]'' | |- | 2008 | ''[[Passchendaele (film)|Passchendaele]]'' | |- | 2009 | ''[[Underworld: Rise of the Lycans]]'' | |- | 2009 | ''[[Whiteout (2009 film)|Whiteout]]'' | |- | 2010 | ''[[Legion (2010 film)|Legion]]'' | |- | 2010 | ''[[The Last Rites of Ransom Pride]]'' | |- | 2011 | ''[[Conan the Barbarian (2011 film)|Conan the Barbarian]]'' | |- | 2011 | ''Western Confidential'' | |- | 2012 | ''[[Resident Evil: Retribution]]'' | |- | 2012 | ''[[Silent Hill: Revelation]]'' | |- | 2013 | ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'' | |- | 2014 | ''[[Pompeii (film)|Pompeii]]'' | |- | 2018 | ''[[Knuckleball (2018 film)|Knuckleball]]'' | |- | 2019 | ''[[Togo (film)|Togo]]'' | |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1984 | ''[[Draw!]]'' | Television film |- | 1985 | ''[[Bridge to Terabithia (1985 film)|Bridge to Terabithia]]'' | Television film |- | 1985 | ''[[Murder in Space]]'' | Television film |- | 1986 | ''[[The Park Is Mine (1986 film)|The Park is Mine]]'' | Television film |- | 1986 | ''Vanishing Act'' | Television film |- | 1986 | ''[[Popeye Doyle (film)|Popeye Doyle]]'' | Television film |- | 1986 | ''Easy Prey'' | Television film |- | 1990–1992 | ''[[The Ray Bradbury Theater]]'' | |- | 1992 | ''Call of the Wild'' | Television film |- | 1993 | ''[[Ordeal in the Arctic]]'' | Television film |- | 1994 | ''[[How the West Was Fun]]'' | Television film |- | 1995 | ''[[Children of the Dust (miniseries)|Children of the Dust]]'' | Miniseries |- | 1995 | ''Convict Cowboy'' | Television film |- | 1995 | ''[[Black Fox (miniseries)|Black Fox]]'' | Miniseries |- | 1995–1996 | ''[[Lonesome Dove: The Series#Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (1995–96)|Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years]]'' | |- | 1995 | ''The Song Spinner'' | Television film |- | 1996 | ''[[In Cold Blood (miniseries)|In Cold Blood]]'' | Miniseries |- | 1997 | ''Heart Full of Rain'' | Television film |- | 1997 | ''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show]]'' | Episode: "Honey, I Shrunk the Science Dude" |- | 1999 | ''[[You Know My Name]]'' | Television film |- | 2000 | ''[[A Father's Choice]]'' | Television film |- | 2000 | ''[[High Noon (2000 film)|High Noon]]'' | Television film |- | 2001 | ''Anatomy of a Hate Crime'' | Television film |- | 2001 | ''[[Almost America]]'' | Television film |- | 2004 | ''[[Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss]]'' | Television film |- | 2006 | ''[[Broken Trail]]'' | Part 2 |- | 2006 | ''Ultra'' | Television film |- | 2007 | ''The Secret of the Nutcracker'' | Television film |- | 2008 | ''The Other Woman'' | Television film |- | 2009 | ''[[Prayers for Bobby]]'' | Docudrama |- | 2011–2012 | ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]'' | Season 1 |- | 2012 | ''[[Hannah's Law]]'' | Television film |- | 2013 | ''When Calls the Heart'' | Television film |- | 2016 | ''[[Timeless (American TV series)|Timeless]]'' | Pilot |- | 2016 | ''[[Van Helsing (TV series)|Van Helsing]]'' | Season 1 |- | 2020 | ''[[Shadow and Bone (TV series)|Shadow and Bone]]'' | |- |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result |- | 1983 | [[4th Genie Awards|Genie Awards]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] | ''[[Latitude 55°]]'' | {{nom}} |- | 1985 | [[6th Genie Awards|Genie Awards]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] | ''[[Isaac Littlefeathers]]'' | {{nom}} |- | 1987 | [[8th Genie Awards|Genie Awards]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] | ''[[Loyalties (1986 film)|Loyalties]]'' | {{won}} |- | 2002 | [[23rd Genie Awards|Genie Awards]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] | ''[[Almost America]]'' | {{nom}} |- | 2005 | [[31st Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]] | [[Saturn Award for Best Costume|Best Costume]] | ''[[Hellboy (2004 film)|Hellboy]]'' | {{nom}} |- | 2007 | [[59th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]] | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special|Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special]] | ''[[Broken Trail]]'' (with Kathleen Morley) | {{nom}} |- | 2008 | [[29th Genie Awards|Genie Awards]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] | ''[[Passchendaele (film)|Passchendaele]]'' | {{won}} |- | 2012 | [[1st Canadian Screen Awards|Canadian Screen Awards]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] | ''[[Resident Evil: Retribution]]'' | {{nom}} |- | 2012 | [[1st Canadian Screen Awards|Canadian Screen Awards]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] | ''[[Silent Hill: Revelation]]'' | {{nom}} |- | 2012 | [[1st Canadian Screen Awards|Canadian Screen Awards]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] | ''[[Hannah's Law]]'' | {{nom}} |- | 2014 | [[3rd Canadian Screen Awards|Canadian Screen Awards]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] | ''[[Pompeii (film)|Pompeii]]'' | {{won}} |- | 2014 | [[40th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]] | [[Saturn Award for Best Costume|Best Costume]] | ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'' | {{nom}} |- |}
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