Wendy Partridge is a British-born Canada-based costume designer in film and television. Partridge was nominated for a

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for her work on the 2006 two-part

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series ''

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''. She won a

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for the 2014 film ''

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'' and Genie Awards for Best Costume Design for '' Passchendaele'' (2008) and '' Loyalties'' (1986). She was nominated three times in one year at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards for '' Resident Evil: Retribution'', '' Silent Hill: Revelation'', and ''

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''.

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film '' Thor: The Dark World'' and

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's ''

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'' have earned her

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nominations. Partridge got her first dressmaking job at 14 years old whilst still in England. She moved to

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in the 1970s and to

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in 1986. She designed the costumes for the opening and closing ceremonies of the

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. She also designed the

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-style uniforms that were worn at the

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in 2009 as well as the costume of

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Partridge, Wendy Living people Best Costume Design Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian costume designers English costume designers English emigrants to Canada Women costume designers Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian women in film