Penny Rose is a British costume designer who has worked in the film industry since the 1970s. Rose has been nominated for the

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three times for the films '' Evita'' (1996), '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), and '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (2006).

Career

Rose's costume design career began in the West End theatres of London, following time spent on various theatre projects as a teenager in Windsor. She studied stage management while attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Due to her fluency in Italian, she acquired a job as an assistant and buyer for the high fashion label

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in Milan, which introduced her to important people in the fashion and film industries. One of her first film collaborations was with the director

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, when they worked together on the 1982 film ''

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''. She again joined Parker on his directional projects '' The Road to Wellville'' (1994) and '' Evita'' (1996). Also in 1996, she served as the costume designer for '' Mission: Impossible'', her first major action film in a career with many of them; by 2010, Rose was described by

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as being a "recognized master of the epic." For the 2004 film '' King Arthur'', another large-budget production, Rose designed costumes that evoked "fifth-century rock stars". Rose began her collaboration with the director

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in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003). To craft the look of Jack Sparrow ( Johnny Depp), she drew inspiration from the illustrator

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. Nadoolman Landis describes Rose's design for Depp as "the iconic prototype for pirate wear, reviving a long-dead genre." Rose returned to work on the second and third films in the ''Pirates'' series, ''

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'' (2006) and '' At World's End'' (2007), which were filmed simultaneously. Rose also worked on '' On Stranger Tides'' (2011) and '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017). Rose again served as costume designer on another Depp film, ''

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'' (2013). For '' 47 Ronin'' (2013), she oversaw the production of 998 costumes and 400 suits of armour. Rose received her first Emmy nomination for the 2010 miniseries '' The Pacific''. She has been nominated for the

three times: for the films ''Evita'' (1996), ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), and ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (2006).

Filmography

Adapted from: *'' Whose Child Am I?'' (1976) *'' The Brute'' (1977) *'' The Bitch'' (1979) *''

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'' (1981) *''

'' (1982) *'' Another Country'' (1984) *'' Cal'' (1984) *'' The Commitments'' (1991) *'' Splitting Heirs'' (1993) *''

Map of the Human Heart ''Map of the Human Heart'' (also called ''Carte du Tendre'' and ''La Carte du Tendre''; released in the Philippines as ''War Dragon'') is a 1992 film by New Zealand director Vincent Ward. The script for ''Map of the Human Heart'' was written by ...

'' (1993) *'' Shadowlands'' (1993) *'' The Road to Wellville'' (1994) *'' Carrington'' (1995) *'' Mission: Impossible'' (1996) *'' Evita'' (1996) *'' In Love and War'' (1996) *'' The Parent Trap'' (1998) *''

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'' (2001) (TV documentary) *'' Just Visiting'' (2001) *''

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister ''Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister'' is a 1999 fantasy novel by American writer Gregory Maguire, retelling the tale of Cinderella through the eyes of one of her "ugly stepsisters." In 2002, the book was adapted into a TV movie of the same name d ...

'' (2002) *'' The Good Thief'' (2002) *'' The Sleeping Dictionary'' (2003) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003) *'' King Arthur'' (2004) *'' The Weather Man'' (2005) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (2006) *''

Wild Hogs ''Wild Hogs'' is a 2007 American biker road comedy film directed by Walt Becker and starring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy. It was released nationwide in the United States and Canada on March 2, 2007. It was the la ...

'' (2007) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007) *'' St Trinian's'' (2007) *''

Made of Honor ''Made of Honor'' (''Made of Honour'' in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and Australia) is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Paul Weiland and written by Adam Sztykiel, Deborah Kaplan, and Harry Elfont. The film stars Patri ...

'' (2008) *'' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' (2010) *'' The Pacific'' (2010) (TV miniseries) *''

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'' (2010) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' (2011) *''

'' (2013) *'' 47 Ronin'' (2013) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017) *'' The Mummy'' (2017) *'' Men in Black: International'' (2019) As herself: * ''Prop Culture'' (2020) Episode: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl"

References

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External links

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