Lindy Hemming (born 21 August 1948) is a Welsh costume designer. She won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work in Topsy-Turvy (1999). Hemming's name is an example of an aptronym.

Career

Hemming enrolled at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, initially intending to study stage management, but soon afterward she switched her major to design. She started her professional career working for many notable companies on the British stage, including her designs for the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the West End.

Hemming also created the costumes for several high-profile film productions, including designs for a series of James Bond films, from GoldenEye (1995) through Casino Royale (2006).

Other films she has worked on include The Krays (1990), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003), Christopher Nolan's Batman films Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and Wonder Woman (2017).

Two of Hemming's costumes from the movie Tomorrow Never Dies can be found in the Dezer Collection currently on display in Miami.^[1]

Awards and nominations