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| '''Glenne Campbell''' is a Canadian costume designer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, who served as Costume Designer for the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] as well as its prequels ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' and ''[[Blood & Chrome]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_glenne_campbell">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0132488/|title=Glenne Campbell|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> Her work on ''Battlestar Galactica'' earned her an Emmy nomination in 2006 for Outstanding Costumes for a Series for the episode "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]".<ref group="external" name="emmys_glenne_campbell">{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/glenne-campbell|title=Glenne Campbell|publisher=Television Academy|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> | | '''Glenne Campbell''' is Costume Designer on the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. |
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| == Career ==
| | Campbell speaks in length on the inspiration, design and usage of the costumes for both Cylons and Colonials in the video blog, "Out of the Closet: Costumes on 'Galactica'." |
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| Campbell's passion for costume design began in childhood, with memories of sitting at her grandmother's black and gold treadle sewing machine at age three.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_campbell_bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaftcadawards.com/glenne-campbell-bio#:~:text=she%20has%20clear%20memories%20of%20just%20sitting%20at%20her%20grandmother%27s%20black%20and%20gold%20treadle%20sewing%20machine%20when%20she%20was%20three%20years%20old|title=Glenne Campbell Bio|publisher=CAFTCAD Awards|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> In Grade 5, her mother purchased her a Singer sewing machine and enrolled her in sewing classes.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_campbell_bio_mother">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaftcadawards.com/glenne-campbell-bio#:~:text=When%20she%20was%20in%20Grade%205%2C%20her%20mother%20bought%20her%20a%20Singer%20sewing%20machine%20and%20signed%20her%20up%20for%20sewing%20classes|title=Glenne Campbell Bio|publisher=CAFTCAD Awards|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> Campbell cites the 1920s period costumes in the 1967 film ''[[w:Thoroughly Modern Millie|Thoroughly Modern Millie]]'', starring [[w:Julie Andrews|Julie Andrews]], as a major inspiration, gleaning from it the idea of self-learning becoming self-fulfillment.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_campbell_bio_inspiration">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaftcadawards.com/glenne-campbell-bio#:~:text=Glenne%20often%20says%20her%20inspiration%20came%20from%20the%201920s%20period%20costumes%20in%20the%201967%20movie%2C%20Thoroughly%20Modern%20Millie|title=Glenne Campbell Bio|publisher=CAFTCAD Awards|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> | | Campbell was [[Awards|nominated]] for a 2006 Emmy Award for Oustanding Costumes for a Series for her work in the season 2 finale episode "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]". |
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| Her first costume job was on the Canadian western project ''Stoney Plain'', filmed near Edmonton, Alberta, which established her career and taught her the importance of teamwork and problem-solving.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_presents_stoney_plain">{{cite web|url=https://caftcadpresents.com/glenne-campbell/#:~:text=Her%20first%20costume%20job%20was%20a%20Canadian%20project%20about%20a%20western%20dude%20ranch%2C%20Stoney%20Plain%2C%20filmed%20near%20Edmonton%2C%20Alberta|title=Glenne Campbell|publisher=CAFTCAD Presents|date=November 25, 2021|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref>
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| === Early Career and Olympics Work ===
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| Campbell served as Assistant Designer for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies, a significant opportunity for professional development. With a staff of 15 and a volunteer crew of 2,600 people ranging in age from 6 to 86, she oversaw the manufacture, fitting, and dressing of costumes for 7,000 performers.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_presents_olympics">{{cite web|url=https://caftcadpresents.com/glenne-campbell/#:~:text=As%20Assistant%20Designer%20for%20the%201988%20Calgary%20Winter%20Olympics%20Opening%20Ceremonies%2C%20Glenne%20experienced%20a%20great%20opportunity%20for%20growth%20and%20professional%20development.%20With%20a%20staff%20of%2015%20and%20a%20volunteer%20crew%20of%202600%20in%20ages%20ranging%20from%206%2D86%2C%20she%20oversaw%20the%20manufacture%2C%20fitting%20and%20dressing%20of%20costumes%20for%207000%20performers|title=Glenne Campbell|publisher=CAFTCAD Presents|date=November 25, 2021|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> This experience taught Campbell the sense of community that can exist on large-scale projects and the excitement of unpredictable daily challenges.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_presents_olympics_lessons">{{cite web|url=https://caftcadpresents.com/glenne-campbell/#:~:text=This%20experience%20taught%20Glenne%20the%20sense%20of%20community%20that%20can%20exist%20on%20a%20project%20and%20the%20excitement%20of%20never%20knowing%20what%20might%20happen%20each%20day|title=Glenne Campbell|publisher=CAFTCAD Presents|date=November 25, 2021|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> | | [[Category: A to Z|Campbell, Glenne]] |
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| === Television Career ===
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| Campbell's television career began with ''[[w:21 Jump Street|21 Jump Street]]'', where she dressed a young [[w:Johnny Depp|Johnny Depp]].<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_campbell_bio_21_jump_street">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaftcadawards.com/glenne-campbell-bio#:~:text=Glenne%27s%20designing%20career%20began%20on%2021%20Jump%20Street.%20Yes%2C%20that%2021%20Jump%20Street%20where%20she%20dressed%20the%20young%20Johnny%20Depp|title=Glenne Campbell Bio|publisher=CAFTCAD Awards|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> She subsequently designed for ''[[w:Bordertown (1989 TV series)|Bordertown]]'', earning three Gemini Award nominations for the series in 1990, 1992, and 1993.<ref group="external" name="vfs_campbell_career">{{cite web|url=https://vfs.edu/news/2024/05/08/industry-talks-emmy-nominated-costume-designer-glenne-campbell-emphasizes-the|title=Glenne Campbell on How Costuming is Overlooked|publisher=Vancouver Film School|date=May 8, 2024|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> Other early work included ''[[w:Lonesome Dove: The Series|Lonesome Dove: The Series]]'', ''[[w:Viper (TV series)|Viper]]'', and the Canadian series ''[[w:Da Vinci's Inquest|Da Vinci's Inquest]]''.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_campbell_bio_davinci">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaftcadawards.com/glenne-campbell-bio#:~:text=She%20designed%20for%20Bordertown%2C%20Lonesome%20Dove%3A%20The%20Series%2C%20Viper%2C%20and%20then%20the%20iconic%20Da%20Vinci%27s%20Inquest|title=Glenne Campbell Bio|publisher=CAFTCAD Awards|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref>
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| === ''Battlestar Galactica'' ===
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| Campbell moved into the ''Battlestar Galactica'' universe where she experimented with mixing technologies for costumes, work that earned her significant recognition.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_campbell_bio_bsg_tech">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaftcadawards.com/glenne-campbell-bio#:~:text=before%20moving%20into%20the%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20universe%20where%20she%20experimented%20with%20mixing%20technologies%20for%20costumes%20which%20earned%20her%20an%20Emmy%20nomination%20for%20her%20work|title=Glenne Campbell Bio|publisher=CAFTCAD Awards|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> She speaks extensively about the inspiration, design, and usage of the costumes for both Cylons and Colonials in the video blog "Out of the Closet: Costumes on 'Galactica'."
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| Campbell was nominated for a 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series for her work on the season 2 finale episode "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]".<ref group="external" name="vfs_campbell_emmy">{{cite web|url=https://vfs.edu/news/2024/05/08/industry-talks-emmy-nominated-costume-designer-glenne-campbell-emphasizes-the#:~:text=Glenne%20earned%20an%20Emmy%20nomination%20for%20Outstanding%20Costumes%20in%20a%20Series|title=Glenne Campbell on How Costuming is Overlooked|publisher=Vancouver Film School|date=May 8, 2024|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> Her work on ''Battlestar Galactica'' led to an ongoing impact on fan culture, launching what has been described as an intergalactic army of cosplayers who continue to recreate her designs with dedication.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_campbell_bio_cosplayers">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaftcadawards.com/glenne-campbell-bio#:~:text=Not%20only%20did%20her%20designs%20on%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20garner%20the%20attention%20of%20the%20Emmys%2C%20she%20launched%20an%20intergalactic%20army%20of%20cosplayers%20who%2C%20to%20this%20day%2C%20dress%20the%20part%20with%20unwavering%20loyalty|title=Glenne Campbell Bio|publisher=CAFTCAD Awards|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref>
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| === Later Work ===
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| Following her work on ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Caprica'', Campbell designed for the science fiction series ''[[w:Colony (TV series)|Colony]]''. One of the most unusual costumes she created was an alien body suit for the series, worn by a contortionist and made of latex rubber from Russia with lenticular etching to refract light in diamond designs.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_presents_colony_alien">{{cite web|url=https://caftcadpresents.com/glenne-campbell/#:~:text=The%20strangest%20costume%20Glenne%20has%20designed%20was%20an%20alien%20for%20the%20television%20series%2C%20Colony.%20The%20costume%20was%20a%20body%20suit%20worn%20by%20a%20contortionist.%20It%20was%20made%20of%20latex%20rubber%20from%20Russia|title=Glenne Campbell|publisher=CAFTCAD Presents|date=November 25, 2021|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref>
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| Campbell subsequently worked on the historical drama ''[[w:Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]'', which she described as living the dream of time travel back to her ancestral Scottish Highlands when she established the look for the series.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_campbell_bio_outlander">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaftcadawards.com/glenne-campbell-bio#:~:text=she%20designed%20for%20the%20series%2C%20Colony%20and%20then%20got%20to%20live%20the%20dream%20of%20time%20travel%20back%20to%20her%20ancestral%20Scottish%20Highlands%20when%20she%20established%20the%20look%20for%20the%20massive%20fan%2Dfavourite%20series%2C%20Outlander|title=Glenne Campbell Bio|publisher=CAFTCAD Awards|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> Working alongside costume designer [[w:Terry Dresbach|Terry Dresbach]], Campbell contributed to creating the period costumes that gained major attention on social media platforms.<ref group="external" name="nerdist_outlander_costumes">{{cite web|url=https://archive.nerdist.com/behind-the-costumes-outlander/|title=Behind the Costumes: OUTLANDER|publisher=Nerdist|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> A career highlight for Campbell was designing for ''Outlander'', which saw her taking beloved literary characters from concept to real life.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_presents_outlander_highlight">{{cite web|url=https://caftcadpresents.com/glenne-campbell/#:~:text=A%20career%20highlight%20was%20designing%20for%20the%20television%20show%20Outlander.%20This%20project%20saw%20Glenne%20taking%20a%20beloved%20literary%20character%20from%20concept%20to%20real%20life|title=Glenne Campbell|publisher=CAFTCAD Presents|date=November 25, 2021|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref>
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| == Design Philosophy ==
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| Campbell's design philosophy emphasizes substance over spectacle.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_campbell_bio_philosophy">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaftcadawards.com/glenne-campbell-bio#:~:text=Substance%20over%20spectacle%20is%20her%20motto|title=Glenne Campbell Bio|publisher=CAFTCAD Awards|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> Throughout her career spanning contemporary, period, and science fiction costuming, she has consistently looked for ways to change or improve processes.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_campbell_bio_innovation">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaftcadawards.com/glenne-campbell-bio#:~:text=From%20contemporary%20to%20period%20to%20science%20fiction%20costuming%2C%20Glenne%20always%20looked%20at%20ways%20to%20change%20or%20improve%20the%20processes|title=Glenne Campbell Bio|publisher=CAFTCAD Awards|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> She derives pleasure from working together with people of various backgrounds and the sharing of information and development of costuming as an art form.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_campbell_bio_collaboration">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaftcadawards.com/glenne-campbell-bio#:~:text=her%20pleasure%20comes%20from%20working%20together%20with%20so%20many%20people%20of%20various%20backgrounds%2C%20the%20sharing%20of%20information%20and%20development%20of%20costuming%20as%20an%20art%20form|title=Glenne Campbell Bio|publisher=CAFTCAD Awards|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref>
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| == Recognition ==
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| In 2021, Campbell received CAFTCAD's Nobis Industry Icon Award, a lifetime achievement honor recognizing her contributions to costume design.<ref group="external" name="caftcad_nobis_award">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaftcadawards.com/2021-nobis-industry-icon-award|title=2021 Nobis Industry Icon Award|publisher=CAFTCAD Awards|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> Upon receiving the award, Campbell stated that it acknowledges the skill set, hard work, long hours, and persistence required to be a costume designer, accepting it in recognition of all designers who worked before her but were not similarly acknowledged.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_campbell_bio_award_quote">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaftcadawards.com/glenne-campbell-bio#:~:text=I%20am%20very%20pleased%20to%20receive%20CAFTCAD%27s%20Nobis%20Industry%20Icon%20Award%20as%20it%20acknowledges%20the%20skill%20set%2C%20hard%20work%2C%20long%20hours%20and%20persistence%20required%20to%20be%20a%20costume%20designer|title=Glenne Campbell Bio|publisher=CAFTCAD Awards|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref>
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| Campbell is a member of IATSE Local 891 and continues to work internationally in film, television, and streaming productions.<ref group="external" name="linkedin_campbell">{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenne-campbell-12a5a171/|title=Glenne Campbell - Costume Designer - IATSE Local 891|publisher=LinkedIn|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref> She has been recognized as a mentor to up-and-coming costume designers on Canada's west coast.<ref group="commentary" name="caftcad_campbell_bio_mentor">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaftcadawards.com/glenne-campbell-bio#:~:text=Glenne%20has%20been%20so%20kind%20about%20sharing%20her%20skill%20set%20and%20acting%20as%20a%20mentor%20to%20many%20up%2Dand%2Dcoming%20costumers%20on%20Canada%27s%20west%20coast|title=Glenne Campbell Bio|publisher=CAFTCAD Awards|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref>
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| In 2012, Campbell participated in the closing celebration of the EMP Museum's "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Exhibition]]" in Seattle, appearing on a panel alongside cast members [[Tahmoh Penikett]], [[Luciana Carro]], writers/producers [[David Weddle]] and [[Bradley Thompson]], director [[Michael Nankin]], writer/producer [[Mark Verheiden]], and composer [[Bear McCreary]].<ref group="commentary" name="mccreary_emp_galactibash">{{cite web|url=https://sparksandshadows.com/emp-bsg-galactibash/#:~:text=On%20hand%20were%20such%20alumni%20as%20Tahmoh%20Penikett%20%28%E2%80%9CHelo%E2%80%9D%29%2C%20Luciana%20Carro%20%28%E2%80%9CKat%E2%80%9D%29%2C%20David%20Weddle%20%28writer%20%2F%20producer%29%2C%20Bradley%20Thompson%20%28writer%20%2F%20producer%29%2C%20Michael%20Nankin%20%28director%29%2C%20Mark%20Verheiden%20%28writer%20%2F%20producer%29%2C%20Glenne%20Campbell%20%28costume%20designer%29|title=EMP BSG Galactibash|author=Bear McCreary|publisher=Sparks & Shadows|accessdate=November 24, 2025}}</ref>
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| == Selected Credits ==
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| * ''[[w:21 Jump Street|21 Jump Street]]'' – Costume Designer
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| * ''[[w:Bordertown (1989 TV series)|Bordertown]]'' – Costume Designer (3 Gemini Award nominations)
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| * ''[[w:Lonesome Dove: The Series|Lonesome Dove: The Series]]'' – Costume Designer
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| * ''[[w:Viper (TV series)|Viper]]'' – Costume Designer
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| * ''[[w:Da Vinci's Inquest|Da Vinci's Inquest]]'' – Costume Designer
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| * ''[[w:Freddy Got Fingered|Freddy Got Fingered]]'' (2001) – Costume Designer
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| * ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' – Costume Designer (Emmy nomination)
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| * ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Razor|Razor]]'' – Costume Designer
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| * ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Plan|The Plan]]'' – Costume Designer
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| * ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' – Costume Designer
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| * ''[[w:Colony (TV series)|Colony]]'' – Costume Designer
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| * ''[[w:Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]'' – Costume Designer
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| * ''[[w:Rogue (TV series)|Rogue]]'' – Costume Designer (Leo nomination)
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| == External Links ==
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| * [https://cgvez90.com Official website]
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| * {{imdb name|0132488}}
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| * [https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenne-campbell-12a5a171/ LinkedIn profile]
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| == References ==
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| === Commentary and Interviews ===
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