Glenne Campbell

Glenne Campbell
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Role:	Costume Designer
BSG Universe:	Re-imagined Series and Caprica
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Nationality:	CAN
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Glenne Campbell is a Canadian costume designer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, who served as Costume Designer for the Re-imagined Series as well as its prequels Caprica and Blood & Chrome. 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".

Career

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. In Grade 5, her mother purchased her a Singer sewing machine and enrolled her in sewing classes. Campbell cites the 1920s period costumes in the 1967 film Thoroughly Modern Millie, starring Julie Andrews, as a major inspiration, gleaning from it the idea of self-learning becoming self-fulfillment.

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.

Early Career and Olympics Work

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. This experience taught Campbell the sense of community that can exist on large-scale projects and the excitement of unpredictable daily challenges.

Television Career

Campbell's television career began with 21 Jump Street, where she dressed a young Johnny Depp. She subsequently designed for Bordertown, earning three Gemini Award nominations for the series in 1990, 1992, and 1993. Other early work included Lonesome Dove: The Series, Viper, and the Canadian series Da Vinci's Inquest.

Battlestar Galactica

Campbell moved into the Battlestar Galactica universe where she experimented with mixing technologies for costumes, work that earned her significant recognition. 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'."

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". 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.

Later Work

Following her work on Battlestar Galactica and Caprica, Campbell designed for the science fiction 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.

Campbell subsequently worked on the historical drama 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. Working alongside costume designer Terry Dresbach, Campbell contributed to creating the period costumes that gained major attention on social media platforms. A career highlight for Campbell was designing for Outlander, which saw her taking beloved literary characters from concept to real life.

Design Philosophy

Campbell's design philosophy emphasizes substance over spectacle. Throughout her career spanning contemporary, period, and science fiction costuming, she has consistently looked for ways to change or improve processes. She derives pleasure from working together with people of various backgrounds and the sharing of information and development of costuming as an art form.

Recognition

In 2021, Campbell received CAFTCAD's Nobis Industry Icon Award, a lifetime achievement honor recognizing her contributions to costume design. 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.

Campbell is a member of IATSE Local 891 and continues to work internationally in film, television, and streaming productions. She has been recognized as a mentor to up-and-coming costume designers on Canada's west coast.

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.

Selected Credits

• 21 Jump Street – Costume Designer
• Bordertown – Costume Designer (3 Gemini Award nominations)
• Lonesome Dove: The Series – Costume Designer
• Viper – Costume Designer
• Da Vinci's Inquest – Costume Designer
• Freddy Got Fingered (2001) – Costume Designer
• Battlestar Galactica – Costume Designer (Emmy nomination)
• Razor – Costume Designer
• The Plan – Costume Designer
• Caprica – Costume Designer
• Colony – Costume Designer
• Outlander – Costume Designer
• Rogue – Costume Designer (Leo nomination)

External Links

• Official website
• Glenne Campbell at the Internet Movie Database

• LinkedIn profile

References