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Gina Cromwell is a British set decorator based in London. Affiliated with the British Film Designers Guild, the Set Decorators Society of America, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, she has cultivated a career spanning over three decades, beginning in the late 1990s. Her early work included the TV film Another Life (2001), Circus (2000), and The Young Visiters (2003), eventually progressing to become Set Decorator for Downton Abbey in its formative seasons (1, 3, and 4). Her filmography reflects a focus on meticulously crafted period authenticity, with credits on major productions such as Mary Queen of Scots (2018), Downton Abbey (film, 2019), and Made in Italy (2020). Cromwell also made a significant impact on television with her work on Outlander Seasons 1–3 (2014–2017). However, one of her most celebrated contributions has been to the Netflix phenomenon Bridgerton (2020–2022). Cromwell's skilful use of tactile, analogue mood boards—a process she describes as "no-tech," involving cut-and-paste visuals from vintage sources—has been essential in shaping the show's sumptuous Regency-era interiors, including Lady Danbury's residence, Daphne Bridgerton's bedroom, and the iconic ballrooms. Industry recognition for her work on Bridgerton culminated in a nomination from the Set Decorators Society of America for Best Achievement in Décor/Design of One-Hour Series in 2020 and again in 2021. Cromwell's exceptional eye for period detail and narrative-driven design has earned her multiple Emmy nominations. She was nominated for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program for Bridgerton in 2021 and earlier received nominations for her work on Outlander (2016) and Downton Abbey in 2011, 2013, and 2014. These accolades underscore her consistent excellence in using set decoration to deepen story worlds and character authenticity.
Set Decoration:
2000 Circus
2001 Another Life
2018 Mary Queen of Scots
2019 Downton Abbey
2020 Made in Italy
Set Decoration:
2009 Law & Order: UK
2010 Downton Abbey
2014 Outlander
2020 Bridgerton
2024 My Lady Jane
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Set Decoration Buyer:
2002 Tipping the Velvet
2009 Law & Order: UK
2010 Downton Abbey
2014 Outlander
2020 Bridgerton
2024 My Lady Jane
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.