Vanessa White
Hair and Make-up Designer
Heads of Department
Heads of Department
Vanessa trained at the BBC Makeup department, where she honed her craft for 9 years.
She received a BAFTA in 2005 and has been nominated 3 further times since, shortlisted for two Emmy Awards and has won 7 RTS award to date. Vanessa has helped create some of the UK’s finest comedy and drama characters and she is equally at home with prosthetics, dramatic and glamour make up.
Producers and Actors find Vanessa a joy to work with as she makes a massive contribution, bringing her expertise and enthusiasm to every project.
"Having worked with Vanessa on All is True and This England, I can attest to her deftness of skill, the clarity of her creative vision, and her attuned professional process. Both dramas required a wide range of complex hair and make-up designs, which Vanessa successfully delivered. She is an effective collaborator and approaches any challenges that arise with calm collectedness and sensitivity. Vanessa’s warm demeanour, dedicated approach and breadth of experience make her an asset on any set and creative team." - Kenneth Branagh
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
GIANT 2024 | AGC Studios | Make-up, Hair and Prosthetic Design for Pierce Brosnan |
THE LAST RIFLEMAN 2022 | Wee Buns / Ingenious Media / Singer Studios | Hair and Make-up Designer to Pierce Brosnan |
CHRISTMAS CAROLE 2022 | Sky Studios | Dir: Ian Fitzgibbon |
THE NAN MOVIE 2022 | Warner Bros. | Dir: Josie Rourke |
ALL IS TRUE 2018 | TKBC / Sony Pictures Classics | Dir: Kenneth Branagh |
ALAN PARTRIDGE 2013 | Baby Cow Films / StudioCanal | Dir: Declan Lowney |
THE HARRY HILL MOVIE 2013 | Entertainment Film Distributors | Dir: Steve Bendelack |
GRAVITY 2013 | Warner Bros. | Special Effects Hair & Makeup Designer |
BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY 2001 | Miramax | Additional Photography |
IN YOUR DREAMS 1996 | BBC | Dir:Simon Cellan Jones |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
BRIAN AND MARGARET 2024 | Baby Cow Productions | Dir: Stephen Frears |
LUDWIG 2024 | Big Talk / BBC One | Dir: Robert McKillop & Jill Robertson |
CHANGING ENDS 2023 | ITV | Dir: Dave Lambert |
MOTHERLAND CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2023 | Merman / BBC One | Dir: Simon Hynd |
THIS ENGLAND 2022 | Revolution Films / Freemantle / Sky | Dirs: Julian Jarrold & Michael Winterbottom |
MARRIAGE 2022 | The Forge / BBC One | Dir: Stefan Golaszewski |
HARD CELL 2022 | Leopard Pictures / Netflix | Dirs: Catherine Tate & James Kayler |
MOTHERLAND SERIES 3 2021 | Merman / BBC | Dirs: Simon Hynd |
HARRY HILL'S ALIEN FUN CAPSULE 2019 | ITV / Nit Productions | Dirs: Geraldine Dowd and Tom Vinnicombe |
SOON GONE: A WINDRUSH CHRONICLE 2019 | Douglas Road Productions / BBC4 / The Young Vic | Dir: Christiana Ebohon, Dionne Edwards, Destiny Ekaragha and Tinge Krishnan |
MAMMA MIA COMIC RELIEF SPOOF 2019 | BBC | Dir: Ed Bye |
URBAN MYTH: THE DALI AND THE COOPER 2018 | Iain Forsyth | Jane Pollard | Dir: Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard |
SALLY4EVER 2018 | HBO / Sky One / | Dir: Julia Davis |
TRACEY ULLMAN'S SHOW 2016 - 2018 | BBC / HBO | Dirs: Dominic Brigstocke and Nick Collett |
UPSTART CROW SERIES 2 & 3 2018 | BBC Comedy | Dir: Richard Boden |
MOTHERLAND 2016 | Merman / Delightful Industries / BBC Two | Dirs: Graham Linehan & Juliet May |
RED DWARF SEASON 11 & 12 2016 - 2017 | Baby Cow Productions / Dave | Dir: Doug Naylor |
NURSE 2015 | BBC | Dir: Ian Fitzgibbon |
HUNDERBY SERIES 1 & 2 2012 - 2015 | Baby Cow Productions | Dir: Tony Dow |
COUNT ARTHUR STRONG 2013 | Komedia Entertainment | Dir: Graham Linehan |
ALAN PARTRIDGE ON OPEN BOOKS WITH MARTIN BRYCE 2012 | Baby Cow Productions / Sky Atlantic | Dir: Declan Lowney |
LITTLE CRACKERS 2010 | Tiger Aspect Productions | Dir: Harry Hill |
MID MORNING MATTERS WITH ALAN PARTRIDGE 2010 | Baby Cow Productions | Dir: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons, Ted Dowd |
THE GREAT OUTDOORS 2010 | BBC / Tidy Production | Dir: Catherine Morshead |
BIG TOP 2009 | Big Bear Films | Dir: Geoff Posner |
TV BURP 2008 - 2010 | Avalon Television | Dir: Peter Orton |
AFTER YOU'VE GONE 2007 | BBC | Dir: |
JEKYLL 2007 | Hartswood Films / BBC | Dir: Matt Lipsey, Douglas Mackinnon |
GET A GRIP 2007 | Big Bear Films | Dir: Geraldine Dowd |
KATY BRAND'S BIG ASS SHOW 2007 | World's End Productions | Dir: Adam Miller, Chris Faith |
THE CATHERINE TATE SHOW 2004 - 2006 | Tiger Aspect Productions | Dir: Gordon Anderson, Christine Gernon |
TITTYBANGBANG 2005 | Pett Productions | Dir: Bob Mortimer and Angie de Chastelai Smith |
HIGH SPIRITS WITH SHIRLEY GHOSTMAN 2005 | Tiger Aspect Productions | Dir: Misha Manson-Smith, Barbara Wiltshire |
HELP 2005 | BBC | Dir: Declan Lowney |
NIGHTY NIGHT 2004 | Baby Cow Productions | Dir : Tony Dow, Dewi Humphreys |
HARRY HILL: AN AUDIENCE WITH HARRY HILL 2004 | Granada Television | Dir: Peter Orton |
THE MIGHTY BOOSH 2003 | Baby Cow Production | Dir: Paul King , Steve Bendelack |
EASTENDERS: PERFECTLY FRANK 2003 | BBC Drama Group | Dir: Clive Arnold |
EYES DOWN 2003 | BBC | Dir: Christine Gernon |
ANGLIAN LIVES: ALAN PARTRIDGE 2003 | TalkBack Productions / BBC | Dir: Adam Tandy |
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS Celebrity Christmas Puddings 1987 | BBC | Dir: Tristram Shapeero |
CRUSE OF THE GODS 2002 | Baby Cow Productions | Dir: Declan Lowney |
I'M ALAN PATRIDGE 2002 | TalkBack Productions | Dir: Armando Iannucci, Tristram Shapeero |
ANT & DEC'S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY 2002 | Gallowgate Productions | Dir: Sam Eastall, Adam Wimpenny |
JONATHAN CREEK SERIES 2 & 3 1998 - 2001 | BBC | Dir: Sandy Johnson, Keith Washington |
DR. TERRIBLE'S HOUSES OF HORRIBLE 2001 | Baby Cow Productions / BBC | Dir : Matt Lipsey |
WORLD OF PUB 2001 | The International Stunt Company | Dir: Michael Cumming |
HUMAN REMAINS 2000 | Baby Cow Productions / BBC | Dir: Matt Lipsey |
ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE 1999 | BBC | Dir: Susan Belbin, Christine Gernon |
THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMAN 1999 | BBC | Dir: Steve Bendelack |
DUCK PATROL 1998 | ITV- Independent Television | Dir:Sylvie Boden |
IN THE RED 1998 | BBC | Dir:Marcus Mortimer |
Documentaries
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE LENNY HENRY BIRTHDAY SHOW 2018 | BBC One / Douglas Road Productions | Dir: Dominic Brigstocke |
MORECAMBEL & WISE: THE WHOLE STORY 2013 | BBC | Dir: Andy Humphries |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
MY WRONGS 8245-8249 AND 117 2002 | Warp Films | Dir: Christopher Morris |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE UPSTART CROW 2020 | Gielgud Theatre | Dir: Sean Folley |
Commercials
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
AVIVA (17 COMMERCIALS CHARACTERS WITH PAUL WHITEHOUSE) 2011 - 2018 | HSI London | Dir: Declan Lowney |
BETFAIR 'THE AMBASSADORS BALL' 2011 | Tantrum | Dir: Matt Lipsey/Simon Wigglesworth |
VIRGIN ATLANTIC UPPER CLASS WRIGHT BROTHERS 2010 | Tomboy | Dir: Mark Myload |
YORKIE 'NOT FOR GIRLS' 2006 | Georgeous Films | Dir: Chris Palmer |
KRONENBURG 1664 BEER 2003 | Georgeous Films | Dir: Chris Palmer |