jenny rhodes
mcLEAN
Hair and Make-Up designer
Jenny rhodes mclean
Is an award-winning Hair & Make-Up designer with over 17 years of experience in the Film and TV industry. Jenny has a proven track record of delivering stunning and innovative designs for various genres, from period dramas to fantasy and sci-fi, having just finished working on 2073 a new film from Academy Award and BAFTA-winning director Asif Kapadia,
set in a dystopian future inspired by the iconic La Jetée.
Jenny prides herself on being an organised and logistical creative, always staying within budgets, maintaining team transparency, and thinking ahead of the challenges.
Passionate about diversity and representation within Hair and Make-Up, she always strives to create a highly skilled team that excels and reflects the vision and values of the production.
Strengths in hair styling, period wigs, character make-up
Prosthetic & FX design.
Jenny is confident working in any genre.
Having won an Emmy for her work on Bridgerton season 2, she looks forward to future award seasons for The Great and The Serpent Queen. Other credits as department supervisor and Key MUA include Netflix's - Cursed and Black Earth Rising, The Rook - Starz, 24 Live Another Day - FOX, and Pure - HBO.
Season: 2 Coming Soon
HAIR AND MAKE-UP DESIGN
SAM MORTON
HAIR AND MAKE-UP DESIGN
The Great: Season 3
The Great: Season 3
The Guvnors
Keeping up with the Joneses
DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR
Creative Arts EMMY Award
Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling
Key hair stylist
key - hair & make-up
images coming soon...
SAM MORTON
Anton Corbijn
CV
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
Creative Arts EMMY Awards – Win – Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling -BRIDGERTON
2073 - FILM - Hair and Make-Up Designer
Neon / Film 4 Director: Asif Kapadia
LETS WALK IN THE NIGHT - Hair and Make-Up Designer
(SHORT) As Big As This Productions Director - Samantha Morton
THE SERPENT QUEEN (Season 2) - Hair and Make-Up Designer
Serpent Ltd / Starz Director: Justin Haythe +
THE GREAT (Season 3) - Hair and Make-Up Designer
Yekaterina UK / hulu Director: Mathew Moore +
BRIDGERTON (Season 2) - Hair and Make-Up Supervisor
Shondaland / Netflix Director: Tom Verica
THE SANDMAN - Hair and Make-Up Supervisor
Warner Bros. ( Pre- production only )
REFRAMED: MARILYN MONROE - Personal Hair and Make-Up Artist
CNN / RAW Director: Karen McGann
KHORFAKKAN - Hair and Make-Up Supervisor
Get Go Films Director: Ben Mole
CURSED - Hair and Make-Up Supervisor
Netflix Director: Zetna Fuentes / Jon East +
SECRET CINEMA PRESENTS - Hair and Make-Up Designer
BLADERUNNER Creative Director: Tom Maller
PURE - Key Hair and Make-Up Artist
HBO Director: Aneil Karia
THE ROOK - Hair and Make-Up Supervisor
Starz Director: Kari Skogland
SECRET CINEMA PRESENTS - Hair and Make-Up Designer
MOULIN ROUGE Creative Director: Lucy Ridley +
BLACK EARTH RISING - Hair and Make-Up Supervisor
Netflix Director: Hugo Blick
SECRET CINEMA PRESENTS - Hair and Make-Up Designer
DIRTY DANCING Creative Director: Lucy Ridley +
AMAZON ADVENTURE - Hair and Make-Up Supervisor
SK Films / IMAX Director: Mike Slee
THE GO-BETWEEN - Hair and Make-Up Supervisor
BBC Director: Pete Travis
BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT - Hair and Make-Up Supervisor
RAW Director: Crispin Reece
SECRET CINEMA PRESENTS - Hair and Make-Up Designer
THE HAND MAIDEN Creative Director: Lucy Ridley +
THE STATE - Hair and Make-Up Artist
Channel 4 Director: Peter Kosminsky
TABOO - Hair and Make-Up Artist
FX / Scott Free Productions Director: Kristoffer Nyholm +
SECRET CINEMA PRESENTS - Hair and Make-Up Designer
28 DAYS LATER Creative Director: Tom Maller
CAPTAIN WEBB - Hair and Make-Up Supervisor
Hardy Pictures Director: Justin Hardy
LOVE ME DO - Hair and Make-Up Designer
Parkland Pictures - Director: Martin Stitt
WE ARE MONSTERS - Hair and Make-Up Artist
ArtistTerra Rossa Film Entertainment Director: Antony Petrou
24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY - Key Hair and Make-Up Artist
FOX Director: John Cassar
PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS – FOXTROT - Hair and Make-Up Artist
Sky Director: Polly Strenham
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES - Hair and Make-Up Designer
(SHORT ) Incendiary PicturesDirector: Michael Pearce
THE GUVNORS- Hair and Make-Up Designer
Netflix / Fullwell 73 Director: Gabe Turner
CATCH ME DADDY - Head of Department – Reshoots
EMU Films Director: Daniel Wolfe
DEMENTAMANIA - Hair and Make-Up Supervisor
Lionsgate Director: Kit Ryan
LOVE ME TILL MONDAY - Hair and Make-Up Artist
Hardy Pictures Director: Justin Hardy
ALL THINGS TO MEN - Hair and Make-Up
Cipher Films Director: George Isaac
BLOODY TALES - Hair and Make-Up Designer
National Geographic Director: Jeremy Turner
DARK MATTERS Hair and Make-Up Supervisor
Discovery Channel / HBO Director: James Devel
DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES - Wig and Make-Up Designer
The Guild Hall - 0pera Director: Stephen Barlow
PEANUTS - Hair and Make-Up Designer
(SHORT) Saving Faces Director: Jack Delaney
FLY TRAP - Hair and Make-Up Designer
Big View Productions Director: Tom Large
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM- Wig and Make-Up Designer
The Barbican - 0pera Director: Stephen Medcalf
OUR TOWN - Wig and Make-Up Designer
The Guild Hall - 0pera Director: Stephen Medcalf
LONDON’S BURNING - Hair and Make-Up Artist
Channel 4 Director: Justin Hardy
DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR - Wig and Make-Up Designer
The Guild Hall - 0pera Director: Harry Fehr
PARADE’S END - Hair and Make-Up Artist
Anchorage Entertainment Director: Susanna White
BRITAIN’S GREATEST CODE BREAKER Hair and Make-Up Artist
Furnace Co Productions / Channel 4 Director: Lucy Stylianou
RITA AND LOLANTA - Wig and Make-Up Designer
The Guild Hall - 0pera. Director: Stephen Barlow
WHAT’S GOING ON? - Hair and Make-Up Designer
RareDay / Channel 4 Director: Penny Woolcock
LITTLE CRACKERS – SATAN’S HOOF - Hair and Make-Up Artist
Sky Director: Julian Barratt
THE MYSTERY FILES – Series 1 and 2 - Hair and Make-Up Artist
National Geographic Director: Ben Mole
THE FORGOTTEN FALLEN - Hair and Make-Up Artist
BBC Director: Justin Hardy
“Jenny is amazing, she has a very chilled and calming energy.
Everything she did was spot on and her instincts perfect. Her work is so good I didn’t once question the make up or hair, which is a first.
I hope I have the pleasure of working with her again.”
Oscar and Bafta winning Director - Asif Kapadia
“Jenny is a consummate professional, dedicated , supportive, inspiring , kind, and simply the best!
I’ve worked closely with Jenny on 4 projects that are all incredibly different but equally as tough. She has excelled and been such an asset not only for me but to the entire production. Jenny is indeed very adored and cherished by both the actors and crew and most importantly her team who I see thrive and feel supported and empowered by such a great boss.
I can only say anyone who gets to work with Jenny is incredibly fortunate for she is not only original and thoughtful in her approach to character , highly skilled in her technical abilities and production experience and capabilities but a true asset and supporter of any film / TV project she is part of.”
Bafta, Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominated Actor / Director - Samantha Morton
“Jenny is an unparalleled gem, not only does she obviously excel in her craft, but also creates an environment in her make-up trailer that is unlike anything I’ve experienced. A sanctuary for every actor, ensuring that they feel not only safe but also overwhelmingly nurtured before tackling the daunting demands of a film set. Her dedication to what she does elevates the entire production experience, leaving a lasting impression on all who have the privilege of working with her.”
Actor / Director / Producer - Ray Panthaki
Biography
Jenny grew up in Hertfordshire, with the UK’s largest film studios on her doorstep.
She lived in a creative household surrounded by film culture that significantly influenced her childhood. While studying design, Jenny became passionate about pursuing a creative career.
In the early 2000s, Jenny taught art at a summer camp in California.
Surrounded by redwood trees and close to the ocean, this job also fulfilled her love for nature and travel.
She worked in this position for many summers to help fund her progression in Film and TV.
In the United States, Jenny nurtured her skills in communication and leadership, inspiring her to become the inclusive and supportive department head she is today.
Hard work and determination paid off, securing Jenny a position at the world-renowned Guild Hall School of Music, where she honed her craft under the tutelage of legendary wig maker Irene Ramsey.
Jenny's talent and dedication led her to take over Irene's position as wig mistress when she retired, designing impressive and creative wigs for various opera productions.
Leaving the opera scene with a wealth of knowledge, Jenny moved forward to pursue her passion for the screen, graduating from Academy Award-winning Christine Blundell’s makeup academy. She quickly made her mark in the film industry, designing short films such as Keeping Up with the Joneses, directed by Michael Pearce and starring Maxine Peake, Geoff Bell, and Adeel Akhtar.
Jenny’s first TV credit was for the BBC period drama The Spanish Flu, a make-up artist to English actor Mark Gatiss -- Doctor Who, Sherlock, and Game of Thrones, working under Bafta and Emmy-winning Hair and Make-Up designer Erika Okvist. Impressed by Jenny’s talent, strong work ethic and unprecedented organisational skills, they began a long-standing work relationship; Jenny dedicated the next 15 years to perfecting her craft as Erika's Supervisor and 2nd, filming shows all over the globe.
Titles include 24 Live Another Day - FOX, The Rook - Starz, The Go-Between- BBC, Black Earth Rising - Netflix, Amazon Adventure - IMAX
Peter Kosminsky’s - The State and many more.
Determined to make time for her own design projects, Jenny's first film was The Guvnors, a football hooligan feature for Fullwell 73 and Netflix.
Jenny is also a design favourite to the world's leading immersive film events company - Secret Cinema, where she collaborated directors - Bazz Lurman, Ridley Scott and Danny Boyle’s visions with immersive creatives to bring cult classics to life, showcasing her talent for creating innovative, visionary environments for titles such as - Blade Runner, 28 Days Later & Moulin Rouge.
In 2021, Jenny supervised the Hair and makeup department for Shondaland’s period drama Bridgerton, for which she won a Creative Arts Emmy for Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling. This promoted a step up in Jenny's career, leading her to HOD season three of Tony McNamara’s satire comedy The Great, starring Elle Fanning and Nicolas Hoult - Hulu.
Other design credits include period drama The Serpent Queen starring award-winning and Oscar-nominated Samantha Morton - to whom she has gone on to multiple projects with since.
Jenny's latest work is an inspiring film from Academy Award and BAFTA-winning director Asif Kapadia. 2073 is a genre-bending thriller set in a dystopian future, tackling some of the biggest challenges facing humanity, due out in 2024.