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Sylvia James

Actor, Additional Credits
Sylvia James was an often-used make-up supervisor during the 1963 version of Doctor Who. After a period as a junior artist during the Hartnell era, she had three major periods of continuous work as the lead artist, or roughly what is classed as a make-up designer by the BBC Wales team. By far her longest stint was during the Troughton era, where she served continuously from The Abominable Snowmen to The War Games, spanning all but one serial of seasons 5 and 6. She returned for a brief stretch in the Pertwee era, heading the make-up department for The Curse of Peladon and The Sea Devils. She then did the majority of work for the season 12 production block, doing every episode from The Ark in Space to Terror of the Zygons — except for Revenge of the Cybermen.

Sylvia James Filmography

2025
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils · as Makeup Artist
2024
The War Games in Colour · as Makeup Artist
2023
Tales of the Tardis (TV Series) · as Makeup & Hair
1975
1975
1975
1975
Doctor Who: The Ark in Space · as Makeup Artist
1972
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils · as Makeup Artist
1969
Doctor Who: The War Games · as Makeup Artist
1969
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates · as Makeup Artist
1969
Doctor Who: The Krotons · as Makeup Artist
1968
Doctor Who: The Invasion · as Makeup Artist
1968
Doctor Who: The Mind Robber · as Makeup Artist
1968
Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep · as Makeup Artist
1968
1967
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors · as Makeup Artist
1963
Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Makeup Artist

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