Name Diane Chenery-Wickens | Role Make-up artist | |
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Died 2008, Little Horsted, United Kingdom Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup - Miniseries, Movie Or A Special Nominations British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Make up and Hair Design Similar People Mark Coulier, Steve Barron, Peter Barnes, Dyson Lovell, Bill Dare | ||
Diane Chenery-Wickens (1960–2008) was an English Emmy award-winning film and television make-up artist.
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Professional career
Diane Chenery-Wickens had worked as a makeup artist for BBC-TV for over 20 years. As well as working on shows such as The League of Gentlemen, Casualty and Pride and Prejudice she also won an Emmy Award in 2000 for Arabian Nights, and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2003 for Dead Ringers.
Death
Diane was reported missing in January 2008, after she had failed to arrive for a meeting for the BBC in London. Her body was found on 14 May 2008 concealed close to a lane in Little Horsted, near Uckfield, East Sussex. Her husband, David Chenery-Wickens, was arrested on suspicion of murder, and was eventually charged in May 2008. David Chenery-Wickens was found guilty of murder on 2 March 2009 and sentenced to life imprisonment.