Sylvia James
- Known for
- Costume & Make-Up
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.
Filmography
Worlds Within: The Life of Ian Marter 2025
as Self
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour 2024
Makeup Artist
Troughton in Tibet: Making 'The Abominable Snowmen' 2022
as Self
Remembering Deborah Watling 2018
as Self
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 2014
Assistant Camera
Warriors of Mars 2010
Actor
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons 1975
Makeup Artist
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks 1975
Makeup Artist
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment 1975
Makeup Artist
Doctor Who: The Ark in Space 1975
Makeup Artist
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils 1972
Makeup Artist
Doctor Who: The War Games 1969
Makeup Artist
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates 1969
Makeup Artist
Doctor Who: The Krotons 1969
Makeup Artist
Doctor Who: The Invasion 1968
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Doctor Who: The Mind Robber 1968
Makeup Artist
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space 1968
Makeup Artist
Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep 1968
Makeup Artist
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear 1968
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Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World 1968
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Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors 1967
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Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen 1967
Makeup Artist
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