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Actor

Ngila Dickson

Costume & Make-Up

Career Snapshot

Explained

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Acting credits

5

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.4

Low visibility

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Movies: 32Series: 1Crew credits: 28

TMDB ID: 1322

IMDb ID: nm0225699

Known for: Costume & Make-Up

Born: January 1, 1958

Age: 68

Place of birth: Dunedin, New Zealand

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1981 - 2025

Years active: 45

Average TMDB rating: 6.57

Wikidata: Q455394

Other jobs

Costume Design (24)Costume Designer (4)

Biography

Ngila Beryl Dickson ONZM (born 1958) is a costume designer from New Zealand. Her most notable work is in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, both of which were filmed in New Zealand, as well as her years of work on Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. She and Richard Taylor won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004). Other Academy Award nominations were for Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) and The Last Samurai (2004). She received British Film and Television Award nominations for Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004). She and Richard Taylor won a BAFTA for Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2003). She won the Costume Designers Guild Award for Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)

Movies

Movies

Movie credits linked with Ngila Dickson.

Movie poster for Predator: Badlands (2025)

Costume Design

Predator: Badlands

2025 Movie
Movie poster for Long Distance (2024)

Costume Design

Long Distance

2024 Movie
Movie poster for Madame Web (2024)

Costume Design

Madame Web

2024 Movie
Movie poster for Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)

Costume Design

Peter Pan & Wendy

2023 Movie
Movie poster for Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Costume Design

Terminator: Dark Fate

2019 Movie
Movie poster for Asura (2018)

Costume Design

Asura

2018 Movie
Movie poster for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)

Costume Design

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

2016 Movie
Movie poster for Dracula Untold (2014)

Costume Design

Dracula Untold

2014 Movie
Movie poster for Emperor (2012)

Costume Design

Emperor

2012 Movie
Movie poster for Mr. Pip (2012)

Costume Design

Mr. Pip

2012 Movie
Movie poster for Green Lantern (2011)

Costume Design

Green Lantern

2011 Movie
Movie poster for The International (2009)

Costume Design

The International

2009 Movie
Movie poster for Fool's Gold (2008)

Costume Designer

Fool's Gold

2008 Movie
Movie poster for Blood Diamond (2006)

Costume Design

Blood Diamond

2006 Movie
Movie poster for The Illusionist (2006)

Costume Design

The Illusionist

2006 Movie
Movie poster for A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' (2004)

as Self

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

2004 Movie
Movie poster for Without a Paddle (2004)

Costume Design

Without a Paddle

2004 Movie
Movie poster for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Costume Design

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003 Movie
Movie poster for The Last Samurai (2003)

Costume Design

The Last Samurai

2003 Movie
Movie poster for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Costume Design

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002 Movie
Movie poster for The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design (2002)

as Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design

2002 Movie
Movie poster for Superfire (2002)

Costume Design

Superfire

2002 Movie
Movie poster for The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (2002)

as Self

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'

2002 Movie
Movie poster for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Costume Design

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001 Movie
Series

Series

Series credits linked with Ngila Dickson.