Sheelagh Wells

Sheelagh Wells (1947-20 October 2024) was one of a very few people to have worked behind-the-scenes on both the 1963 and 2005 versions of Doctor Who. She was a make-up artist on Mawdryn Undead and then came to lead the make-up department on series 2. She was the make-up designer for every episode from The Christmas Invasion to Doomsday. She had earlier been an uncredited make-up assistant on Planet of the Spiders. (INFO: Planet of the Spiders)

She has worked on many iconic British science fiction programmes, including Blake's 7 with Paul Darrow (later writing a book on the show); Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere with Paterson Joseph; and The Strangerers with Darrow and Mark Williams.

Credits

Make-up artist

• Mawdryn Undead

Make-up designer

• The Age of Steel
• Army of Ghosts
• The Christmas Invasion
• Doomsday
• Fear Her
• The Girl in the Fireplace
• The Idiot's Lantern
• The Impossible Planet
• Love & Monsters
• New Earth
• Rise of the Cybermen
• The Satan Pit
• School Reunion
• Tooth and Claw

External links

• Sheelagh Wells at the Internet Movie Database