Gersha Phillips
Known For: Costume & Make-Up
Biography
Born in England to parents of African and Caribbean descent, Gersha Phillips spent most of her childhood in Canada. She began her career in fashion design and recalls her "Oprah 'Aha! moment'" when she happened to notice the costume designer credit while watching a screening of the melodrama Beaches, starring Bette Midler, in the 1980s. Many years have passed, and Phillips's work is now included in numerous films and TV series, including Black Panther, for which she helped costume designer Ruth Carter with research for her Oscar-winning designs. In addition, she has been the costume designer for several film, including Captain America: Brave New World, The Woman King, and Life.
Filmography
2026
- Relationship Goals ... (Costume Designer)
2025
- Captain America: Brave New World ... (Costume Design)
- Star Trek: Section 31 ... (Costume Design)
2024
- The Big Cigar ... (Costume Design)
2022
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ... (Costume Design)
- The Woman King ... (Costume Design)
2017
- Star Trek: Discovery ... (Costume Design)
- After Trek
2016
- Incorporated ... (Costume Design)
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 ... (Costume Design)
- Miles Ahead ... (Costume Design)
2015
- The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe ... (Costume Design)
- Life ... (Costume Design)
2013
- House of Cards ... (Costume Design)
- The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones ... (Costume Design)
- Black Nativity ... (Costume Design)
- Foxfire ... (Costume Design)
2012
- Perception ... (Costume Design)
2011
- Falling Skies ... (Costume Design)
- Breakout Kings ... (Costume Design)
2010
- The Whistleblower ... (Costume Design)
- Hurricane Season ... (Costume Design)
- Double Wedding ... (Costume Designer)
- The Con Artist ... (Costume Design)
2009
- Defendor ... (Costume Design)
2008
- First Sunday ... (Costume Design)
- Traitor ... (Costume Design)
- A Raisin in the Sun ... (Costume Design)
2007
- Talk to Me ... (Costume Design)
2006
- Save the Last Dance 2 ... (Costume Design)
2005
- Are We There Yet? ... (Costume Design)
- Barbershop ... (Costume Design)
2004
- Walking Tall ... (Costume Designer)
- My Baby's Daddy ... (Costume Design)
- Evel Knievel ... (Costume Design)
2003
- Owning Mahowny ... (Costume Design)
- Crime Spree ... (Costume Design)
2002
- Narc ... (Costume Design)
- Time of the Wolf ... (Costume Design)
2001
- Tart ... (Costume Design)
2000
- American Psycho ... (Assistant Costume Designer)
1999
- The Five Senses ... (Costume Design)
- The Passion of Ayn Rand ... (Assistant Costume Designer)
- Prisoner of Love ... (Costume Designer)