- Bobbi Brown
Bobbi Brown (born April 14, 1957) is a makeup artist and CEO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. Her products are sold in over 400 stores and twenty countries worldwide. Brown graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a degree in theatrical makeup. Afterwards, she moved to New York City to work as a professional makeup artist. In 1991, she and a chemist released a line of new lipsticks under the brand Bobbi Brown Essentials, which debuted at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City. - Dick Smith
Dick Smith (born Richard Emerson Smith, June 26, 1922 in Larchmont, New York) is a make-up artist known for his work on such films as "The Godfather", "The Exorcist", "Taxi Driver", and "Little Big Man". He won an Academy Award for Makeup for his work on "Amadeus". He has been married to Jocelyn De Rosa since 1944, with whom he has two children. Smith attended the Wooster School and Yale University, the latter where he studied pre-med, … - Carmindy
Carmindy is a makeup artist based in New York City. She was raised in Southern California, where she started doing makeup in the early 1990s. She has worked with "InStyle", "Elle", "Marie Claire", "Cosmopolitan", "Self", "Vogue", "GQ", "Essence", and "Details". Carmindy has also worked with celebrities such as Cindy Crawford, Isabella Rossellini, Heidi Klum, Björk, and Christie Brinkley. - Ben Nye
Benjamin Emmet Nye, Sr. (born January 12, 1907 in Fremont, Nebraska, died February 9, 1986 in Santa Monica, California) was a renowned makeup artist for the Hollywood film industry for over four decades, from the 1930s to the early 1980s. He worked for such films as "Gone with the Wind" (1939), "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947), "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953), "The King and I" (1956), "The Fly" (1958), … - Jay Manuel
Jay Manuel (born August 14, 1972) is a Canadian make-up artist and fashion photographer, most recognizable as the creative director of photo shoots on the popular reality television show "America's Next Top Model" and the host of the last cycle of "Canada's Next Top Model". Manuel was born in Scarborough, Ontario, to an Italian mother and Somalian father. He and friend J. Alexander, also an "America's Next Top Model" personality, … - Jack Pierce
Jack Pierce (May 5, 1889 in Greece - July 19, 1968), born Janus Piccoulas, was a Hollywood make-up artist most famous for creating the iconic make-up worn by Boris Karloff in Universal Studios' 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". After immigrating to the United States from Greece as a teenager, Pierce tried his hand at several careers, including a stint as an amateur baseball player. - John Chambers
John Chambers (b. September 12, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois - d. August 12, 2001 in Woodland, California) was a famous make-up artist who became a veteran in both television and film. Although he worked on some of the sleeper movies such as Halloween II and his first movie, Around the World in 80 Days, His work became known worldwide in the Planet of the Apes series, for which he won a special Academy Award. - Richard Taylor
Richard Taylor is the creator and head of New Zealand film prop and special effects company Weta Workshop. A close friend of Peter Jackson, he and his company created all of the props, costumes, prosthetics, miniatures and weaponry for Jackson's epic "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. For his work on the three films, he shared in winning four Academy Awards. This included two for "The Fellowship of the Ring" in Make Up and Visual Effects, … - Michael Westmore
Michael George Westmore (born March 22, 1938) is an Academy Award nominated American make-up artist best known for his work in various "Star Trek" productions. In 1975, he worked on the three-part television horror film "Trilogy of Terror" starring Karen Black. Born in Los Angeles, California, Westmore is the son of Monte Westmore, father of McKenzie Westmore and brother of Marvin Westmore, also a make-up artist. - William Tuttle
William Tuttle (born April 13, 1911 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American make-up artist. At a young age, he was forced to leave school to support his mother and younger brother. After a series of odd-jobs and a brief stint in his own band, Tuttle moved to Hollywood, California to work under makeup artist Jack Dawn at Twentieth Century Pictures. In 1934, Tuttle and Dawn moved to MGM to continue his apprenticeship, … - Stuart Freeborn
Stuart Freeborn (born September 5 1914, in London, England) is a British motion picture make-up artist, perhaps best known for his work on the original "Star Wars" trilogy. He created the make-up for all of the characters, including Yoda, whom he supposedly based on his own face and that of Albert Einstein. Freeborn was also the make-up artist on 1968's "2001: A Space Odyssey", where he created the humans/apes for the "Dawn of Man" sequence. - Tricia Sawyer
Tricia Sawyer born (April 6, 1968 in Pasadena, California) has been a make-up artist in the film and print industry for over 18 years. She has worked extensively in the motion picture industry as a personal artist to Sharon Stone, Lindsay Lohan, Sylvester Stallone, Gina Gershon, Kate Beckinsale, Brittany Murphy, Michael Douglas, Geena Davis and Scarlett Johansson. She has also done several films as department head, along with countless print campaigns, media, awards, … - Serge Lutens
Serge Lutens (born 14 March, 1942) is a French photographer, filmmaker, perfumer and fashion designer. - Rob Bottin
Rob Bottin (born 1959) is an American special makeup effects artist. He was born in the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte. From an early age he enjoyed a steady stream of old horror films, as well as magazines like "Famous Monsters of Filmland". At age 14, he submitted a series of illustrations to makeup artist Rick Baker, who promptly hired him. He worked with Baker on various films but his first big solo break was "The Howling", … - Way Bandy
Way Bandy was a celebrity makeup artist in the 1970s and 1980s. Way Bandy was one of the fashion world’s highest-paid makeup artists. He died of AIDS at the age of 45. His death was reported in an August 15, 1986 New York Times obituary: "Way arrived in New York in 1966 and became a makeup instructor and skin care specialist, and in 1969 became the salon director of the makeup department at Charles of the Ritz. - Ellis Faas
Vogue Paris called Ellis Faas "one of the most influential make-up artists of her generation". From the earliest stages of her career, Holland-born Ellis Faas has been noted for her expressive style of make-up. She draws her inspiration from various sources, such as 20th century painting, tropical fish and the human body. Faas does not hide her talent for special effects, and in her beauty make up she introduced various unusual materials. - Kelly Nichols
Kelly Nichols (born June 8, 1959) is a former adult film actress. Nichols was born in Covina, California. The oldest of five children, she began nude modeling to pay her way through the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, after high school. She played small roles in regular Hollywood films, such as the "Toolbox Murders", and was Jessica Lange's double in the 1976 remake of "King Kong". - Jessie Wallace
Jessie Wallace (born Karen Wallace on September 25, 1971 in Enfield, North London) is a popular British actress and former student of the The Poor School in Kings Cross. Her first television appearance was in the ITV police drama series "The Bill" in 1999. Wallace is best known for playing the role of Kat Slater in BBC One soap opera "EastEnders" between 2000 and 2005. - Bud Westmore
Bud Westmore (13 January 1918 - 24 June 1973) was a make-up artist in Hollywood. He was born and raised in Canterbury, England, son of George Westmore, a member of the Westmore family prominent in Hollywood make-up. Known as "The Handsome Westmore", he worked on over 450 movies and television shows, including "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Man of a Thousand Faces", "The Andromeda Strain" and "Creature from the Black Lagoon". - Rebecca Lord
Rebecca Lord (born 16 February 1973) is the stage name of a French pornographic actress and nude model. Originally from Paris, France, Lord was a make-up artist before answering a newspaper ad seeking a girl for an amateur pornographic movie in 1993. She has since starred a number of features, and has appeared on "The Howard Stern Show" twice in November 1999 and once in June 2001. She used condoms in almost all of her boy/girl scenes. - Roy Ashton
Roy Ashton (1909 - 1995) was a make-up artist. Australian-born, he died in England. Although he had a long and varied career in British films, he is chiefly remembered for his work on the Hammer Horror films. After assisting Phil Leakey on "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957), Ashton took the reins in "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1959) and created some of the studio's most celebrated images in films, such as "The Mummy" (1959), … - Marvin Westmore
Marvin G. Westmore (1935) is a Hollywood make-up artist, ad part of the famed Westmore family. The son of Monte Westmore, he runs the Westmore Academy in Burbank, California. - Steve Wang
Steve Wang is an award-winning make-up artist and filmmaker. - Chris Walas
Chris Walas (born 1955) is an American special effects/make-up artist and director. His main body of work is with special effects in a wide variety of movies from science fiction to action-adventure. His work on "The Fly" led to his directorial debut on "The Fly II". He also won an Academy Award for Special Effects Make-up on "The Fly". - Ken Jennings
Ken Jennings is a make-up artist who has worked for both stage and screen productions. In 1990, Jennings was nominated Best Make Up Artist in the BAFTA Awards for his work on "My Left Foot". In 1998, Jennings was nominated for an Outstanding Make-up for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Emmy for "Oliver Twist". He shared the honour with Oscar-winner Matthew W. Mungle. - Phil Leakey
Philip Leakey (born May 4, 1908 in London, England; died November 26, 1992) was a British make-up artist known chiefly for his work on Hammer films. He provided Christopher Lee's celebrated makeup for Hammer's "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957), whose "monster" had to be memorable and terrifying without infringing the copyright on Universal's earlier makeup, created by Jack Pierce for Boris Karloff. - Richard A. Baker
Richard A. "Rick" Baker (born December 8, 1950 in Binghamton, New York, USA) is a Hollywood special makeup effects artist known for his realistic creature effects. He is the winner of 6 Academy Awards for Best Makeup. His extensive makeup work has ranged from low to high-budget film and TV projects, … - Tori Alamaze
Tori Alamaze was born in (July 7, 1981) she is an American singer best known as a backing vocalist for the hip hop duo OutKast. Hailing from Detroit, Alamaze worked as a make-up artist for about 10 years, including work for musicians Faith Evans, Erykah Badu, TLC, Xscape, Monica, Outkast, and Busta Rhymes. She got her break when somebody offered her a recording contract. She worked on her debut album, and appeared in opening acts for the Black Eyed Peas. - Sean Foot
Sean Foot is a legendary prosthetic make-up artist from New Zealand. His work, primarily for the Weta Workshop, has included "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys"; "Heavenly Creatures" (1994); two of the "The Lord of the Rings" movies ("The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"); and the 2005 release of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". - Perc Westmore
Percival Harry Westmore (October 29 1904, Canterbury, England - September 30 1970, Los Angeles) was a prominent member of the Westmore family of Hollywood make-up artists. - Rick Geyer
Rick Geyer is a successful make-up artist based in Los Angeles. As a young man, he moved to southern California to work in theme parks, as well as participate in make-up demonstrations promoting Estée Lauder products. Currently he is the Wigmaster with the Los Angeles Opera Company. Geyer's Elizabethan makeup work has been featured in the Ben Nye Catalog, an industry standard for the entertainment arts. - Wally Westmore
Walter 'Wally' James Westmore (February 13, 1906 - July 3, 1973) was a make-up artist for Hollywood films. Westmore was one of six brothers; all became notable film make-up artists. They were Mont, Wally, Perc, Ern, Bud and Frank. Wally Westmore's career began with the highly successful "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1931) in which the transition of Fredric March from Jekyll to Hyde was considered groundbreaking in the field of film make-up. - John Dods
John Bruce Dods is a filmmaker, make-up artist and specialist in prosthetic make-up effects for movies and the stage. He may be best known for designing and creating the facial appliances for the stage productions of Disney’s "Beauty and the Beast". Dods’ early work as an amateur filmmaker involved the construction of miniature models and sets for elaborate stop-motion animation projects. - Abbygale Arenas
Abbygale Williamson Arenas (born November 17, 1974 in Angeles City) is a former model from the Philippines. She is 5'9" and is said to resemble Linda Evangelista. In 1992, she represented Pampanga in the "Ford Supermodel of the World - Philippines". After that she went on to represent the Philippines in the international finals. In 1994, she enlisted to compete in Binibining Pilipinas, where she came in fourth place. In 1997 she won the Binibining Pilipinas Universe title, … - J. C. Brandy
Justine Chelsea Brandy (born November 15, 1975 in Chelsea, England) is an English actress. Among her roles she has appeared in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "Strong Medicine", "What Lies Beneath" (2000), "Silk Stalkings" and "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers". - Sunetra Sastry
Sunetra Sastry (Sunetra Atkinson; born 1957) is a film and television make-up artist. Sastry married the comedian Rowan Atkinson in 1990, having met him professionally on the set of Blackadder. They married quietly at the Russian Tea Room in New York, USA with Stephen Fry acting as the best man. The couple have two children, Lily and Benjamin, and live in an Oxfordshire village. - Jamie Sue Weiss
Jamie Sue Weiss, credited in many different ways, is a well-known Make-up artist in Television and films. She is the older sister to actor Michael T. Weiss. "Sometimes Credited As:<br>" *Jamie S. Weiss *Jamie Weiss - Kevin Westmore
Kevin Westmore is a Hollywood make-up artist and part of the fourth generation of the Westmore family. The son of Marvin Westmore, he has worked on a number of productions, including "The X-Files" (which he has won two Emmys for) and "Demolition Man". His more recent project was Department Head of 7th Heaven - David Aylott
David Aylott was a United Kingdom film producer and make-up artist. After his movie career, he co-founded "Eylure of London", a British manufacturer of artificial eyelashes which were sold worldwide. His founding partner was his brother Eric Aylott, a noted motion picture makeup artist, and the company is still in business as of 2006. - Helene MacAulay
Helene Macaulay (born January 21, 1961) is a celebrity makeup artist. She grew up in the Town of Tonawanda, a suburb of Buffalo, New York, and moved to New York City in 1979.
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