Top 100 Greatest Film Makeup and Hairstylists of All Time

1. Rick Baker

Rick Baker was born on December 8, 1950 in Binghamton, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Planet of the Apes (2001), Men in Black (1997) and The Wolfman (2010). He has been married to Silvia Abascal since November 8, 1987. They have two children. He was previously married to Elaine Alexander.

2. Greg Cannom

Make_up_department | Vice

Greg Cannom was born in 1951 in the USA. He is known for Vice (2018), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).

3. Ve Neill

Make_up_department | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Ve Neill was born on May 12, 1951 in Riverside, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Mrs. Doubtfire (1993).

4. Mark Coulier

Make_up_department | Poor Things

Mark Coulier was born on March 31, 1963 in Amounderness, Lancashire, England, UK. He is known for Poor Things (2023), Suspiria (2018) and Elvis (2022).

5. Michèle Burke

Make_up_department | The Cell

Michèle Burke was born in 1959 in Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland. She is known for The Cell (2000), Minority Report (2002) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). She is married to Michael ?.

6. Kazu Hiro

Make_up_department | Darkest Hour

Kazu Hiro was born on May 25, 1969 in Kyoto, Japan. He is known for Darkest Hour (2017), Bombshell (2019) and Mindhunter (2017).

7. Yolanda Toussieng

Make_up_department | Mrs. Doubtfire

Yolanda Toussieng was born in 1949. She is known for Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Ed Wood (1994).

8. David LeRoy Anderson

Make_up_department | Men in Black

David LeRoy Anderson is known for Men in Black (1997), The Nutty Professor (1996) and The Cabin in the Woods (2011). He has been married to Heather Langenkamp since March 24, 1990. They have two children.

9. Matthew W. Mungle

Make_up_department | Hillbilly Elegy

Academy Award winner Matthew W. Mungle is regarded as one of Hollywood's premier Make-up Effects & Prosthetic Artists. With over 250 film and television projects to his credit, Matthew has earned accolades and recognition as one of the industry's top masters of Makeup Effects Illusionist.

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10. Richard Taylor

Special_effects | King Kong

Richard Taylor is known for King Kong (2005), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

11. Michael Westmore

Make_up_department | Star Trek: First Contact

Michael George Westmore is a scion of the Westmores of Hollywood, the most illustrious family of make-up artists in the business. The dynasty (of which Michael is the 13th to pursue this line of work) began with his grandfather George Westmore in 1917, later to become head of MGM's make-up ...

12. Stan Winston

Make_up_department | Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Stan Winston was born on April 7, 1946 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He is known for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Jurassic Park (1993) and Aliens (1986). He was married to Karen Winston. He died on June 15, 2008 in Malibu, California, USA.

13. Joel Harlow

Make_up_department | Black Panther

Academy Award-winner JOEL HARLOW is one of the most innovative makeup and special makeup artists and designers in American motion pictures. He has proven himself to be one of a very few number of artists who is able to span the world of makeup effects design and creation to the world of on set ...

14. Lisa Westcott

Make_up_department | Les Misérables

Lisa Westcott is known for Les Misérables (2012), Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).

15. Bill Corso

Make_up_department | Deadpool

Bill Corso is known for Deadpool (2016), Foxcatcher (2014) and A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004). He has been married to Odile Corso since October 3, 1999.

16. Jenny Shircore

Make_up_department | Mary Queen of Scots

Jenny Shircore is known for Mary Queen of Scots (2018), Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Elizabeth (1998).

17. Dick Smith

Make_up_department | The Exorcist

Dick Smith was born on June 26, 1922 in Larchmont, New York, USA. He is known for The Exorcist (1973), Altered States (1980) and Scanners (1981). He was married to Jocelyn DeRosa. He died on July 30, 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

18. Lois Burwell

Make_up_department | Le Cinquième Élément

Lois Burwell was born in 1957 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. She is a production manager and executive, known for The Fifth Element (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Braveheart (1995). She has been married to John Toll since November 14, 1998. She was previously married to Paul Duncan.

19. John Caglione Jr.

Make_up_department | Dick Tracy

John's career began to take flight at the age of 16 upon meeting his hero and makeup maestro Dick Smith. While in High School, John worked as a dental technician in an Albany NY dental lab while honing his prosthetic makeup techniques under the generous guidance of Dick Smith. When John was ...

20. Dave Elsey

Special_effects | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Dave Elsey is known for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), The Wolfman (2010) and X: First Class (2011). He is married to Lou Elsey.

21. Peter Swords King

Make_up_department | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Peter Swords King was born in 1955 in the UK. He is an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).

22. Howard Berger

Make_up_department | Lone Survivor

Howard Berger was born in Los Angeles, CA. Howard was raised on monster films and knew at an early age someone made those monster for the movies and began figuring it out at age 8 when he was introduced to Famous Monster of Filmland Magazine. His parents were very supportive and indulged his ...

23. Tami Lane

Make_up_department | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Tami Lane was born on June 16, 1974 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. She is known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005).

24. David Martí

Special_effects | El laberinto del fauno

David Martí was born in 1971 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor, known for Pan's Labyrinth (2006), The Skin I Live In (2011) and Society of the Snow (2023).

25. Montse Ribé

Make_up_department | Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Montse Ribé was born in 1972 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress, known for Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Pan's Labyrinth (2006) and Society of the Snow (2023).

26. Adrien Morot

Make_up_department | The Whale

Adrien Morot is known for The Whale (2022), Barney's Version (2010) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).

27. Patricia Dehaney

Make_up_department | Vice

Patricia Dehaney is known for Vice (2018), Hillbilly Elegy (2020) and Interstellar (2014).

28. Nadia Stacey

Make_up_department | Cruella

Nadia Stacey is known for Cruella (2021), The Favourite (2018) and Eddie the Eagle (2015).

29. Aldo Signoretti

Make_up_department | Moulin Rouge!

Aldo Signoretti is known for Moulin Rouge! (2001), Apocalypto (2006) and Zoolander 2 (2016).

30. William Tuttle

Make_up_department | Logan's Run

William Tuttle was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1911. At the age of 15 he was forced to leave school in order to earn a living so he could support his mother and younger brother, Thomas Tuttle. His music background got him work with comedy teams and a burlesque orchestra and, finally, his own ...

31. John Chambers

Make_up_department | Planet of the Apes

John Chambers worked out of his home in a blue collar neighborhood in Burbank, California, just a few short blocks from Disney Studios, (actually, his garage transformed into a makeup lab) where the likes of Lana Turner could be found sitting for a set of teeth, Howard Keel getting a fitting for an...

32. Sarah Monzani

Make_up_department | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Sarah Monzani was born in 1949. She is known for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), Evita (1996) and Edge of Tomorrow (2014).

33. Paul LeBlanc

Make_up_department | Amadeus

Oscar-winning Canadian make-up artist. A hairdresser from the age of eighteen, LeBlanc graduated from the New Brunswick Institute of Technology before moving to Toronto as a wig maker. He first worked in the film industry as a hair stylist in 1974. Within a decade, he had established a strong ...

34. Zoltan Elek

Make_up_department | Mask

Zoltan Elek is known for Mask (1985), Independence Day (1996) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002).

35. Chris Walas

Special_effects | The Fly

Chris Walas is an American film director, special effects expert, and make-up artist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Walas rose to fame in the 1980s, with effects for films such as "Airplane!" (1980), "Dragonslayer" (1981), and "Return of the Jedi" (1983). In the film "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (...

36. Stephan Dupuis

Make_up_department | RoboCop

Stephan Dupuis is known for RoboCop (1987), The Fly (1986) and Eastern Promises (2007).

37. Steve LaPorte

Make_up_department | Beetlejuice

As a youth, Steve was always intrigued by art, magic, model building & making things with his hands. Born in Oklahoma City, during High School he also attended Vocational School studying Commercial Art. He graduated in 1974 with a Scholarship in Commercial Art to Oklahoma State Tech. That Summer, ...

38. Robert Short

Make_up_department | Beetlejuice

Robert Short is known for Beetlejuice (1988), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) and Cocoon (1985).

39. Lynn Barber

Make_up_department | Driving Miss Daisy

Lynn Barber is known for Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Donnie Darko (2001) and Vertical Limit (2000).

40. Kevin Haney

Make_up_department | Driving Miss Daisy

Kevin Haney is known for Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Addams Family Values (1993) and The Road (2009).

41. Doug Drexler

Make_up_department | Dick Tracy

Doug Drexler is known for his work on Dick Tracy (1990) Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999), Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005), Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009) Caprica (2009-2010), Blood & Chrome (2012), and Defiance (2013-2015). Drexler is a makeup ...

42. Manlio Rocchetti

Make_up_department | Driving Miss Daisy

Manlio Rocchetti was born on November 28, 1943 in Rome, Italy. He is known for Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Shutter Island (2010) and Gangs of New York (2002). He died on January 10, 2017 in Florida, USA.

43. Paul Pattison

Make_up_department | Mad Max: Fury Road

Paul Pattison is known for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Braveheart (1995) and Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010).

44. Jeff Dawn

Make_up_department | Terminator 2: Judgment Day

As of 2022, I have department headed the make-up departments on over 40 films plus over 300 episodes on several television series. I specialize in action/adventure, futuristic/fantasy, war and period films, including seven with the actor, Dwayne Johnson. Before Arnold Schwarzenegger became Governor...

45. Peter Frampton

Make_up_department | Braveheart

Peter Frampton was born in 1950 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Braveheart (1995), Sid and Nancy (1986) and Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984).

46. Christine Blundell

Make_up_department | Vera Drake

Christine Blundell was born on October 26, 1961 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK. She is known for Vera Drake (2004), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Finding Neverland (2004).

47. Trefor Proud

Make_up_department | Underworld

Trefor Proud was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and has since lived in South Africa, England and is now a citizen of the USA. As a child he was fascinated by old time Hollywood and spent as much time as he could in the local movie houses....he was always fascinated by the power of transformation that ...

48. Gail Rowell-Ryan

Make_up_department | How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Gail Rowell-Ryan is known for How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Taken (2008) and The Hunted (2003). She was previously married to Robert Ryan.

49. Peter Owen

Make_up_department | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Peter Owen is known for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

50. Beatrice De Alba

Make_up_department | Frida

Beatrice De Alba is known for Frida (2002), National Treasure (2004) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).

51. John E. Jackson

Make_up_department | Frida

John E. Jackson is known for Frida (2002), Daredevil (2003) and Paycheck (2003).

52. Valli O'Reilly

Make_up_department | A Series of Unfortunate Events

Valli O'Reilly is known for A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Barney's Version (2010).

53. Didier Lavergne

Make_up_department | La Môme

Didier Lavergne is known for La Vie En Rose (2007), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and The Ghost Writer (2010).

54. Jan Archibald

Make_up_department | La Môme

Jan Archibald was born in October 1949. She is known for La Vie En Rose (2007), Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) and The Duchess (2008).

55. Barney Burman

Actor | Barney Burman's Wild Boar

Barney Burman is known for Barney Burman's Wild Boar (2019), Star Trek (2009) and Grimm (2011).

56. Mindy Hall

Make_up_department | Star Trek

Mindy Hall is known for Star Trek (2009), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) and R.I.P.D. (2013).

57. J. Roy Helland

Make_up_department | The Devil Wears Prada

J. Roy Helland was born on January 28, 1943 in Glendale, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Working Girl (1988) and The Iron Lady (2011).

58. Julie Dartnell

Make_up_department | Les Misérables

Julie Dartnell is known for Les Misérables (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).

59. Adruitha Lee

Make_up_department | Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn

Adruitha Lee is known for Birds of Prey (2020), Dallas Buyers Club (2013) and I, Tonya (2017).

60. Robin Mathews

Make_up_department | Dallas Buyers Club

Robin Mathews, Academy Award Winning Make-up and Make-up Effects Artist

2014 Academy Award Winner for Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Hollywood Make-Up Artist and Hairstylist Guild Award Winner Robin Mathews received these honors for the film Dallas Buyers Club (2013) in which she showed actors, ...

61. Frances Hannon

Make_up_department | The Grand Budapest Hotel

Frances Hannon is known for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), The King's Speech (2010) and World War Z (2013).

62. Damian Martin

Make_up_department | Mad Max: Fury Road

Co owner of Odd Studio, a world-renowned & award winning company at the forefront of prosthetic make up, creature effects, animatronic characters, special effects, props and models. Both partners have over 20 years of industry experience on a diverse range of projects, helping realize and give life...

63. Lesley Vanderwalt

Make_up_department | Mad Max: Fury Road

Lesley Vanderwalt is known for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Moulin Rouge! (2001) and Dark City (1998).

64. Elka Wardega

Make_up_department | Mad Max: Fury Road

Elka Wardega is known for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Matrix (1999) and Ghost in the Shell (2017).

65. Alessandro Bertolazzi

Make_up_department | Suicide Squad

Alessandro Bertolazzi is known for Suicide Squad (2016), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023). He is married to Giovanna.

66. Giorgio Gregorini

Make_up_department | Suicide Squad

Giorgio Gregorini is known for Suicide Squad (2016), Moulin Rouge! (2001) and Apocalypto (2006). He has been married to Antonella Boetani since February 13, 1993. They have three children.

67. Christopher Allen Nelson

Make_up_department | Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Academy Award winner and 2 time Emmy winner Christopher Allen Nelson moved to Los Angeles at the age of 15. He has established himself as one of the top Special FX Make-up Artists and designers in the industry, after having worked for Rick Baker, Steve Johnson, KNB, Stan Winston, and many more over...

68. David Malinowski

Make_up_department | Darkest Hour

David Malinowski is known for Darkest Hour (2017), World War Z (2013) and The Batman (2022).

69. Lucy Sibbick

Make_up_department | Darkest Hour

Lucy Sibbick is known for Darkest Hour (2017), Morbius (2022) and Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019).

70. Kate Biscoe

Make_up_department | Vice

Kate Morgan Biscoe was born in 1970 in New York, went to high school in the French Alps and has a degree in French Language & Literature from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She has been married to Production Designer Max Biscoe since 1995 and their twin sons were born in Port-au-Prince, ...

71. Jamika Wilson

Make_up_department | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Jamika Wilson is known for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020), The Woman King (2022) and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023).

72. Anne Morgan

Make_up_department | Bombshell

Anne Morgan is known for Bombshell (2019), Walk the Line (2005) and Gangs of New York (2002).

73. Vivian Baker

Make_up_department | Bombshell

Vivian Baker is an Academy Award® winning, BAFTA winning, Emmy Award winning makeup artist with over 30 years experience. Known for her dedication to her art, her beginnings were in the fashion and beauty industry.

After a successful fashion and beauty career, Vivian fell in love with character ...

74. Mia Neal

Make_up_department | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Mia Neal is known for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020), Uncut Gems (2019) and Hustle (2022).

75. Sergio Lopez-Rivera

Make_up_department | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Sergio Lopez-Rivera is known for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) and The Woman King (2022).

76. Justin Raleigh

Make_up_department | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Justin L Raleigh is an Academy Award, BAFTA, Emmy and MUAHS Guild award-winning creative effects artist, as well as owner and CEO of Fractured FX Inc. With nearly 30 years in the special make-up effects industry. Justin has managed and art directed the creation of the special make-up effects, ...

77. Linda Dowds

Make_up_department | The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Linda Dowds is known for The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), Mama (2013) and The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016).

78. Annemarie Bradley-Sherron

Make_up_department | A Bad Moms Christmas

Annemarie Bradley-Sherron is known for A Bad Moms Christmas (2017), In the Heights (2021) and You Don't Know Jack (2010).

79. Stephanie Ingram

Make_up_department | The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Stephanie Ingram is known for The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), Total Recall (2012) and The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016).

80. Judy Chin

Make_up_department | The Whale

Judy Chin is known for The Whale (2022), Black Swan (2010) and Frida (2002).

81. Josh Weston

Make_up_department | Poor Things

Josh Weston is known for Poor Things (2023), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Suspiria (2018).

82. Martin Samuel

Make_up_department | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Martin Samuel is known for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006). He has been married to Mary Samuel since March 10, 1970. They have two children.

83. Edouard F. Henriques

Make_up_department | The Cell

Edouard F. Henriques was born on September 1, 1949. He is known for The Cell (2000), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003).

84. Eva Von Bahr

Make_up_department | Dune

Eva Von Bahr was born on December 17, 1968 in Malmö, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Dune (2021), A Man Called Ove (2015) and The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013). She has been married to Love Larson since 2015. They have one child. She was previously married ...

85. Love Larson

Make_up_department | Dune

Love Larson was born on June 11, 1978 in Umeå, Västerbottens län, Sweden. He is known for Dune (2021), Dune: Part Two (2024) and Moon Knight (2022).

86. Carl Fullerton

Make_up_department | The Silence of the Lambs

Carl Fullerton is known for The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Philadelphia (1993) and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020).

87. Naomi Donne

Make_up_department | The Batman

Naomi Donne was born in 1956. She is known for The Batman (2022), Cruella (2021) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001).

88. Robert Laden

Make_up_department | Angel Heart

Robert Laden is known for Angel Heart (1987), Dressed to Kill (1980) and Wolf (1994).

89. Paul Engelen

Make_up_department | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Paul Engelen was born on October 30, 1949 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He is known for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Gladiator (2000) and Phantom Thread (2017).

90. Christina Smith

Make_up_department | Resident Evil: Afterlife

Christina Smith was born on May 10, 1945 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a producer, known for Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010), Schindler's List (1993) and Jurassic Park (1993).

91. Judith A. Cory

Make_up_department | Forrest Gump

Judith A. Cory is known for Forrest Gump (1994), Schindler's List (1993) and The Mist (2007).

92. Ken Diaz

Make_up_department | Black Panther

Ken Diaz is known for Black Panther (2018), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and Training Day (2001).

93. Conor O'Sullivan

Visual_effects | Alien: Covenant

Conor O'Sullivan is known for Alien: Covenant (2017), Prometheus (2012) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).

94. Daniel C. Striepeke

Make_up_department | Forrest Gump

Daniel C. Striepeke was born on October 8, 1930 in Sonoma County, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Forrest Gump (1994), Cast Away (2000) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). He was married to Sherry Sexton. He died in January 2019 in West Los Angeles, California, USA.

95. Veronica McAleer

Make_up_department | Shakespeare in Love

Veronica McAleer is known for Shakespeare in Love (1998), John Carter (2012) and Priest (2011).

96. Colleen Callaghan

Make_up_department | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Colleen Callaghan was born in 1931. She is known for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Grosse Pointe Blank (1997). She died on April 6, 2020 in New Jersey, USA.

97. David White

Make_up_department | Guardians of the Galaxy

David White is known for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), La Vie En Rose (2007) and Maleficent (2014).

98. Vittorio Sodano

Make_up_department | Apocalypto

Vittorio Sodano (Victor) is an Italian make-up artist. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Makeup for his work in Apocalypto (2006) and for Il divo (2010). Born in Naples on 1 September 1974, at age 16, in London, he began his work as a make-up artist as a sculptor and prosthodontist in a ...

99. Arjen Tuiten

Make_up_department | El laberinto del fauno

Arjen Tuiten was born in Joure, Friesland, Netherlands. He is known for Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Maleficent (2014) and Wonder (2017).

100. Göran Lundström

Make_up_department | Gräns

Göran Lundström was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Göran is a writer, known for Border (2018), House of Gucci (2021) and The Batman (2022).