Oscar and BAFTA Winning Film Hair Stylist and Make-up Artist
- Frida
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
- Magic City
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Richard Elizondo ( m. 1982; div. 1986) -
Robert Spears ( m. 2013)
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Beatrice Marie De Alba (/deɪ ˈælbə/ day AL-bə, Spanish: [de ˈalβa]; August 10, 1964) is an Academy Award winning Mexican-American hair stylist and make-up artist.
Biography
Beatrice De Alba was born in Los Angeles and is of Mexican-American ethnicity. She began her career as a make-up artist in Los Angeles, California working in both film and television. She soon gravitated toward wigs and period hair design. As the Hair Department Head on the film Frida (2002), she won an Academy Award[1] and a BAFTA Award. She has also been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for the made-for-television film Liz & Dick (2012).
She was the series' department head hairstylist for the 2012-2013 Starz show Magic City.[2]
In 2016, she was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[3]
She created Matthew McConaughey's long-haired blond wig for the 2019 movie The Beach Bum.[4][5]
Burglary Victim
On 15 October 2023, De Alba shot and wounded a man trying to enter her home.[6]
Selected filmography
- Californication (2014)
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012)
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
- National Treasure (2004)
- Frida (2002)
- The Mummy Returns (2001)
- Blast from the Past (1999)
- Jingle All the Way (1996)
- Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)
References
- ^ "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ Taffy Brodesser-Akner (23 March 2012). "Assuming the Right Locks for the Part". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ Tracy Brown (29 June 2016). "Here are all 683 people invited to join the academy". Latimes.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ Samantha Sasso (29 March 2019). "Purple Shampoo & Salt Spray: How Matthew McConaughey Became A Beach Bum". Refinery29.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ Lindsay Weinberg (3 April 2019). "'Beach Bum' Hairstylist on Perfecting Matthew McConaughey's Wild Wig — With Help From Zac Efron". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ Sharon (October 17, 2023). "Hollywood Hills Woman Shoots Intruder With Shotgun". Canyon News. Hollywood Hills. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
External links
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| 1981–2000 | - 1981: Rick Baker
- 1982: Sarah Monzani and Michèle Burke
- 1983: None given this year
- 1984: Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith
- 1985: Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek
- 1986: Chris Walas and Stephan Dupuis
- 1987: Rick Baker
- 1988: Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, and Robert Short
- 1989: Manlio Rocchetti, Lynn Barber, and Kevin Haney
- 1990: Doug Drexler and John Caglione Jr.
- 1991: Jeff Dawn and Stan Winston
- 1992: Michèle Burke, Greg Cannom, and Matthew W. Mungle
- 1993: Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng
- 1994: Rick Baker, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng
- 1995: Lois Burwell, Peter Frampton, and Paul Pattison
- 1996: Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson
- 1997: Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson
- 1998: Jenny Shircore
- 1999: Christine Blundell and Trefor Proud
- 2000: Rick Baker and Gail Ryan
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| 2001–2020 | - 2001: Peter Owen and Richard Taylor
- 2002: Beatrice De Alba and John E. Jackson
- 2003: Peter King and Richard Taylor
- 2004: Bill Corso and Valli O'Reilly
- 2005: Howard Berger and Tami Lane
- 2006: David Martí and Montse Ribé
- 2007: Jan Archibald and Didier Lavergne
- 2008: Greg Cannom
- 2009: Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, and Joel Harlow
- 2010: Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
- 2011: Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
- 2012: Julie Dartnell and Lisa Westcott
- 2013: Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
- 2014: Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
- 2015: Damian Martin, Lesley Vanderwalt, and Elka Wardega
- 2016: Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini, and Christopher Nelson
- 2017: David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick, and Kazuhiro Tsuji
- 2018: Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe, and Patricia Dehaney
- 2019: Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan, and Vivian Baker
- 2020: Sergio López-Rivera, Mia Neal, and Jamika Wilson
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- Academy Award for Best Makeup before 2012
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| 1982–2000 | - Sarah Monzani, Christopher Tucker and Michèle Burke (1982)
- Dorothy J. Pearl, George Masters, C. Romania Ford and Allen Weisinger (1983)
- Paul Engelen, Peter Frampton, Rick Baker and Joan Hills (1984)
- Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith (1985)
- Tameyuki Aimi, Shohichiro Meda, Chihako Naito and Noriko Takamizawa (1986)
- Hasso von Hugo (1987)
- Fabrizio Sforza (1988)
- Maggie Weston, Fabrizio Sforza and Pam Meager (1989)
- John Caglione Jr. and Doug Drexler (1990)
- Jean-Pierre Eychenne and Michèle Burke (1991)
- Peter Robb-King (1992)
- Morag Ross (1993)
- Cassie Hanlon, Angela Conte and Strykermeyer (1994)
- Lisa Westcott (1995)
- Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson (1996)
- Sallie Jaye and Jan Archibald (1997)
- Jenny Shircore (1998)
- Christine Blundell (1999)
- Rick Baker, Toni G, Sylvia Nava, Gail Ryan and Kazuhiro Tsuji (2000)
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| 2001–present | - Peter Swords King, Peter Owen and Richard Taylor (2001)
- Judy Chin, Beatrice De Alba, John E. Jackson and Regina Reyes (2002)
- Ve Neill and Martin Samuel (2003)
- Kathryn Blondell, Siân Grigg and Morag Ross (2004)
- Howard Berger, Nikki Gooley and Greg Nicotero (2005)
- José Quetglás and Blanca Sánchez (2006)
- Jan Archibald and Didier Lavergne (2007)
- Jean Ann Black and Colleen Callaghan (2008)
- Jenny Shircore (2009)
- Valli O'Reilly and Paul Gooch (2010)
- Marese Langan, J. Roy Helland and Mark Coulier (2011)
- Lisa Westcott (2012)
- Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell and Kathrine Gordon (2013)
- Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier (2014)
- Damian Martin and Lesley Vanderwalt (2015)
- J. Roy Helland and Daniel Phillips (2016)
- David Malinowski, Ivana Primorac, Lucy Sibbick and Kazuhiro Tsuji (2017)
- Nadia Stacey (2018)
- Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro and Anne Morgan (2019)
- Matiki Anoff, Larry M. Cherry, Sergio López-Rivera and Mia Neal (2020)
- Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh (2021)
- Jason Baird, Mark Coulier, Louise Coulston and Shane Thomas (2022)
- Mark Coulier, Nadia Stacey and Josh Weston (2023)
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