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Edith Head

Costume & make-up

Edith Head

Born October 28, 1897 · San Bernadino, California, USA · Died October 24, 1981

Biography

Edith Head (October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, starting with The Heiress (1949) and ending with The Sting (1973).

Known for

Rear Window

IMDb8.4

Rear Window

Costume Design

Vertigo

IMDb8.2

Vertigo

Costume Design

The Birds

IMDb7.6

The Birds

Costume Design

Breakfast at Tiffany's

IMDb7.5

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Costume Supervisor

The Sting

IMDb8.2

The Sting

Costume Design

Sunset Boulevard

IMDb8.4

Sunset Boulevard

Costume Design

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

IMDb8.0

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Costume Design

Roman Holiday

IMDb8.0

Roman Holiday

Costume Design

Double Indemnity

IMDb8.3

Double Indemnity

Costume Design

The Ten Commandments

IMDb7.9

The Ten Commandments

Costume Design

Notorious

IMDb7.9

Notorious

Costume Design

Witness for the Prosecution

IMDb8.4

Witness for the Prosecution

Costume Design

All About Eve

IMDb8.2

All About Eve

Costume Design

To Catch a Thief

IMDb7.4

To Catch a Thief

Costume Design

The Man Who Knew Too Much

IMDb7.4

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Costume Design

Sabrina

IMDb7.6

Sabrina

Costume Supervisor

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

IMDb8.1

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Costume Design

Marnie

IMDb7.1

Marnie

Costume Design

The Trouble with Harry

IMDb7.0

The Trouble with Harry

Costume Design

Columbo

IMDb8.3

Columbo

Edith Head

Filmography

  1. 1982Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidCostume DesignMovie
  2. 1977Airport '77Costume DesignMovie
  3. 1976Family PlotCostume DesignMovie
  4. 1975The Man Who Would Be KingWardrobe DesignerMovie
  5. 1975Rooster CogburnCostume DesignMovie
  6. 1975The Great Waldo PepperCostume DesignMovie
  7. 1974Airport 1975Costume DesignMovie
  8. 1973The StingCostume DesignMovie
  9. 1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanCostume DesignMovie
  10. 1971Sometimes a Great NotionCostume DesignMovie
  11. 1971ColumboEdith HeadSeries
  12. 1970Colossus: The Forbin ProjectCostume DesignMovie
  13. 1970AirportCostume DesignMovie
  14. 1969TopazCostume DesignMovie
  15. 1969Downhill RacerCostume DesignMovie
  16. 1969Tell Them Willie Boy Is HereCostume DesignMovie
  17. 1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidCostume DesignMovie
  18. 1969Sweet CharityCostume DesignMovie
  19. 1968HellfightersCostume DesignMovie
  20. 1967Barefoot in the ParkCostume DesignMovie
  21. 1966El DoradoCostume DesignMovie
  22. 1966This Property Is CondemnedCostume DesignMovie
  23. 1966Torn CurtainCostume DesignMovie
  24. 1965Boeing, BoeingCostume DesignMovie
  25. 1965The Great RaceCostume DesignMovie
  26. 1965The Sons of Katie ElderCostume DesignMovie
  27. 1965The Hallelujah TrailCostume DesignMovie
  28. 1964Sex and the Single GirlCostume DesignMovie
  29. 1964The Disorderly OrderlyCostume DesignMovie
  30. 1964MarnieCostume DesignMovie
  31. 1964What a Way to Go!Costume DesignMovie
  32. 1964Man's Favorite Sport?Costume DesignMovie
  33. 1963Who's Minding the Store?Costume DesignMovie
  34. 1963Fun in AcapulcoCostume DesignMovie
  35. 1963Donovan's ReefCostume DesignMovie
  36. 1963The Nutty ProfessorCostume DesignMovie
  37. 1963HudCostume DesignMovie
  38. 1963The BirdsCostume DesignMovie
  39. 1962Hatari!Costume DesignMovie
  40. 1962The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceCostume DesignMovie
  41. 1961Pocketful of MiraclesCostume DesignMovie
  42. 1961Blue HawaiiCostume DesignMovie
  43. 1961Breakfast at Tiffany'sCostume SupervisorMovie
  44. 1961The Ladies ManCostume DesignMovie
  45. 1960CinderfellaCostume DesignMovie
  46. 1960G.I. BluesCostume DesignMovie
  47. 1959Last Train from Gun HillCostume DesignMovie
  48. 1958Separate TablesCostume DesignMovie
  49. 1958HouseboatCostume DesignMovie
  50. 1958Rock-a-Bye BabyCostume DesignMovie
  51. 1958King CreoleCostumer, Costume DesignerMovie
  52. 1958VertigoCostume DesignMovie
  53. 1958Teacher's PetCostume DesignMovie
  54. 1957Witness for the ProsecutionCostume DesignMovie
  55. 1957The Tin StarCostume DesignMovie
  56. 1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralCostume DesignMovie
  57. 1957Funny FaceCostume DesignMovie
  58. 1956The Ten CommandmentsCostume DesignMovie
  59. 1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchCostume DesignMovie
  60. 1955The Court JesterCostume DesignMovie
  61. 1955The Rose TattooCostume DesignMovie
  62. 1955Artists and ModelsCostume DesignMovie
  63. 1955The Desperate HoursCostume DesignMovie
  64. 1955The Trouble with HarryCostume DesignMovie
  65. 1955To Catch a ThiefCostume DesignMovie
  66. 1954The Country GirlCostume DesignMovie
  67. 1954The Bridges at Toko-RiCostume DesignMovie
  68. 1954White ChristmasCostume DesignMovie
  69. 1954SabrinaCostume SupervisorMovie
  70. 1954Rear WindowCostume DesignMovie
  71. 1954The Naked JungleCostume DesignMovie
  72. 1953Roman HolidayCostume DesignMovie
  73. 1953HoudiniCostume DesignMovie
  74. 1953ShaneCostume DesignMovie
  75. 1953The War of the WorldsCostume DesignMovie
  76. 1952Road to BaliCostume DesignMovie
  77. 1952The Greatest Show on EarthCostume DesignMovie
  78. 1951Detective StoryCostume DesignMovie
  79. 1951When Worlds CollideCostume DesignMovie
  80. 1951Ace in the HoleCostume DesignMovie
  81. 1951A Place in the SunCostume DesignMovie
  82. 1950All About EveCostume DesignMovie
  83. 1950Sunset BoulevardCostume DesignMovie
  84. 1950The FuriesCostume DesignMovie
  85. 1949Samson and DelilahCostume DesignMovie
  86. 1949The HeiressCostume DesignMovie
  87. 1948Sorry, Wrong NumberCostume DesignMovie
  88. 1948A Foreign AffairCostume DesignMovie
  89. 1948The Big ClockCostume DesignMovie
  90. 1947I Walk AloneCostume DesignMovie
  91. 1946NotoriousCostume DesignMovie
  92. 1946The Strange Love of Martha IversCostume DesignMovie
  93. 1946The Blue DahliaCostume Design, CostumerMovie
  94. 1945The Bells of St. Mary'sCostume DesignMovie
  95. 1945The Lost WeekendCostume DesignMovie
  96. 1945Christmas in ConnecticutCostume DesignMovie
  97. 1944The Miracle of Morgan's CreekCostume DesignMovie
  98. 1944Double IndemnityCostume DesignMovie
  99. 1944Ministry of FearCostume DesignMovie
  100. 1944The UninvitedCostume DesignMovie
  101. 1944Going My WayCostume DesignMovie
  102. 1943Five Graves to CairoCostume DesignMovie
  103. 1942Road to MoroccoCostume DesignMovie
  104. 1942I Married a WitchCostume DesignMovie
  105. 1942The Major and the MinorCostume DesignMovie
  106. 1942The Glass KeyCostume DesignMovie
  107. 1942Holiday InnCostume DesignMovie
  108. 1942This Gun for HireCostume DesignMovie
  109. 1941Ball of FireCostume Design, CostumerMovie
  110. 1941Sullivan's TravelsCostume DesignMovie
  111. 1941Here Comes Mr. JordanCostume DesignMovie
  112. 1941The Lady EveCostume DesignMovie
  113. 1940The Great McGintyCostume DesignMovie
  114. 1940The Ghost BreakersCostume DesignMovie
  115. 1940Remember the NightCostume DesignMovie
  116. 1939The Cat and the CanaryCostume DesignMovie
  117. 1939Beau GesteCostume DesignMovie
  118. 1933She Done Him WrongCostume DesignMovie
  119. 1932Love Me TonightCostume DesignMovie
  120. 1927WingsCostume DesignMovie