Known For
Costume & Make-Up
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 28, 1897
Died
October 24, 1981
Age
83
Place of Birth
San Bernadino, California, USA
Popularity
0.9
Edith Head
Costume & Make-Up
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).
Also known as
Edith Claire Posener
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Known For
8.1
Columbo
1971 · TV
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV
7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · TV
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV
7.0
Dinah!
1974 · TV
8.3
Rear Window
1954 · Movie
6.6
Sex and the Single Girl
1964 · Movie
7.6
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961 · Movie
7.8
The Ten Commandments
1956 · Movie
8.1
Vertigo
1958 · Movie
8.2
Witness for the Prosecution
1957 · Movie
8.3
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Movie
Filmography
2016
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.1
2002
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.7
1981
Edith Head
Movie · Self
8.0
1974
Dinah!
TV · Self - Guest
7.0
1974
Flick Flack
TV
0.0
1971
Columbo
TV · Edith Head
8.1
1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
TV · Self
8.0
1969
The Art of Exaggeration: Designs for Sweet Charity by Edith Head
Movie · Host
0.0
1966
The Oscar
Movie · Edith Head
5.1
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · Self
6.8
1961
The Pleasure of His Company
Movie · Dress Designer (uncredited)
6.4
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · Self
7.5
1955
Lucy Gallant
Movie · Edith Head
7.0
1950
The Costume Designer
Movie · Self (uncredited)
10.0
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · Self
6.8
1935
Hollywood Extra Girl
Movie · Edith Head (uncredited)
7.5