Edith Head
Birthday
1897/10/28
Day of death
1981/10/24 (84 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
San Bernadino, California, USA
Also know as
Edith Claire Posener
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).
Acting
(1966) The Oscar
as Edith Head
(1981) Edith Head
as Self
(2002) Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as Self (archive footage)
(1961) The Pleasure of His Company
as Dress Designer (uncredited)
(1955) Lucy Gallant
as Edith Head
(1950) The Costume Designer
as Self (uncredited)
(1935) Hollywood Extra Girl
as Edith Head (uncredited)
(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2016) The Women Who Run Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1969) The Art of Exaggeration: Designs for Sweet Charity by Edith Head
as Host
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(1971) Columbo
as Edith Head
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1974) Flick Flack
as ---
(1971) V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self