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Edith Head was an American costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design between 1949 and 1973.
Birth Name
Edith Claire Posener
Born
Thursday, 28 October 1897
Died
Saturday, 24 October 1981
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| 'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic | Self | 2001 |
| Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life | Self - Pins Costume | 1998 |
| Edith Head | Self | 1981 |
| Your New Day | Self | 1980 |
| The 50th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 1978 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Columbo | Edith Head | 1971 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| 'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic | Self | 2001 |
| Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life | Self - Pins Costume | 1998 |
| Edith Head | Self | 1981 |
| Your New Day | Self | 1980 |
| The 50th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 1978 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Columbo | Edith Head | 1971 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1971 |
| The Oscar | Edith Head | 1966 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Fashion Designer | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Fashion Designer | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Self | 1961 |
| The Pleasure of His Company | Dress Designer | 1961 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself | 1957 |
| Lucy Gallant | Herself / Edith Head | 1955 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| You Bet Your Life | Self - Costume Designer | 1950 |
| Life with Linkletter | Self - Costume Designer | 1950 |
| The Costume Designer | Herself / Self | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Hollywood Extra Girl | Edith Head | 1935 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1978 | Oscar | Best Costume Design | Nominated |
| 1976 | Oscar | Best Costume Design | Nominated |
| 1974 | Oscar | Best Costume Design | Won |
| 1971 | Oscar | Best Costume Design | Nominated |
| 1970 | Oscar | Best Costume Design | Nominated |
| 1967 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color | Nominated |
| 1966 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color | Nominated |
| 1966 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1965 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color | Nominated |
| 1965 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1964 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1964 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1964 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color | Nominated |
| 1963 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1963 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color | Nominated |
| 1962 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color | Nominated |
| 1961 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Won |
| 1961 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color | Nominated |
| 1960 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1960 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color | Nominated |
