Beatrice De Alba was born in Los Angeles, California. She began her career as a make-up artist in Hollywood 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 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. In 2016, she was invited to join the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She created
Matthew McConaughey's long-haired blond wig for the 2019 movie
The Beach Bum. ==Selected filmography==