Jo Allen

Jo Allen is a makeup artist .

Life

Allen began her film staff career in 1995 on British television. Her first feature film was Basils Liebe by Radha Bharadwaj in 1998 . After further films, including Ridley Scott's Hollywood - blockbuster Gladiator , she received in 2003 for The Hours - from eternity to eternity nominated for a BAFTA Film Award in the category Best mask . 2005 she was for Alejandro Amenábar's drama The Sea Inside , together with Manolo García for the Oscar in the category Best Makeup and Best hairstyles nominated; however, the adventure film Lemony Snicket won that year . At the Goya Awards held in the same year, however, she received the award in the Best Mask category .

In 2015, Allen wrote, directed and produced the short film The Prison Web .

Filmography (selection)

• 1998: Basils Liebe (Basil)
• 2000: Gladiator
• 2000: Quills - Power of Obsession (Quills)
• 2001: Corelli's Mandolin (Captain Corelli's Mandolin)
• 2002: The Four Feathers (The Four Feathers)
• 2002: The Hours - From Eternity to Eternity (The Hours)
• 2004: The Sea Within Me (Mar Adentro)
• 2007: Mister Lonely
• 2013: House of Anger (The Harvest)
• 2014: Cesar Chavez (César Chávez)

Awards (selection)

• 2005 : Oscar nomination in the category of best make-up and best hairstyles for The Sea in Me
• 2003: BAFTA Film Award in the Best Mask category for The Hours - From Eternity to Eternity

Web links

• Jo Allen in the Internet Movie Database (English)