Profile

Eileen Kastner Delago

MAKE-UP, HAIR & SFX DESIGNER

Austrian citizen
EU Member & US Green card
Member of local 706 (make-up union USA)
Fluent in English, German and Italian

Studies in Beauty/Stage and Special Effects Make-Up, Sculpting and Sketching at Complections International - London School of Make-Up, 1987-1988.

Stan Winston Studio, Los Angeles, 1988-1994

  • “Predator II”, “Batman II”, “Edward Scissorhands”, “Interview with a Vampire” (Studio  nominated for an Oscar Academy Award for Best Make-Up & Special Effects).
  • “Terminator II”, “Jurassic Park” (Studio received Oscar Academy Awards for Best Make-Up & Special Effects).
  • Several other films (see film section)


Independent Make-Up artist, 1994-present

  • “Amelia Earhart” (Eileen nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Make-Up)
  • Many other films (see film section)
  • Beauty, Fashion and Press make-up.


Through her understanding of both Beauty Make-Up and Skincare – the latter being an essential part of her business in the Special Effects field due to extensive make-up applications – she established a close working relationship with various celebrities as their personal make-up artist and consultant for both their professional as well as their personal life.

Actresses

Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Angelina Jolie, Diane Kruger, Diane Lane, Isabelle Huppert, Sienna Miller, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Diane Keaton, Claire Danes, Minnie Driver, Amanda Peet, Monica Bellucci, Saffron Borrows, Miranda Richardson, Maggie Smith, Linda Hamilton, Jane Krakowski, Catherine McCormack, Juliet Stevenson, Jane Horrocks, Vinessa Shaw, Talisa Soto, Cynthia Nixon, Janine Turner, Cathy Moriaty, Aishwarya Rai, Nia Long, Brittany Murphy, Diablo Cody, Veronica Ferres, Vinessa Shaw, Kim Cattrall, Vera Farmiga, Famke Janssen, Ellen Page, Catherine Keener, Jennifer Lawrence

Actors

Mel Gibson, Russell Crowe, Jeremy Irons, Bruce Willis, Danny De Vito, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leonardo Di Caprio, Jude Law, Matt Damon, Kevin Spacey, Edward Norton, John Malkovich, Donald Sutherland, Joaquin Phoenix, George Clooney, Kenneth Branagh, Mark Wahlberg, Hayden Christensen, Joseph Fiennes, Rufus Sewell, Sylvester Stallone, Peter O’Toole, Jeff Goldblum, Hugh Jackman, Bill Pullman, Jared Harris, Bill Nighy, Frankie Muniz, Ryan Phillippe, John Lithgow, Michael Roocker, James Spader, Til Schweiger, Seth Green, Jason Statham, Michael Rappaport, Rutger Hauer, Edward Fox, James Cosmo, Stephen Dillane, Bruce Dern, Vincent Cassel, Rik Mayall, Christopher Lambert, James Caan, Alan Rickman, Eddie Izzard, Matt LeBlanc, Omar Epps, Anthony Anderson, Mos Def, Anatol Taubmann, Oliver Platt, Jim Sturgess, Sir Michael Caine, Denzel Washington, Josh Brolin

Directors

Anthony Minghella, Mike Leigh, Oliver Parker, Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, James Cameron, James Gray, Marshall Herskovitz, Paul Anderson, Chris Menaul, Viviane Naeffe, Steve Hopkins, Neil Jordan, Renny Harlin, F.Gary Gray, Charles Shyer, Raoul Ruiz, David Gordon Green, Kenneth Branagh, Roman Polanski, Sofia Coppola

  • Personal Make-up for Natalie Portman
    “ACADEMY Awards” 2011 - Best Actress for
    "Black Swan"
  • Personal Make-up for Natalie Portman
    “INDIE SPIRIT Awards” 2011 - Best Actress for
    "Black Swan"
  • Personal Make-up for Jennifer Lawrence
    “BAFTA Awards” 2011
  • Personal Make-up for Natalie Portman 
    “SAG Awards” 2011 - Best Actress for
    "Black Swan"
  • Personal Make-up/Hair for Natalie Portman
    “Black Swan” Press Junket 2011
  • Personal Make-up/Hair for Natalie Portman
    “Black Swan”, world premiere, Venice, Filmfestival 2010
  • Personal Make-up for Ellen Page
    “Inception” 2010
  • Personal Make-up/Hair for Zoe Saldana
    “Star Trek” Worldtour 2009
  • Make-up/Hair for Paul Rudd
    “Man, I Love You” 2009
  • Personal Make-up for Natalie Portman
    “Greed” 2008
  • Make-up/Hair for Josh Brolin
    “W” 2008
  • Make-up/Hair for Anatol Taubmann
    “Bond-Quantum of Solace” worldpremiere 2008
  • Make-up/Hair for Oliver Platt
    “Frost/Nixon” 2008
  • Make-up/Hair for Catherine Keener
    “EMMY’S” Award 2008 (best actress nominee)
  • Make-up/Hair for Vera Farmiga
    “The boy in striped pyjamas” 2008
  • Personal Make-up/Hair for Natalie Portman (jury)
    “Cannes Filmfestival” 2008  (during all 15 days)
  • Make-up/Hair for Catherine Keener
    “Synecdoche NY” at “Cannes Filmfestival” 2008
  • Make-up/Hair for Vinessa Shaw
    “Two Lovers” at “Cannes Filmfestival” 2008
  • Make-up/Hair for Jim Sturgess
    “21” Press Junket 2008
  • Personal make-up/hair to Diablo Cody
    BAFTA Awards for “Juno” 2008
  • Personal make-up/hair to Hayden Christensen
    “Jumper” European Press Tour 2008
  • Personal make-up artist to Ellen Page
    “Juno” Press Tour 2008
  • Personal make-up artist to Bruce Willis
    “Die Hard 4” Press Tour 2007
  • Personal make-up/hair to Jeremy Irons
    “Eragon” Press Junket 2006
  • Personal make-up artist to Natalie Portman
    “Goya’s Ghost” Press Junket 2006
  • Personal make-up artist to Russell Crowe
    “A Good Year” European Press Tour 2006
  • Personal make-up artist to to Diane Lane
    “Hollywoodland” at the Venice Filmfestival 2006
  • Personal make-up artist to Famke Janssen
    “X-Men III” European Press Tour and at Cannes Filmfestival 2006
  • Personal make-up artist to Natalie Portman
    “Star Wars – Revenge of the Sith” at Cannes Filmfestival 2005
  • Hayden Christensen
    “Star Wars – Revenge of the Sith” CannesFilmfestival 2005
  • Isabelle Huppert
    “I Heart Huckabees” press junket 2004
  • Press junket & Premiere
    “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” in Prague 2003
  • George Clooney
    “Solaris” press tour 2002
  • Personal make-up artist to Hugh Jackman
    “X-Men 2” European press tour 2003
  • Personal make-up artist to Kevin Spacey
    “The Life of David Gale” press tour
  • Personal make-up artist to Mel Gibson
    “The Patriot” european press tour
  • Personal make-up/hair artist to Kate Winslet
    “Quills” at the Berlin Film Festival as well as for various magazine photoshoots.
  • Personal make-up artist to Monica Bellucci
    “Malena” at the Berlin Film Festival
  • Kenneth Branagh
    “Love Labour’s Lost” at the Cannes Film Festival
  • Mark Wahlberg
    “The Yards” at the Cannes Film Festival,
  • Joaquin Phoenix
    “The Yards” at the Cannes Film Festival
  • Personal make-up artist to Kevin Spacey
    “Shipping News” press tour
  • Denzel Washington
    “Hurricane” european press tour
  • Matt Damon at Berlin film festival
    “The Talented Mr Ripley”
  • Jude Law at Berlin film festival
    “The Talented Mr Ripley”,
  • Personal make-up artist to Minnie Driver
    "Return to Me” Parkinson show & the European premiere
  • DIOR “Miss Dior Cherie” Perfume Campaign 2011
    Natalie Portman – personal make-up artist
  • DIOR “Miss Dior Cherie” Film Commercial
    Natalie Portman – personal make-up artist
    directed by Sofia Coppola
  • ENDERMINE Film/TV Commercial 2011
    Veronica Ferres – personal make-up/hair artist
  • ADLER Campaigns 2009
    Veronica Ferres – personal make-up/hair artist
  • ENDERMINE Film/TV Commercial 2008
    Veronica Ferres – personal make-up/hair artist
  • MEN VOGUE Photographer Phil Poynter
    Jim Sturgess - personal make-up/hair artist
  • ADLER Campaign Photographer Kai Stuht
    Veronica Ferres – personal make-up/hair artist
  • O2 Campaign
    Veronica Ferres – personal make-up/hair artist
  • “Actrice” Parfum Campaign
    Veronica Ferres – personal make-up/hair artist
  • LONGINES Campaign Photographer Dieter Eickhof
    Ingeborga Dapkunaite – personal make-up/hair artist
  • LONGINES Campaign Photographer Farrokh Chotia
    Aishwarya Rai – personal make-up/hair artist
  • LONGINES Campaign Photographer: Farrokh Chotia
    Oleg Menshikov
  • Botanics Beauty Campaign Photographer: Johnny Storey
  • “BIG” magazine Cover shoot and story/Beauty&SFX
    Supermodel Shalom Harlow, Photographer: Phil Poynter
  • Swarovski Campaign/special edition book
    Photographer Johnny Storey
  • Helena Rubinstein press launch/designing&introducing the seasonal look
  • Designing Ferragamo Fashion Show/ London
  • Designing Ozwald Boateng Fashion Show/ Paris
  • Designing Ozwald Boateng Fashion Show / Milan
  • Designing Givenchy Fashion Show / Paris
  • GQ-Cover shoot
  • Harpers-Cover shoot with SEAN BEAN (Lord of the Rings)
  • Fashion story for “Exit” magazine,
  • Tina Brown(editor of MIRAMAX Magazine) for BAFTA Awards/European promotion tour
  • 2011 Thor
    (personal makeup artist: Natalie Portman) 
  • 2011 Your Highness
    (personal make-up/hair stylist: Natalie Portman)
  • 2010 The Chameleon 
    (personal makeup artist: Famke Janssen)
  • 2009 The Wild Chicks and Life 
    (personal make-up/hair stylist: Veronica Ferres)
  • 2008 Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging 
    (hair designer, makeup designer)
  • 2008 “100 Feet” 
    (personal makeup artist: Famke Janssen)
  • 2007 Sleuth 
    (hair designer, makeup designer, prosthetics designer)
  • 2007 Wild Chicks in Love 
    (personal make-up/hair stylist: Veronica Ferres)
  • 2006 Him and Us 
    (makeup department head)
  • 2006 Bye Bye Harry! 
    (hair designer, makeup designer)
  • 2006 The Wild Chicks 
    (personal make-up/hair stylist: Veronica Ferres)
  • 2006 Klimt 
    (chief hair stylist, chief makeup artist)
  • 2004 Alfie 
    (makeup department head)
  • 2004 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London 
    (hair designer, makeup designer)
  • 2003 The Italian Job 
    (key makeup artist)
  • 2002 Igby Goes Down 
    (makeup designer)
  • 2001 All the Queen's Men 
    (makeup designer)
  • 2001 Play 
    (hair designer, makeup designer)
  • 1999 Guest House Paradiso 
    (hair designer, makeup designer)
  • 1996 Foxfire 
    (head makeup artist)
  • 1995 Mortal Kombat 
    (makeup artist)
  • 1994 Fatherland
    (key makeup artist)
  • 1994 Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight 
    (makeup designer)
  • 1993 Cliffhanger 
    (assistant makeup artist)
  • 2003 Anatomy 2 
    (special effects supervisor)
  • 1993 Jurassic Park 
    (art department: Stan Winston Studio)
  • 1992 Batman Returns 
    (art department: Stan Winston Studio - uncredited)
  • 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day 
    (art department: Stan Winston Studio - as Eileen Kastner Delago)
  • 1990 Edward Scissorhands 
    (art department: Stan Winston Studio - uncredited, special effects crew - uncredited)
  • 1990 Predator 2 
    (art department: Stan Winston Studio, special effects crew)
  • 1990 A Gnome Named Gnorm (gnorm wrangler)