Heba Thorisdottir
Actor
Heba Thorisdottir is an Iceland-born makeup artist and department head based in Los Angeles. She relocated from Iceland to Los Angeles around two decades ago to pursue a career in makeup artistry. In her early days in Hollywood, she worked in very humble roles such as craft service and production assistant on music video sets, while slowly transitioning into makeup work for major artists like R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Sting. Over time, she established a reputation for versatility across various platforms, including red carpet looks, commercial campaigns, fashion editorials, and film work.
Thorisdottir has become a frequent collaborator with director Quentin Tarantino, heading makeup departments on films such as Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). In Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019), she led the makeup team and was even cast in a cameo role as “Sonya.” Her approach often emphasises realism and subtle transformation rather than relying on heavy prosthetics or digital effects.
Throughout her career, she has received numerous award nominations and honours. For The Hateful Eight (2015), she was a 2016 Saturn Award nominee (shared with Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger) for Best Make-Up. Her work on The Suicide Squad (2021) earned her a 2022 Saturn Award nomination (shared with Greg Funk and Brian Sipe) for Best Make-Up. She was also nominated for a 2022 Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award (shared with Greg Funk, Sabrina Wilson, and Jillian Erickson) for Best Contemporary Makeup for The Suicide Squad. More recently, for Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019), she received a 2020 Hollywood Guild nomination (shared with Greg Funk) for Best Period and/or Character Makeup. For Babylon (2022), she was nominated in 2023 by the Hollywood Guild (shared with Shaunna Chavez, Jean Ann Black, and Mandy Artusato) for Best Period/Character Makeup, and by various critics’ and film bodies such as the Online Film & Television Association, the North Carolina Film Critics Association, and the Hawaii Film Critics Society. She also won a Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Award in 2023 (shared with Mary Zophres and Jaime Leigh McIntosh) for Best Costume & Makeup for Babylon.
Thorisdottir has become a frequent collaborator with director Quentin Tarantino, heading makeup departments on films such as Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). In Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019), she led the makeup team and was even cast in a cameo role as “Sonya.” Her approach often emphasises realism and subtle transformation rather than relying on heavy prosthetics or digital effects.
Throughout her career, she has received numerous award nominations and honours. For The Hateful Eight (2015), she was a 2016 Saturn Award nominee (shared with Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger) for Best Make-Up. Her work on The Suicide Squad (2021) earned her a 2022 Saturn Award nomination (shared with Greg Funk and Brian Sipe) for Best Make-Up. She was also nominated for a 2022 Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award (shared with Greg Funk, Sabrina Wilson, and Jillian Erickson) for Best Contemporary Makeup for The Suicide Squad. More recently, for Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019), she received a 2020 Hollywood Guild nomination (shared with Greg Funk) for Best Period and/or Character Makeup. For Babylon (2022), she was nominated in 2023 by the Hollywood Guild (shared with Shaunna Chavez, Jean Ann Black, and Mandy Artusato) for Best Period/Character Makeup, and by various critics’ and film bodies such as the Online Film & Television Association, the North Carolina Film Critics Association, and the Hawaii Film Critics Society. She also won a Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Award in 2023 (shared with Mary Zophres and Jaime Leigh McIntosh) for Best Costume & Makeup for Babylon.
Filmography
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood · as Make-Up Artist Sonya |
| 2025 | One Battle After Another · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2025 | Death of a Unicorn · as Makeup Artist |
| 2024 | Wolfs · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2024 | Lady in the Lake · as Makeup Artist |
| 2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire · as Makeup Artist |
| 2023 | May December · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2022 | Babylon · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2022 | Something from Tiffany's · as Makeup Designer |
| 2022 | Don't Worry Darling · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2021 | Licorice Pizza · as Makeup Designer |
| 2021 | The Shrink Next Door · as Makeup Artist |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife · as Makeup Artist |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2021 | Amend: The Fight for America · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2019 | The Unicorn · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far from Home · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame · as Makeup Artist |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot · as Makeup Artist |
| 2017 | Atypical · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2017 | Song to Song · as Makeup Department HeadEn Plex |
| 2016 | Why Him? · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters: Answer the Call · as Makeup Artist |
| 2016 | The Boss · as Makeup Artist |
| 2015 | The Hateful Eight · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2015 | Ant-Man · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2014 | Wish I Was Here · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2014 | Chef · as Makeup Artist |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier · as Makeup Artist |
| 2014 | The Monuments Men · as Makeup Artist |
| 2013 | Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles · as Makeup Artist |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 · as Makeup Artist |
| 2012 | Django Unchained · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2012 | The Avengers · as Makeup Artist |
| 2011 | We Bought a Zoo · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2011 | Bridesmaids · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2011 | Hanna · as Makeup Artist |
| 2009 | Inglourious Basterds · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2009 | He's Just Not That Into You · as Makeup Artist |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2008 | The Spirit · as Makeup ArtistEn Plex |
| 2008 | The Other Boleyn Girl · as Makeup Artist |
| 2007 | The Nanny Diaries · as Makeup ArtistEn Plex |
| 2007 | Rise: Blood Hunter · as Makeup ArtistEn Plex |
| 2007 | The Sarah Silverman Program · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2006 | The Good German · as Makeup Artist |
| 2006 | The Prestige · as Makeup Artist |
| 2006 | The Black Dahlia · as Makeup Artist |
| 2005 | The Island · as Makeup Artist |
| 2005 | Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula · as Makeup Artist |
| 2004 | Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair · as Key Makeup Artist |
| 2004 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou · as Makeup Artist |
| 2004 | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing · as Makeup Artist |
| 2004 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2003 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2001 | Women in Film · as Key Makeup Artist |
| 1998 | Permanent Midnight · as Makeup ArtistEn Plex |
| 1992 | On the Air · as Assistant Makeup Artist |
| 1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me · as Assistant Makeup Artist |
| 1992 | Dance! Workout with Barbie · as Makeup Artist |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 · as Assistant Makeup Artist |
| 1988 | The Cowboy and the Frenchman · as Key Makeup Artist |
| 1988 | The French as Seen by… · as Key Makeup Artist |
| 1987 | P.I. Private Investigations · as Assistant Makeup Artist |
| 1987 | KISS: eXposed · as Makeup Artist |