Deborah Rutherford
Deborah works as a beauty, character and special effects make-up artist in film, television and commercials. In 2013 she won an Emmy for Outstanding Make-up for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) for Behind the Candelabra. She has received four Local 706 Guild Awards for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl", "How The Grinch Stole Christmas","Mad TV" and "Behind The Candelabra". Her interest in art blossomed at age six when her mother enrolled her in a painting class. She studied theater at Loyola Marymount University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree. Deborah's beauty, character, and special effects make-up can be seen in "Stop-Loss," where she and her team created a double amputee burned blind American soldier on Victor Rasuk;"Crank 2" which featured an array of gritty character make-up (prosthetic, tattoo, beauty, effects); and "Star Trek Into Darkness". In addition to film & television, Deborah is available for publicity junkets and print.
Filmography
| 2013 | 2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2025 | Captain America: Brave New World · as Makeup Artist |
| 2024 | Fly Me to the Moon · as Makeup Artist |
| 2023 | Ghosted · as Makeup Artist |
| 2023 | Southern Gospel · as Makeup Department HeadPå Plex |
| 2022 | The Menu · as Makeup Artist |
| 2022 | Black Adam · as Makeup Artist |
| 2019 | Lady and the Tramp · as Makeup Artist |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · as Makeup Artist |
| 2016 | Live by Night · as Key Makeup Artist |
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 · as Makeup Artist |
| 2015 | The Vatican Tapes · as Makeup Department HeadPå Plex |
| 2015 | Tomorrowland · as Makeup Artist |
| 2014 | Gone Girl · as Makeup Artist |
| 2014 | Playing It Cool · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2014 | Open · as Makeup Artist |
| 2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire · as Makeup Artist |
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness · as Assistant Makeup Artist |
| 2012 | John Carter · as Makeup Artist |
| 2012 | Columbus Circle · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2011 | In the Land of Blood and Honey · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides · as Makeup Artist |
| 2010 | Jonah Hex · as Makeup Artist |
| 2010 | Miss Nobody · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2010 | The Crazies · as Makeup Artist |
| 2009 | Crank: High Voltage · as Makeup Department HeadPå Plex |
| 2008 | Henry Poole Is Here · as Makeup SupervisorPå Plex |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest · as Makeup Artist |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III · as Key Makeup Artist |
| 2005 | Angels with Angles · as Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| 2005 | Elizabethtown · as Key Makeup Artist |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown · as Makeup Artist |
| 2004 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement · as Makeup Artist |
| 2004 | Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation · as Makeup Department Head |
| 2004 | Dawn of the Dead · as Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl · as Makeup Artist |
| 2003 | Tears of the Sun · as Makeup Artist |
| 2002 | Men in Black II · as Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes · as Makeup Artist |
| 2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas · as Makeup Artist |
| 2000 | Bedazzled · as Makeup Artist |
| 1999 | Galaxy Quest · as Makeup Artist |
| 1999 | The Secret Life of Girls · as Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| 1999 | Pleasurecraft · as Key Makeup Artist |
| 1999 | Veronica 2030 · as Makeup Artist |
| 1998 | Club Vampire · as Makeup Artist |
| 1997 | Passion and Romance: Double or Nothing · as Assistant Makeup Artist |