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Frédérique Arguello

Overview

Frédérique Arguello — Award-winning Hair Designer in International Cinema

Frédérique Arguello is a French hair designer and department head who has worked for over two decades between Paris and Hollywood.

Trained at the Vidal Sassoon Academy in Los Angeles, she started as Artistic Director at Sebastian International France before transitioning into film and TV.

Her credits include:

🎬 The Gray Man, Taken 2, See You Up There, Transporter 3, The Eddy, Lupin, Arthur and the Invisibles, The Last Panthers, Unleashed, District 13, Hitman, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, The Substance.

In 2025, she received two major awards for her work on The Substance, directed by Coralie Fargeat:

🏆 BAFTA Award (Best Hair and Makeup)

🏆 Critics Choice Award

She was also at the center of an Oscars controversy when her name was omitted from the nominee list, despite leading the hair department.

Known for

Costume & Make-Up

2024 The Substance Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 69
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2024 The Substance Costume & Make-Up Hair Department Head 69
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2022 Maestro(s) Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 58
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2022 The Gray Man Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 68
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2020 The Eddy Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 67
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2019 Meet the Malawas Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 54
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2019 La Belle Époque Costume & Make-Up Hairstylist 68
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2018 The Romanoffs Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 66
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2018 The White Crow Costume & Make-Up Hairstylist 61
Fair
2017 See You Up There Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 72
Good
2016 Our Kind of Traitor Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 59
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2016 Our Kind of Traitor Costume & Make-Up Key Makeup Artist 59
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2015 Thanks to my Friends Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 57
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2015 Cerise Costume & Make-Up Hair Department Head 58
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2014 Taken 3 Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 62
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2014 Number One Fan Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 59
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2014 My Summer in Provence Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 60
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2013 9 Month Stretch Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 61
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2012 Capital Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 59
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2012 Taken 2 Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 63
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2011 Monte Carlo Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 64
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2011 One Day Costume & Make-Up Makeup Artist 72
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2010 The Tourist Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 61
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2010 Black Heaven Costume & Make-Up Hairstylist 57
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2009 The Villain Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 59
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2008 Transporter 3 Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 60
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2008 Final Arrangements Costume & Make-Up Hairstylist 58
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2007 Hitman Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 60
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2007 Mr. Bean's Holiday Costume & Make-Up Key Makeup Artist 63
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2007 Mr. Bean's Holiday Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 63
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2007 Taxi 4 Costume & Make-Up Hairstylist 56
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2006 Arthur and the Invisibles Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 63
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2006 Red Needles Costume & Make-Up Makeup Artist 58
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2005 Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre Costume & Make-Up Makeup Artist 58
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2005 Unleashed Costume & Make-Up Hair Department Head 67
Fair
2004 District B13 Costume & Make-Up Key Hair Stylist 66
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2004 Arsène Lupin Costume & Make-Up Hairstylist 56
Average
2003 France Boutique Costume & Make-Up Makeup Artist 58
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2003 Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ? Costume & Make-Up Hairstylist 59
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2002 Samouraïs Costume & Make-Up Makeup Artist 58
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2001 Change My Life Costume & Make-Up Makeup Artist 58
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2001 Vidocq Costume & Make-Up Hairstylist 58
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1991 Company Business Costume & Make-Up Hairstylist 57
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