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SUSAN GERMAINE Hair Stylist IATSE 706 SUSAN GERMAINE Hair Stylist IATSE 706 FILM THE TWILIGHT SAGA: Department Head, Vancouver BREAKING DAWN PARTS 1 AND 2 Director: Bill Condon Cast: Robert Pattison, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke YELLOW SUBMARINE Hair Designer Director: Robert Zemeckis THE NEXT THREE DAYS Personal Hair Stylist to Russell Crowe Director: Paul Haggis TRON: LEGACY Personal Hair Stylist to Jeff Bridges Director: Joseph Kosinski PUBLIC ENEMIES Personal Hair Stylist to Marion Cotillard Director: Michael Mann THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL Personal Hair Stylist to Keanu Reeves Director: Scott Derrickson A CHRISTMAS CAROL Hair Designer Director: Robert Zemeckis STREET KINGS Department Head Personal Hair Stylist to Keanu Reeves Director: David Ayer Cast: Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Forrest Whitaker 3:10 TO YUMA Personal Hair Stylist to Russell Crowe Director: James Mangold SLIPSTREAM Department Head Director: Anthony Hopkins Cast: Christian Slater, Gena Rowlands, Anthony Hopkins FRACTURE Department Head Director: Gregory Hoblit Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Embeth Davidtz, Ryan Gosling, Rosamund Pike THE MILTON AGENCY Susan Germaine 6715 Hollywood Blvd #206, Los Angeles, CA 90028 Hair Telephone: 323.466.4441 Facsimile: 323.460.4442 IATSE 706 [email protected] www.miltonagency.com Page 1 of 3 BEOWULF Hair Designer Director: Robert Zemeckis Cast: Robin Wright Penn, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Alison Lohman, Brendan Gleeson STICK IT Personal Hair Stylist to Jeff Bridges Director: Jessica Bendinger SKY HIGH Department Head Personal Hair Stylist to Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston Director: Mike Mitchell THE SKELETON KEY Department Head Personal Hair Stylist to Gena Rowlands Director: Ian Softley CONSTANTINE Department Head Personal Hair Stylist and Designer to Keanu Reeves Hair Design for Rachel Weisz and Tilda Swinton Director: Francis Lawrence DOOR IN THE FLOOR Personal Hair Stylist to Jeff Bridges Director: Tod Williams Cast: Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger SEABISCUIT Personal Hair Stylist to Jeff Bridges Director: Gary Ross Cast: Jeff Bridges, Tobey Maguire ANGER MANAGEMENT Personal Hair Stylist to Marisa Tomei Director: Peter Segal Cast: Jack Nicholson, Adam Sandler, Marisa Tomei ENOUGH Personal Hair Stylist and Wig Designer to Jennifer Lopez Director: Michael Apted Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Billy Campbell, Noah Wylie K-PAX Personal Hair Stylist to Jeff Bridges Director: Iain Softley Cast: Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Alfre Woodard THE CELL Department Head Personal Hair Stylist to Jennifer Lopez Director: Tarsem Singh Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Vincent D’Onofrio, Vince Vaughn THE MILTON AGENCY Susan Germaine 6715 Hollywood Blvd #206, Los Angeles, CA 90028 Hair Telephone: 323.466.4441 Facsimile: 323.460.4442 IATSE 706 [email protected] www.miltonagency.com Page 2 of 3 THE NEXT BEST THING Department Head Personal Hair Stylist to Rupert Everett Director: John Schlesinger Cast: Rupert Everett PLAYING BY HEART Department Head Director: Willard Carroll Cast: Sean Connery, Dennis Quaid, Gillian Anderson, Ryan Phillippe ARLINGTON ROAD Personal Hair Stylist to Jeff Bridges Director: Mark Pellington Cast: Jeff Bridges, Hope Davis SHADOW OF DOUBT Personal Hair Stylist to Melanie Griffith Director: Randal Kleiser Cast: Melanie Griffith THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES Personal Hair Stylist to Barbra Streisand and Jeff Bridges Director: Barbra Streisand Cast: Barbra Streisand, Jeff Bridges MULHOLLAND FALLS Hair Designer Personal Hair Stylist to Melanie Griffith Director: Lee Tamahori Cast: Melanie Griffith, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern FATHER OF THE BRIDE 2 Department Head Director: Charles Shyer Cast: Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams WILD BILL Department Head Director: Walter Hill Cast: Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin IN THE ARMY NOW Personal Hair Stylist to Pauly Shore Director: Daniel Petrie, Jr. THE CROSSING GUARD Personal Hair Stylist to Anjelica Huston Cast: Sean Penn Cast: Anjelica Huston, Jack Nicholson Additional credits available upon request. THE MILTON AGENCY Susan Germaine 6715 Hollywood Blvd #206, Los Angeles, CA 90028 Hair Telephone: 323.466.4441 Facsimile: 323.460.4442 IATSE 706 [email protected] www.miltonagency.com Page 3 of 3 .
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