updated: Apr 24, 2002
2000...
1990&mdash1992
the 1980s
Star Trek
makeup demos
Many films require the characters to age during the story, or tell the story in flashback from an older perspective. Less often an actor or actress undertakes the role of a character considerably older than themselves. Particularly for women, frequently the ageing has been handled, shall we say, delicately: the studio didn’t want to portray a star with wrinkles or the star herself objected. But an increasing number of makeups have gone much further than the gray wig. Sometimes TV miniseries such as Roots have done better than many films.
There are so many of these makeups that I have had to sub-divide the section by the date of the movie.
You will also find many examples of aging makeup in the creating a likeness section taken from various biopics.