Gail Ryan


Gail Rowell-Ryan is a film and television hairdresser.

Biography

Gail Rowell-Ryan was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1939. She worked from 1974 to 2021. She has worked in films such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Taken, The Hunted, and Wrongfully Accused. She has worked with celebrities such as Benicio Del Toro, Naomi Watts, Dustin Hoffman, Sean Penn, Leslie Nielsen, Ray Liotta, and Nick Nolte.
Rowell-Ryan married makeup artist Robert Ryan on March 4, 1989. The couple were divorced on January 16, 2002.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1994Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a SpecialThe 66th Annual Academy AwardsNomitated
1999Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a SpecialThe Rat PackNomitated
1999Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding HairstylingDonny & MarieNomitated
2000Academy AwardBest Makeup and HairstylingHow the Grinch Stole ChristmasWon
2000BAFTA AwardBest Make Up and HairHow the Grinch Stole ChristmasWon
2000Saturn AwardBest Make-upHow the Grinch Stole ChristmasWon
2000Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Achievement in MakeupDonny & MarieNomitated
2001Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild AwardBest Innovative Hair StylingHow the Grinch Stole ChristmasWon
2010Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or SpecialThe 82nd Annual Academy AwardsNomitated
2013Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or SpecialDancing with the StarsNomitated
2014Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild AwardHair Stylists Lifetime Achievement AwardWon
2014Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or SpecialDancing with the StarsNomitated
2015Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or SpecialDancing with the StarsNomitated
2018Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or SpecialDancing with the StarsNomitated