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Paula Ashby

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Paula Ashby is known for Waist Deep (2006), Mindhunter (2017) and Zola (2020).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Meagan Good and Tyrese Gibson in Waist Deep (2006)
    Waist Deep
    5.8
    • Makeup Department(as Paula Ashby Nicholson)
    • 2006
    Holt McCallany, Anna Torv, and Jonathan Groff in Mindhunter (2017)
    Mindhunter
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Makeup Department
    Riley Keough and Taylour Paige in Zola (2020)
    Zola
    6.4
    • Makeup Department
    • 2020
    Jane Lynch in Hollywood Game Night (2013)
    Hollywood Game Night
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Makeup Department

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    • Pop the Balloon Live (2025)
      Pop the Balloon Live
      2.6
      TV Series
      • host hairstylist
      • 2025
    • NBA the Heist Part 2 (2024)
      NBA the Heist Part 2
      Video
      • hair stylist
      • 2024
    • CSI: Vegas (2021)
      CSI: Vegas
      7.4
      TV Series
      • hair department head
      • 2022–2024
    • Jerry O'Connell, Sheryl Underwood, Natalie Morales, Amanda Kloots, and Akbar Gbajabiamila in The Talk (2010)
      The Talk
      3.2
      TV Series
      • hair stylist
      • 2023
    • The 65th Annual Grammy Awards (2023)
      The 65th Annual Grammy Awards
      5.2
      TV Special
      • hair stylist
      • 2023
    • The Grio Awards (2022)
      The Grio Awards
      8.0
      TV Special
      • hair stylist
      • 2022
    • American Music Awards 2022 (2022)
      American Music Awards 2022
      6.6
      TV Special
      • hair stylist
      • 2022
    • Kate Reinders, Adrian Lyles, Liamani Segura, Julia Lester, Larry Saperstein, Saylor Bell Curda, Matt Cornett, Mark St. Cyr, Frankie A. Rodriguez, Joshua Bassett, Sofia Wylie, Joe Serafini, and Dara Reneé in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019)
      High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
      7.1
      TV Series
      • hair department head
      • 2022
    • Pamela Adlon in Better Things (2016)
      Better Things
      7.9
      TV Series
      • department head hair
      • hair department head
      • key hair stylist
      • 2022
    • John C. Reilly, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Solomon Hughes, Sean Patrick Small, Hadley Robinson, and Quincy Isaiah in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
      Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
      8.3
      TV Series
      • hair department head
      • 2022
    • Andra Day in The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
      The United States vs. Billie Holiday
      6.3
      • additional hair stylist: additional photography
      • 2021
    • All Rise (2019)
      All Rise
      7.1
      TV Series
      • hair department head
      • 2020
    • Don't Look Deeper (2020)
      Don't Look Deeper
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • hair department head
      • 2020
    • Nia Long and Omar Epps in Fatal Affair (2020)
      Fatal Affair
      4.6
      • hair stylist: Ms. Nia Long
      • 2020
    • The Oscars (2020)
      The Oscars
      6.6
      TV Special
      • hair stylist
      • 2020

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      • Paula Ashby Nicholson

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