Michèle Burke

Acting

Michèle Burke

Overview

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Birthday
Jan 01, 1959 (66 years old)

Michèle Burke

Known For

He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
0h 25m
Movie 2008

He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce

Tribute to Universal make-up artist Jack Pierce who created some...

Biography

Michèle Burke (born 1959) is an Irish-born Academy Award-winning make-up artist. Burke emigrated to Canada with her brother Mark in 1973 and first worked as a model in Montreal before becoming a make-up artist. She currently holds both Canadian and U.S. citizenship, in addition to her original Irish nationality. She has won numerous awards, including two Academy Awards for Best Makeup, the first time for Quest for Fire (1981), the second time for Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). Source: Article "Michèle Burke" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.