Michèle Burke (born 1949) is an Irish-born Academy Award-winning

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. Burke emigrated to

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with her brother Mark in 1973, and first worked as a

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in Montreal before becoming a make-up artist. She currently holds both

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and

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, in addition to her original

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Honors and awards

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).

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www.micheleburke.com
1959 births Living people American make-up artists American expatriates in Spain Canadian expatriates in Spain Irish emigrants to Canada Canadian emigrants to the United States Naturalized citizens of Canada Irish female models Canadian female models American female models Artists from County Kildare Complutense University of Madrid alumni Best Makeup Academy Award winners Best Makeup BAFTA Award winners Primetime Emmy Award winners 21st-century American women Irish make-up artists {{film-artist-stub