Tami Lane, born June 16, 1974, is an American

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artist who won the

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for the 2005 film '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''. She received an additional Academy Award nomination for the 2012 film '' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''.

Life and career

Lane is a native of

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, graduated from Woodruff High School, and graduated from

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in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Art and emphasis in

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. As a college student, she had the opportunity to visit makeup effects company KNB EFX Group in

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; after graduation she worked for KNB EFX with part-owner Howard Berger for four years before heading out on her own in 2000. She also worked on ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, '' The Green Mile'', and ''

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''. In 2004, she was the lead prosthetic artist for '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', leading a team of 42 makeup and prosthetic experts. For this movie, she and Howard Berger won the 2005

. In 2013, she,

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, and

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, were nominated for another Academy Award for Makeup, for '' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''. She appeared on the first episode of the

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show ''

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'' with the identity of "Academy Award winner", but the contestant incorrectly identified

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as the winner. Lane's identity was not revealed until the end of the show.

References

External links

*
Behind the Scenes in Hollywood
— short interview with Tami Lane by Dara Nai, August 31, 2008 * (

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