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Ve Neill Biography
Birth Name:Ve Neill
Birth Place:Riverside, California, United States
Profession Make up department, Actress, Special effects
Fast Facts
- Winner of three Academy Awards for Best Makeup for her work in the movies "Beetlejuice," "Mrs․ Doubtfire" and "Ed Wood․"
- Known for her work on characters such as Johnny Depp as Edward Scissorhands, Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games" and Bradley Cooper as Jackson Maine in "A Star is Born․"
- First big break came with a job on 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Has worked with countless A-list celebrities, including Ethan Hawke, Johnny Depp, Jim Carey and Danny DeVito
- Known for her collaboration with the director Tim Burton
- Served as a judge on the Syfy original series "Face Off․"
Awards
- 1980Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
- 1988Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
- 1988Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Achievement in Makeup: winner
- 1989Oscar-Best Makeup: winner
- 1989BAFTA Film Award-Best Make Up Artist: nominated
- 1990Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: winner
- 1990Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Achievement in Makeup: nominated
- 1991Oscar-Best Makeup: nominated
- 1992ACCA-Best Makeup & Hairstyling: nominated
- 1992BAFTA Film Award-Best Make Up Artist: nominated
- 1993Oscar-Best Makeup: nominated
- 1993Oscar-Best Makeup: nominated
- 1993Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: winner
- 1993ACCA-Best Makeup & Hairstyling: nominated
- 1993BAFTA Film Award-Best Make Up Artist: nominated
- 1994Oscar-Best Makeup: winner
- 1995Oscar-Best Makeup: winner
- 1995Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: winner
- 1995BAFTA Film Award-Best Make Up/Hair: nominated
- 1996Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
- 1996BAFTA Film Award-Best Make Up/Hair: nominated
- 1997Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special: winner
- 1998Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
- 1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special: nominated
- 1999Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award-Best Special Makeup Effects - Feature: nominated
- 2000Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
- 2000OFTA Film Award-Best Makeup and Hairstyling: nominated
- 2002OFTA Film Award-Best Makeup and Hairstyling: nominated
- 2004Oscar-Best Makeup: nominated
- 2004Saturn Award-Best Make Up: nominated
- 2004BAFTA Film Award-Best Make Up/Hair: winner
- 2004Hollywood Film Award-Make-Up of the Year: winner
- 2004Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award-Best Period Makeup - Feature: winner
- 2004Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award-Best Character Makeup - Feature: nominated
- 2004OFTA Film Award-Best Makeup and Hairstyling: nominated
- 2004PFCS Award-Best Makeup: nominated
- 2007Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
- 2007BAFTA Film Award-Best Make Up & Hair: nominated
- 2007OFTA Film Award-Best Makeup and Hairstyling: nominated
- 2008Oscar-Best Achievement in Makeup: nominated
- 2008Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: winner
- 2008Gold Derby Film Award-Makeup/Hair: nominated
- 2008OFTA Film Award-Best Makeup and Hairstyling: nominated
- 2011Felix-Best Makeup: winner
- 2014CinEuphoria-Best Make-Up - International Competition: nominated
- 2014Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Feature Films: nominated
- 2015Artisan-Best Period and/or Character Makeup - Feature Films: nominated
- 2016Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Feature-Length Motion Picture: nominated
- 2019Artisan-Best Contemporary Makeup - Feature-Length Motion Picture: winner
- 2019Artisan-Best Contemporary Makeup - Feature-Length Motion Picture: nominated