Eryn Krueger Mekash

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Eryn Krueger Mekash
Occupation(s)Make-up artist, producer, special effects artist
Spouse Mike Mekash [1]

Eryn Krueger Mekash is an American make-up artist, producer and special effects artist. [2] [3] [4] She was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Makeup and Hairstyling for the film Hillbilly Elegy . [5] Mekash has also won eight Primetime Emmy Awards and been nominated for 39 more in the categories Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup. [6]

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She has won 11 Artisan awards and nominated for 23.

Selected filmography

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References

  1. "Crew Call: Makeup Artists Eryn Krueger Mekash and Mike Mekash". Television Academy . Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  2. Larki, Shadan (February 8, 2021). "Makeup Department Head Eryn Krueger Mekash on Transforming Amy Adams and Glenn Close for 'Hillbilly Elegy'". Awards Daily . Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  3. Larki, Shadan (July 13, 2021). "'Ratched:' Head of Makeup Eryn Krueger Mekash on the 'Very Controlled' Look of the Netflix Prequel". Awards Daily . Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  4. Birnam, J. Don (November 27, 2020). "Hillbilly Elegy Makeup Team Eryn Krueger Mekash & Matthew Mungle". Below the Line. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  5. "The 93rd Academy Awards (2021) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  6. "Eryn Krueger Mekash". Television Academy . Retrieved March 3, 2022.