Tami Lane

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Tami Lane, born June 16, 1974, is an American prosthetic makeup artist who won the Academy Award for Best Makeup 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 . [1]

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Life and career

Lane is a native of Peoria, Illinois, graduated from Woodruff High School, [2] [3] and graduated from Bradley University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Art and emphasis in Graphic Design. [4]

As a college student, she had the opportunity to visit makeup effects company KNB EFX Group in Los Angeles; 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 Superman Returns . [4]

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. [4] For this movie, she and Howard Berger won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Makeup. [4] In 2013, she, Peter Swords King, and Rick Findlater, [1] were nominated for another Academy Award for Makeup, for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey . [3]

She appeared on the first episode of the NBC show Identity [5] with the identity of "Academy Award winner", but the contestant incorrectly identified Eve Plumb as the winner. Lane's identity was not revealed until the end of the show.[ citation needed ]

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  1. 1 2 "Academy Awards Database". Beverly Hills, California: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
  2. ↑ Martin, Paul (2006-03-11). "Oscar Winner Tami Lane Comes Home". Peoria Journal Star . Peoria, Illinois. Archived from the original on 2006-03-26. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  3. 1 2 Nightengale, Laura (February 25, 2013). "Peoria native Tami Lane not unnoticed at Oscars for work in 'The Hobbit'". Peoria Journal Star. Peoria, Illinois: GateHouse Media. p. A1. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "The Oscar goes to..." Bradley Hilltopics. Peoria, Illinois: Bradley University. 12 (2). Spring 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  5. ↑ Identity episode #1.1 at IMDb
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