Michèle Burke
Known for
Costume & Make-Up
Born
January 1, 1959
Birthplace
Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Died
September 26, 2025 (aged 66)
Biography
Michèle Burke (born 1959) is an Irish-born Academy Award-winning make-up artist.
Burke emigrated to Canada with her brother Mark in 1973 and first worked as a model in Montreal before becoming a make-up artist.
She currently holds both Canadian and U.S. citizenship, in addition to her original Irish nationality.
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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Best known work
Oblivion
2013
Minority Report
2002
Mission: Impossible III
2006
Interview with the Vampire
1994
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
Knight and Day
2010
Vanilla Sky
2001
Monster House
2006
As Good as It Gets
1997
Jerry Maguire
1996Filmography
2013
OblivionMakeup Supervisor, Makeup Designer
2010
Knight and DayMakeup Artist
2008
2006
Monster HouseMakeup Artist
2006
Mission: Impossible IIIMakeup Artist, Makeup Supervisor
2005
ElizabethtownMakeup Supervisor, Makeup Designer
2004
SpanglishMakeup Designer
2002
Austin Powers in GoldmemberMakeup Designer, Makeup Supervisor
2002
Minority ReportMakeup Designer
2001
Vanilla SkyMakeup Designer
2000
The CellMakeup Artist
1999
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MeMakeup Designer
1999
GloriaMakeup Artist
1997
As Good as It GetsMakeup Supervisor
1996
Jerry MaguireMakeup Supervisor
1996
Some Mother's SonSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1996
Moll FlandersMakeup Artist
1994
Interview with the VampireMakeup Supervisor, Makeup Artist
1994
Color of NightMakeup Designer
1992
Bram Stoker's DraculaMakeup Department Head, Makeup Designer
1992
Where the Day Takes YouTattoo Designer
1991
For the BoysKey Makeup Artist
1990
Cyrano de BergeracMakeup Artist
1989
Stepfather 2Makeup Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist
1989
Police Academy 6: City Under SiegeProsthetics