Michèle Burke

Michèle Burke

Known for
Costume & Make-Up
Born
January 1, 1959
Died
September 26, 2025 (aged 66)
Birthplace
Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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). Source: Article "Michèle Burke" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Filmography

2013
Oblivion poster

Oblivion

Movie · Makeup Supervisor, Makeup Designer

2010
Knight and Day poster

Knight and Day

Movie · Makeup Artist

2006
Mission: Impossible III poster

Mission: Impossible III

Movie · Makeup Artist, Makeup Supervisor

2006
Monster House poster

Monster House

Movie · Makeup Artist

2005
Elizabethtown poster

Elizabethtown

Movie · Makeup Supervisor, Makeup Designer

2004
Spanglish poster

Spanglish

Movie · Makeup Designer

2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember poster

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Movie · Makeup Designer, Makeup Supervisor

2002
Minority Report poster

Minority Report

Movie · Makeup Designer

2001
Vanilla Sky poster

Vanilla Sky

Movie · Makeup Designer

2000
The Cell poster

The Cell

Movie · Makeup Artist

1999
Gloria poster

Gloria

Movie · Makeup Artist

1999
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me poster

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Movie · Makeup Designer

1997
As Good as It Gets poster

As Good as It Gets

Movie · Makeup Supervisor

1996
Some Mother's Son poster

Some Mother's Son

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1996
Jerry Maguire poster

Jerry Maguire

Movie · Makeup Supervisor

1996
Moll Flanders poster

Moll Flanders

Movie · Makeup Artist

1994
Interview with the Vampire poster

Interview with the Vampire

Movie · Makeup Supervisor, Makeup Artist

1994
Color of Night poster

Color of Night

Movie · Makeup Designer

1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula poster

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Movie · Makeup Department Head, Makeup Designer

1992
Where the Day Takes You poster

Where the Day Takes You

Movie · Tattoo Designer

1991
For the Boys poster

For the Boys

Movie · Key Makeup Artist

1990
Cyrano de Bergerac poster

Cyrano de Bergerac

Movie · Makeup Artist

1989
Stepfather 2 poster

Stepfather 2

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1989
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege poster

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

Movie · Prosthetics

1988
Bad Dreams poster

Bad Dreams

Movie · Makeup Designer

1988
In a Shallow Grave poster

In a Shallow Grave

Movie · Makeup Designer

1986
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold poster

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

Movie · Makeup Artist

1986
The Clan of the Cave Bear poster

The Clan of the Cave Bear

Movie · Makeup Department Head

1985
Brother Where You Bound poster

Brother Where You Bound

Movie · Makeup & Hair

1981
Quest for Fire poster

Quest for Fire

Movie · Makeup Department Head

1980
Terror Train poster

Terror Train

Movie · Makeup Artist