- Tami Lane
Tami Lane is a American
prosthetic makeup artist. She was educated inPeoria, Illinois , where she attendedWoodruff High School [cite web
url = http://www.pjstar.com/stories/031106/AM__B97CTKNF.053.shtml
date = 2006-03-11
archiveurl = http://www.narniafans.com/?id=804
archivedate = 2006-03-12
title = "Oscar Winner Tami Lane Comes Home"
work =Peoria Journal Star
accessdate = 2008-02-25] and graduated fromBradley University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Art and emphasis inGraphic Design .cite web
url = http://www.bradley.edu/hilltopics/06spring/topics/
title = "The Oscar goes to..."
work = Bradley Hilltopics
date = Spring 2006
publisher =Bradley University
accessdate = 2008-02-25] She was also a member ofAlpha Chi Omega -Zeta Eta chapter there. As a 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.She is best known for her work in the film "", for which she and won an Academy Award for leading a team of 42 makeup and prosthetic experts. She has also done work on "The Lord of the Rings" (her first Academy Award nomination)fact|date=August 2007, "The Green Mile" and "
Superman Returns ".She appeared on the first episode of the
NBC show "Identity" [imdb title|0923251|Identity episode #1.1] with the identity of "Academy Award winner", but the contestant incorrectly identifiedEve Plumb as the winner. Lane's identity was not revealed until the end of the show.fact|date=August 2007References
External links
*imdb name|id=0485577|name=Tami Lane
* [http://www.afterellen.com/column/2006/3/3.html "Best. Lesbian. Week. Ever."]
* [http://www.make-upboard.com/Video/Makeup_Oscar_sm.wmv Video of Best Makeup Oscar]
* [http://www.hoinews.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=3481 "Peoria native wins Oscar"]
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