Michèle Burke

Known for

Costume & Make-Up

Gender

Female

Born

January 1, 1959

Age at death

66

Died

September 26, 2025

From

Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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.