Karen J. Westerfield is an American make-up artist. In 2022 she was elected business representative of the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild, the top post for the guild; she was the first woman and the first person of color to be elected to that post.[1][2][3]
Career
editWesterfield worked as a television makeup artist for Star Trek for twelve years.[4][1] Among other Star Trek-related work, she did the makeup for Quark during all of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.[5][6] Armin Shimerman, who played Quark, said, "I always say that Karen [Westerfield] helped create Quark as much as I did." He also said of Westerfield, "It was her idea to put the maroon shading around my eyes. The makeup accented the eyes, so you could see the eyes better. The other Ferengi characters didn't have that, and it made a huge difference."[7]
She has also worked on projects not related to Star Trek, such as Lackawanna Blues, for which she was nominated for an Emmy.[8][9]
In 2022 Westerfield was elected business representative of the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild, the top post for the guild; she was the first woman and the first person of color to be elected to that post.[1][2][3] (She is half-Japanese.)[3] She was previously the guild's recording-secretary, sergeant-at-arms, and vice president.[1]
Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations
editShe won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series in 1992 for her work on Star Trek: The Next Generation,[6] and won twice more at the Emmys in the same category, in 1993 and 1995, for her work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.[10][11]
She was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series in 1993 for her work on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and in 1994 for her work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In 1997 she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special for her work on Alien Nation: The Enemy Within. In 1998, 1998, and 1999 she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Series for her work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and in 2001 she was nominated for the same award for her prosthetic makeup work on Star Trek: Voyager. In 2002 she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup For A Series (Prosthetic) for her work on Enterprise. In 2005 she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (non-prosthetic) for her work on Lackawanna Blues.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d David Robb (April 12, 2022). "Karen Westerfield Defeats Incumbent Randy Sayer To Become First Female Business Rep Of Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Union Roundup: Karen Westerfield Wins Top Post at Local 706 Following MUAHs Guild's Second Election". Below the Line. April 19, 2022. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022.
- ^ a b c Maddaus, Gene (April 25, 2022). "IATSE Locals Elect New Leadership, But Hard Feelings Over Contract Fade".
- ^ Anthony Pascale (June 25, 2021). "'Star Trek: Voyager' Documentary 'To The Journey' Has Started In-Studio Production". TrekMovie.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022.
- ^ Terry J. Erdmann; Paula M. Block (2000). Deep Space Nine Companion. Pocket Books. p. 19. ISBN 9780671501068. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Outstanding Makeup For A Series Nominees / Winners 1992". Television Academy. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022.
- ^ "DST Celebrates DS9". Star Trek. October 20, 2018. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022.
- ^ "Film Version of Lackawanna Blues Earns 7 Emmy Noms". Broadway.com. July 14, 2005. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022.
- ^ "Karen Westerfield". BFI. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022.
- ^ "Outstanding Makeup For A Series Nominees / Winners 1993". Television Academy. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022.
- ^ "Outstanding Makeup For A Series Nominees / Winners 1995". Television Academy. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022.
- ^ "Karen J. Westerfield - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins | Television Academy". April 18, 2022. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022.
Further reading
edit- Patricia L. Terry and Gary Christensen, Leading Ladies of Makeup Effects: Showcasing the Award-winning Women of Makeup Effects for Film and Television (2017), ISBN 978-0999343210. Pages 328–340 are devoted to Westerfield, as a section titled "Karen J. Westerfield".