Judy Chin

Judy Chin is an Academy Award-winning American makeup artist, having won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for The Whale in 2023 (sharing the award with Adrien Morot and Annemarie Bradley).[1] With this win, she became the first woman of Asian descent to win the Academy Award in that category.[2]

She worked for the New York City Opera for four years, where she learned to use pancake makeup.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Tribecan wins Oscar for Best Makeup for "The Whale"". Tribeca Citizen. March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Sun, Rebecca (March 13, 2023). "Creatives of Chinese and Indian Descent Triumph at 2023 Oscars". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ^ Nelson, Steffie (February 4, 2011). "Judy Chin: The face as her canvas".
  4. ^ "Judy Chin talks about 'Black Swan'". Los Angeles Times. December 5, 2010.