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Biography
Lois Burwell is a British Oscar-winning makeup artist. She won the Best Makeup Oscar at the 68th Academy Awards for the film Braveheart, which she shared with Peter Frampton and Paul Pattison.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1996
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1999 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1996 · nominated
Filmography36 titles

The Green Mile
1999Key Makeup Artist
1999Key Makeup Artist

Saving Private Ryan
1998Key Makeup Artist
1998Key Makeup Artist

Red Dwarf
1988Makeup Designer
1988Makeup Designer

Catch Me If You Can
2002Makeup Department Head
2002Makeup Department Head

Braveheart
1995Makeup Artist
1995Makeup Artist

Magnolia
1999Makeup Artist
1999Makeup Artist

The Princess Bride
1987Makeup Supervisor
1987Makeup Supervisor

Ready Player One
2018Makeup Designer
2018Makeup Designer

The Last Samurai
2003Makeup Designer
2003Makeup Designer

The Fifth Element
1997Key Makeup Artist, Makeup Department Head
1997Key Makeup Artist, Makeup Department Head

Almost Famous
2000Makeup Department Head
2000Makeup Department Head

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988Makeup Artist
1988Makeup Artist

The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992Makeup Department Head
1992Makeup Department Head

War Horse
2011Makeup Designer
2011Makeup Designer

Bridge of Spies
2015Makeup Artist
2015Makeup Artist

Collateral
2004Makeup Artist
2004Makeup Artist

Face Off
2011as Guest Judge
2011as Guest Judge

The Draughtsman's Contract
1982Makeup Artist
1982Makeup Artist

The Rainmaker
1997Makeup Artist
1997Makeup Artist

Jack the Ripper
1988Makeup Artist
1988Makeup Artist

Mona Lisa
1986Makeup Artist
1986Makeup Artist

Highlander
1986Makeup Supervisor
1986Makeup Supervisor

Lincoln
2012Makeup Designer
2012Makeup Designer

Gregory's Girl
1980Makeup Artist
1980Makeup Artist

Without a Clue
1988Makeup Artist
1988Makeup Artist

Hilary and Jackie
1998Key Makeup Artist
1998Key Makeup Artist

Hamlet
1990Makeup Artist
1990Makeup Artist

War of the Worlds
2005Makeup Department Head
2005Makeup Department Head

The BFG
2016Makeup Department Head
2016Makeup Department Head

Little Buddha
1993Assistant Makeup Artist
1993Assistant Makeup Artist

Shirley Valentine
1989Makeup Artist
1989Makeup Artist

Legend
1985Makeup Artist
1985Makeup Artist

80 for Brady
2023Makeup Department Head
2023Makeup Department Head

Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001Makeup Designer
2001Makeup Designer

Jekyll & Hyde
1990Makeup Artist
1990Makeup Artist

Air America
1990Makeup Supervisor
1990Makeup Supervisor