Karen Westerfield

Karen J. Westerfield is an Emmy Award-winning 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 Asian-American and first woman to be elected to that post.[1][2]

Career

Westerfield worked as a television makeup artist for Star Trek for twelve years.[3][1] Among other Star Trek-related work, she did the makeup for Quark during all of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.[4][5] 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."[6]

She has also worked on projects not related to Star Trek, such as Lackawanna Blues, for which she was nominated for an Emmy.[7][8]

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 Asian-American and first woman to be elected to that post.[1][2] She was previously the guild's recording-secretary, sergeant-at-arms, and vice president.[1]

Awards

She won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series" in 1992 for her work on Star Trek: The Next Generation,[5] and won twice more at the Emmys in the same category, in 1993 and 1995, for her work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.[9][10]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "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 21, 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Outstanding Makeup For A Series Nominees / Winners 1992". Television Academy. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022.
  6. "DST Celebrates DS9". Star Trek. October 20, 2018. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022.
  7. "Film Version of Lackawanna Blues Earns 7 Emmy Noms". Broadway.com. July 14, 2005. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022.
  8. "Karen Westerfield". BFI. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022.
  9. "Outstanding Makeup For A Series Nominees / Winners 1993". Television Academy. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022.
  10. "Outstanding Makeup For A Series Nominees / Winners 1995". Television Academy. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022.

Further reading
  • 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, pp. 328–340.
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