Yolanda Toussieng (born 1949) is a two-time

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-winning

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. Her first win came at the 1993 Academy Awards for Best Makeup for the film ''

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'', which she shared with

Greg Cannom Greg Cannom (born 1951) is an American special make-up effects artist. He is the recipient of several accolades, including five Academy Awards and two Saturn Awards, and has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and four BAFTA Awards. C ...

and

Ve Neill Ve Neill (born Mary Flores; 1951) is an American makeup artist. She has won three Academy Awards, for the films ''Beetlejuice'', ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' and ''Ed Wood''. She has been nominated for eight Oscars in total. Early life Neill recounts th ...

. The second win was at 1994's

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for the film ''

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'', a win she shared with

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and

. She received two more nominations, first during the

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Oscars for the film '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'', and her fourth nomination was at the

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for the film '' The Way Back''. She also won a Daytime Emmy for ''

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'' in 1988. She has done over 60 films since 1982.

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