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What she does: Katz specializes in recreating wounds and burns and has lent her talents to TV shows like "Lost," "24" and "Diagnosis Murder."
How she started: "I have a background that equipped me to create the more gruesome looks of my career: I started as a painter with some sculpting experience, and I was also pre-med, so I've been around a lot of medical situations. Pooling these skills and training at the hands of some of the best makeup masters in the country really allowed me to hone my ability."
Weirdest part of the job: Being a makeup artist doesn't mean just making up a pretty face, says Katz. "I worked on the first BBC movie made in America, "Crazy for a Kiss." I had to do bedsores on elderly actors, and you know where those are. It was hilarious at times!"
Hardest part of the job: "You're entering someone's personal space for an extended time, and it's an odd kind of intimacy. It can be fun and silly or extraordinarily awkward. Part of the job is wiping sweat, wiping noses, taking care of blemishes -- things a parent does."
Best part of the job: "Making the ladies of "Lost" still look beautiful while they were covered with tan, burn and dirt products. We had to make it look like they were literally stranded on an island. I was honored to receive an Elle Beauty Genius Award for that work."
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