Makeup/Hairstylists
Judy Crown
Over the past 30 years, Judy Crown has forged a notable career in the film and television industry as a hairstylist. A seven-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, Crown was awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series (Designing Women) at the 1987-88 awards ceremony. She also won the Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or Special in 1999 for her work on the movie for television, Houdini. She has also been nominated for her work on The Day After (1983-84), Moonlighting (1985-86), Murphy Brown, (1992-93), Bye Bye Birdie (1995-96) and Geppetto (1999-2000). Crown received her basic hairstyling education in her hometown of Washington, D.C., where she was first licensed. She was one of a handful of Americans to be accepted for advanced training at Vidal Sassoon’s Salon in London. After returning to the United States, she worked in the best salons in Washington, D.C., including Elizabeth Arden. After moving to Southern California, she worked at Elizabeth Arden in Beverly Hills until she entered the television and film industry in 1978. Crown has been a member of the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Guild, Local 706, since 1978. Since retiring in 2007, Crown has remained active teaching new member Journeyman classes for Local 706. She also teaches specialty skills to newer hairstylists for MPPA Contract Services. Crown is returning to serve another term on the Television Academy’s board of governors after having served several times since 1995.
Tommy Cole
Tommy Cole, an original Mouseketeer from 1950s television, worked as an actor/singer/dancer until age 24. He then began his career as a makeup artist, which has garnered him a total of seven Primetime Emmy nominations, an Emmy for his makeup design on the highly acclaimed miniseries Backstairs at the White House, and a Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award for his makeup design on Geppetto. Always a union activist, he was elected as Business Representative for Local 706, Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild, in 2003. Now into his third term, he works full-time as his union's authority figure negotiating contracts, interpreting rules and bylaws and giving counsel to 1,800-plus active members, who require answers to questions on a daily basis. In January of 2007 he was appointed by the International IA as a Labor Director/Trustee of the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans, and is now into his fourth year as governor of his peer group.
