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Melissa Forney

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Melissa Forney is known for Selma (2014), Spy Kids (2001) and Idiocracy (2006).
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      • 10 nominations total

    Known for

    David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    Selma
    7.5
    • Makeup Department
    • 2014
    Antonio Banderas, Alan Cumming, Carla Gugino, Daryl Sabara, and Alexa PenaVega in Spy Kids (2001)
    Spy Kids
    5.6
    • Makeup Department(as Melissa D. Forney, second unit)
    • 2001
    Idiocracy (2006)
    Idiocracy
    6.5
    • Makeup Department
    • 2006
    Jet Li and DMX in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
    Cradle 2 the Grave
    5.8
    • Makeup Department
    • 2003

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    • Golden
      • hair department head
      • Completed
    • Kerry Washington, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Pepi Sonuga, Sarah Jeffery, Ebony Obsidian, and Shanice Shantay in The Six Triple Eight (2024)
      The Six Triple Eight
      6.7
      • key hairstylist
      • 2024
    • Glenn Close, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Mo'Nique, and Andra Day in The Deliverance (2024)
      The Deliverance
      5.1
      • hair department head
      • 2024
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Jamie Foxx in The Burial (2023)
      The Burial
      7.1
      • hair department head
      • 2023
    • Colman Domingo in Rustin (2023)
      Rustin
      6.5
      • hair department head (as Melissa 'Missy' Forney)
      • 2023
    • Steve Buscemi, John Cena, Carlos Santos, Lil Rel Howery, Meredith Hagner, Yvonne Orji, and Ronny Chieng in Vacation Friends 2 (2023)
      Vacation Friends 2
      5.4
      • hair department head
      • 2023
    • BMF (2021)
      BMF
      7.4
      TV Series
      • hair department head (as Melissa 'Missy' Forney)
      • 2021
    • Mahershala Ali in Swan Song (2021)
      Swan Song
      6.8
      • hair department head
      • 2021
    • Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree, and Kingsley Ben-Adir in One Night in Miami... (2020)
      One Night in Miami...
      7.1
      • hair department head: Los Angeles (as Missy Forney)
      • 2020
    • The 24th (2020)
      The 24th
      6.5
      • hair department head
      • 2020
    • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
      Empire
      7.4
      TV Series
      • hair department head
      • department head hair
      • 2015–2019
    • Taraji P. Henson and Tracy Morgan in What Men Want (2019)
      What Men Want
      5.4
      • hair department head
      • 2019
    • Denzel Washington in Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
      Roman J. Israel, Esq.
      6.5
      • hair department head
      • 2017
    • Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Mahershala Ali, Glen Powell, Jim Parsons, and Janelle Monáe in Hidden Figures (2016)
      Hidden Figures
      7.8
      • hair department head (as Melissa 'Missy' Forney)
      • 2016
    • Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, and Jaz Sinclair in When the Bough Breaks (2016)
      When the Bough Breaks
      5.2
      • hair department head
      • 2016
    • Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in Ride Along 2 (2016)
      Ride Along 2
      5.9
      • department head hair
      • 2016

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      • Melissa 'Missy' Forney

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