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Bernadine Anderson

1942–

United States

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Bernadine M. Anderson (born December 1, 1942) is a retired American makeup artist and the first black woman to work as a makeup artist in the Hollywood film industry. In 1967, she filed a lawsuit against employment discrimination and was accepted into a 3-year apprenticeship at Warner Bros. Studio.

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