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Frankie Karena

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Frankie Karena is known for Ghost in the Shell (2017), Avatar (2009) and King Kong (2005).
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    Known for

    Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell (2017)
    Ghost in the Shell
    6.3
    • Makeup Department(New Zealand second unit)
    • 2017
    Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    7.9
    • Makeup Department
    • 2009
    Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    King Kong
    7.2
    • Makeup Department
    • 2005
    Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
    Avatar: The Way of Water
    7.5
    • Makeup Department
    • 2022

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    Makeup Department

    • Avatar: Fire and Ash
      • Background Makeup & Hair Supervisor
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Matilda Firth and Julia Garner in Wolf Man (2025)
      Wolf Man
      5.6
      • hair and makeup key artist
      • 2025
    • The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024)
      The Rule of Jenny Pen
      6.2
      • makeup designer
      • 2024
    • The Mountain (2024)
      The Mountain
      6.6
      • makeup designer
      • 2024
    • Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • background makeup & hair supervisor
      • 2022
    • Mia Goth in Pearl (2022)
      Pearl
      7.0
      • key hair artist
      • 2022
    • Mia Goth in X (2022)
      X
      6.5
      • key hair artist
      • 2022
    • Yifei Liu in Mulan (2020)
      Mulan
      5.8
      • key stunts makeup and hair
      • 2020
    • Daffodils (2019)
      Daffodils
      5.8
      • makeup designer
      • 2019
    • Mike Minogue and Karen O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal (2018)
      Wellington Paranormal
      7.6
      TV Series
      • hair designer
      • makeup designer
      • 2018
    • Melanie Lynskey, Timothy Spall, Lucy Lawless, Erana James, and Benji Purchase in The Changeover (2017)
      The Changeover
      5.4
      • makeup designer
      • 2017
    • Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell (2017)
      Ghost in the Shell
      6.3
      • hair supervisor: New Zealand second unit
      • makeup supervisor: New Zealand second unit
      • 2017
    • One Thousand Ropes (2017)
      One Thousand Ropes
      6.4
      • makeup designer
      • 2017
    • Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story (2014)
      Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • makeup designer
      • 2014
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • makeup supervisor: second unit
      • 2012
    • Dustin Clare in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)
      Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
      8.5
      TV Mini Series
      • hair stylist
      • makeup artist
      • 2011

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    • Alternative name
      • Leanne 'Frankie' Karena

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