Local 706 - The Artisan

Spring 2017

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52 NEWS EXTENDED FAMILY NEWS LOOKS LAST LOOKS NEWS HEALTH AND WELFARE NEWS CREW CREW SHOTS CREDITS PHOTO CREDITS GUILD GUILD NEWS Nights and the Baywatch Hawaiian Wedding, Celebrity Food Fight and numerous other series. Her talents as a beauty make-up artist paved the way for her to be cho- sen as one of M.A.C.'s Master Makeup Artists of the Year. Sheri was not only a dedicated artist, but one of the most delightful personalities whose impish sense of humor would sideline you when you least expected it. With the long hours on productions, one little glance was all she needed to get that twinkle in her eye and find trouble to make life more fun. Sheri Stetz served as sergeant-at- arms for Local 706, and was involved with a charity called Project Butterfly L.A. Her generous heart led her to help other women whose lives were transitioning and prepared them for job interviews and join the workforce. Of course, she enlisted other Local 706 members for the project. Sheri loved her work and loved her fam- ily and friends. When Sheri became ill with a very rare form of brain cancer, her friend Paula set up a GoFundMe page for Sheri that helped to convey an outpouring of prayers and inten- tions along with money to help defray costs for her treatments not covered by insurance. Sherilyn Stetz is survived by her husband Dimitris Bogiantzis and her daughter Tiana Rensen. Sherilyn Stetz (2017) Film director Mack Sennett was her great uncle, and she became interested in being a make-up artist thanks to Local 706 make-up artist Jack Wilson, who was the father of her best friend growing up. Journeyman make-up art- ist Sherilyn Stetz started in print and commercials, worked at the networks CBS, NBC, KCOP and ABC, then joined Local 706 in 1995 and became a journeyman in the year 2000. She loved her craft and had extensive abilities in all phases of the art of make-up. She especially loved working with redheads Marcia Cross and Marg Helgenberger, and the special nuances to beautify them. Sheri worked in both film and television—five seasons on Desperate Housewives, Conan and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, Baywatch, Baywatch Toni Ann Walker (2017) From the beginning when journeyman hair stylist Toni Ann Walker joined Local 706, it was evident that she was a unique, shining talent. Her hair styling techniques were superb, classical train- ing but she always had a way of person- alizing the hair style so that it became real and touchable. Her work was relat- able as it always was a natural progres- sion of the character—it evolved. Toni joined our Guild in 1978 while work- ing at Universal Studios, and became a journeyman in 1980. Her first features were iconic stylizations that are eas- ily remembered—Melvin and Howard, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Tootsie and Scarface. She met Steve Martin on Roxanne and began a journey that lasted more than 10 films as his personal stylist. Toni also worked with Debra Winger over a period of 35 years as well as Jessica Lange, Diane Keaton, Uma Thurman, Johnny Depp and Russell Crowe. Although she was exceptional as a personal stylist, her nimble skills were outstanding as a department head on Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, The Singing Detective, Star Trek Nemesis and too many others to list them all. Toni was extremely loving, kind, generous and always had that special twinkle in her eye that went with a very special kind of humor. She was always ahead of the pack whether it was her choice of attire or her new discoveries and solutions to make the world and life better. In the 1980s, she developed a charity for young women called "Big Girls Don't Cry, Inc." that perfectly described Toni's outlook on life, but she would be the first person to hold your hand if you needed help. Her hard work and artistry award- ed her two Emmy nominations and she won a Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award for her work on Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde; and another MUAHS Guild nomination for Austin Powers, the Spy Who Shagged Me. She was also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Toni Walker received her Gold Card from Local 706 in 2005 and retired a few years later. At the request of Debra Winger, Toni came back to work on The Ranch. It will leave a legacy of more than 80 credits that were graced by her beautiful hair styling. Toni is survived by her adored son Matt and her brother Ralph. Services have not yet been announced. tor Michael Preece and after they were married, she withdrew from the set life, but stayed in touch with her many friends. An animal lover, she raised Rottweilers and numerous chickens, giving away eggs because she herself was vegan. She tended to her gardens and lived life with humor and deep caring for others. Ironically, Evelyn contracted a very rare disease called Prion—there are only about 300 cases in the United States each year and it is always fatal. Evelyn is survived by her loving hus- band Michael. They had no children but adopted the world.

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