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Susan Laprelle

  • Make-up Department
  • Puppetry
  • Special Effects
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Susan Laprelle is known for Extinction (2018), Godzilla (1998) and Bright (2017).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Extinction (2018)
    Extinction
    5.8
    • Makeup Department(as Sue Laprelle)
    • 2018
    Godzilla (1998)
    Godzilla
    5.5
    • Special Effects
    • 1998
    Will Smith and Joel Edgerton in Bright (2017)
    Bright
    6.3
    • Makeup Department
    • 2017
    James Jude Courtney in Halloween Kills (2021)
    Halloween Kills
    5.5
    • Makeup Department(as Sue Laprelle)
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • Yara Shahidi and Odessa A'zion in Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023)
      Sitting in Bars with Cake
      6.5
      • makeup artist (as Susan LaPrelle)
      • 2023
    • Chelsea Peretti in First Time Female Director (2023)
      First Time Female Director
      4.4
      • key makeup artist
      • 2023
    • Queen Latifah, Ludacris, Shaun Dixon, and Mychala Lee in End of the Road (2022)
      End of the Road
      4.8
      • special makeup effects artist (as Sue LaPrelle)
      • 2022
    • From Where It Hides (2022)
      From Where It Hides
      6.1
      Short
      • assistant makeup artist (as Sue LaPrell)
      • 2022
    • James Jude Courtney in Halloween Kills (2021)
      Halloween Kills
      5.5
      • hair technician (as Sue Laprelle)
      • 2021
    • Lil Rel Howery and Eric André in Bad Trip (2021)
      Bad Trip
      6.5
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2021
    • Julianne Moore, Timothy Hutton, Bette Midler, Enid Graham, Olivia Olson, Janelle Monáe, Alicia Vikander, Lulu Wilson, and Ryan Kiera Armstrong in The Glorias (2020)
      The Glorias
      6.1
      • prosthetic makeup artist (as Sue Laprelle)
      • 2020
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep (2012)
      Veep
      8.4
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • 2017–2019
    • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2010–2019
    • David Oyelowo and Storm Reid in Don't Let Go (2019)
      Don't Let Go
      6.4
      • special makeup effects technician
      • 2019
    • Midnight, Texas (2017)
      Midnight, Texas
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Key special effects makeup artist
      • 2018
    • Eric Dane in The Last Ship (2014)
      The Last Ship
      7.4
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2014–2018
    • Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle in Halloween (2018)
      Halloween
      6.5
      • hair technician: fx (as Sue Laprelle)
      • 2018
    • Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, and Eliza Scanlen in Sharp Objects (2018)
      Sharp Objects
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • makeup effects assistant (as Sue Laprelle)
      • 2018
    • Extinction (2018)
      Extinction
      5.8
      • special makeup effects artist (as Sue Laprelle)
      • 2018

    Puppetry

    • The Fourth Door (2015)
      The Fourth Door
      7.2
      TV Series
      • puppeteer
      • 2015
    • Susan Sarandon and Melissa McCarthy in Tammy (2014)
      Tammy
      4.9
      • puppeteer
      • 2014
    • Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer in The Lone Ranger (2013)
      The Lone Ranger
      6.4
      • puppeteer
      • 2013
    • Amy Brenneman, Brian Benben, Benjamin Bratt, Taye Diggs, Kate Walsh, Paul Adelstein, Caterina Scorsone, and KaDee Strickland in Private Practice (2007)
      Private Practice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2010–2012
    • Dustin Hoffman in Luck (2011)
      Luck
      7.4
      TV Series
      • puppeteer
      • 2012
    • Samantha Morton, Lynn Collins, and Taylor Kitsch in John Carter (2012)
      John Carter
      6.6
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
      Cowboys & Aliens
      6.0
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Ray Romano and Andre Braugher in Men of a Certain Age (2009)
      Men of a Certain Age
      8.0
      TV Series
      • puppeteer
      • 2009
    • Dance Flick (2009)
      Dance Flick
      3.7
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Tony Shalhoub in Monk (2002)
      Monk
      8.1
      TV Series
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • America Ferrera in Ugly Betty (2006)
      Ugly Betty
      6.8
      TV Series
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Lindsay Lohan in I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
      I Know Who Killed Me
      3.6
      • puppeteer
      • 2007
    • Leelee Sobieski, Jason Statham, and Kristanna Loken in In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
      In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
      3.8
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Crispin Glover, Carmen Electra, Jennifer Coolidge, Tony Cox, Darrell Hammond, Danny Jacobs, Héctor Jiménez, Kevin McDonald, Kal Penn, Jim Piddock, Adam Campbell, Jareb Dauplaise, and Alla Petrou in Epic Movie (2007)
      Epic Movie
      2.5
      • puppeteer (as Sue La Prelle)
      • 2007
    • Alison Lohman in Flicka (2006)
      Flicka
      6.0
      • puppeteer
      • 2006

    Special Effects

    • Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone in Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
      Zombieland: Double Tap
      6.6
      • special effects makeup artist: second unit
      • 2019
    • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
      Shameless
      8.5
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
      How to Get Away with Murder
      8.1
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Incarnate (2016)
      Incarnate
      5.3
      • silicone department
      • 2016
    • Bill Moseley, Wayne Alon Scott, and Sarah French in Child Bite: Vermin Mentality (2016)
      Child Bite: Vermin Mentality
      Music Video
      • special effects prop builder
      • 2016
    • Kurt Russell, Matthew Fox, Richard Jenkins, and Patrick Wilson in Bone Tomahawk (2015)
      Bone Tomahawk
      7.1
      • special effects makeup artist
      • 2015
    • Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Jonathan Morgan Heit, and Laura Ann Kesling in Bedtime Stories (2008)
      Bedtime Stories
      6.0
      • special effects: animatronic horse
      • 2008
    • Liam Neeson, Eddie Izzard, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
      The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
      6.5
      • special effects hair & flock artist: creature effects (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Carmen Electra, Kevin Sorbo, Ken Davitian, Theo Kypri, Sean Maguire, Method Man, Nicole Parker, Winter Jones, Crista Flanagan, and Nick Steele in Meet the Spartans (2008)
      Meet the Spartans
      2.8
      • creature effects by: creature effects, Inc.
      • 2008
    • 300 (2006)
      300
      7.6
      • special effects crew: Creature Effects Inc. (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Michael Madsen, Liam Neeson, Dawn French, Jim May, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Cameron Rhodes, Tilda Swinton, Ray Winstone, Skandar Keynes, Shane Rangi, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
      The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
      6.9
      • special effects crew: creature effects
      • 2005
    • Retro Puppet Master (1999)
      Retro Puppet Master
      3.8
      Video
      • effects lab team (as Sue La Prell)
      • 1999
    • Godzilla (1998)
      Godzilla
      5.5
      • foamer: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
      • 1998

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    • Alternative names
      • Sue La Prell

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