Marietta Carter-Narcisse ('Genius: Aretha' makeup) on becoming first Black makeup artist in AMPAS

"I am the first Black makeup artist to be a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences," explains Marietta Carter-Narcisse, head of the makeup department on National Geographic's bioseries "Genius: Aretha." "I became a member in 1997 and I was in there for 20 years before another makeup artist was admitted to the Academy. We as Black artists tend to get pigeonholed. It's challenging to fight to get out of that hole. People see your skin color and they assume that your specialty is working on Black people. It's not a specialty, it's who I am." Watch her exclusive video interview with Gold Derby's Denton Davidson. 

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