Ep. 211: Meet The Hair Department Head For The Book Of Clarence

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On this episode of the Friends in Beauty podcast I welcome Nakoya Yancey to the Friends in Beauty guest chair. Nakoya is a Hair Designer, with over 30 years of professional experience. She is also a UK trained Wig Maker and Facial Hair Piece Maker.

Watching the famous show The Wire on HBO peaked Nakoya’s curiosity in the Film and

Television world of Hair Styling. In 2009 Nakoya got her first break on the film The Best and

The Brightest. From that day on Nakoya never looked back.

Nakoya learned period wig styling from working on the AMC television show Turn. After six hard years Nakoya was able to join the IASTE Local 798 Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Union in 2015. Working on Turn Nakoya was able to see and work with wigs that were made by Peter Owen, Peter King, and Ray Marston. Nakoya’s next move was to go to England and learn the timeless craft of Wig Making. This move took her to another level.

She started working in New York shortly after coming back from England and with the knowledge and craft she learned overseas, she landed a job on The Greatest Showman as a Wig Maker. Nakoya has been blessed enough to work under the legendary Jerry Popolis, the late Kenneth Walker, Nathan Busch, and Jerry DeCarlo.

Some of Nakoya’s credits include If Beale Street Could Talk, One Night In Miami, And Just Like That Season 1, Shirley, Queen Suga, and most recently The Book of Clarence to name a few.

Nakoya’s main goal is to grow, educate herself, stay fluid, and viable in this ever changing industry.

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