Her face is recognized behind the anchor desk, as well as outside the studio.

However, there’s a key difference between the O’Donnell we see on air versus off air.

This means fairly heavy makeup is necessary for the anchors to look natural on camera.

Norah O’Donnell in Time Square 2024

Makeup artist Waltaya Culmer has seen it all.

Culmer has worked with plenty of anchors at MSNBC, where O’Donnell got her start.

So when O’Donnell was rushed into surgery for an appendectomy in 2019, she wasn’t entirely surprised.

Norah O’Donnell after 2019 appendectomy

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