Jeanie's Face Exploded - From being hired to assist with makeup to becoming an iconic zombie, Jeanie's time on the original Dawn of the Dead has become legend. - From being hired to assist with makeup to becoming an iconic zombie, Jeanie's time on the original Dawn of the Dead has become legend. Now she's ready to tell of her time with George Romero, Tom Savini, and having her face blow off. After leading makeup on Knightriders, she vanished from the industry. Hear her story for the first time.