Cheri Ruff Cheri Ruff is a makeup artist and hair stylist who worked on several episodes of the first season of . Her work earned her an Emmy Award in in the category Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series for the episode , which she shared with Michael Moore , Gloria Pasqua Casny , Laura Connolly , and Roma Goddard . Ruff previously received two Emmy Award nominations in the same category ; in 2000 for her work on the television fantasy film " Geppetto " , shared with Shirley Dollé , Francine Shermaine , and Gloria Pasqua Casny , and in 2001 for " The Lot " episode " Daddy Dearest " . In 2003 , Ruff won her second Emmy Award for the " American Dreams " episode " I Want To Hold Your Hand " as well as a Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award in the category Best Period Hair Styling - Television Series for her work on " American Dreams " , shared with Diane Pepper . Ruff started to work as makeup artist in the mid - 1970s on projects such as the crime drama " Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw " ( 1976 ) , the action comedy " Cannonball ! " ( 1976 , with Gerrit Graham and Dick Miller ) , and the comedy " The Kentucky Fried Movie " ( 1977 ) . As hair stylist , she worked on the television series " Rhoda " ( 1975 , with makeup artist Jim Kail ) and as hair stylist for on the television series " Wonder Woman " ( 1976 - 1979 ) . Ruff continued to work as Carter ' s hair stylist on the thriller " The Last Song " ( 1980 ) and the thriller " Hotline " ( 1982 , with James R . Scribner ) . Further credits as hair stylist include the comedy " Loving Couples " ( 1980 ) , the science fiction comedy " Jekyll and Hyde . . . Together Again " ( 1982 , with Mark Bussan ) , episodes of " The Love Boat " ( 1982 ) , the horror comedy " Gremlins " ( 1984 ) , the family drama " The Karate Kid " ( 1984 ) and its sequels " The Karate Kid , Part II " ( 1986 ) and " The Karate Kid , Part III " ( 1989 ) , the television movie " Stark " ( 1985 , with Denise Crosby and Nicolas Surovy , makeup by Monty Westmore ) , the drama " Stand By Me " ( 1986 , starring Wil Wheaton and makeup by Monty Westmore ) , the television drama " The Taking of Flight 847 : The Uli Derickson Story " ( 1988 ) , the television thriller " Ladykillers " ( 1988 , with Jim Kail ) , and the comedy " The Naked Gun : From the Files of Police Squad ! " ( 1988 , with Rolf John Keppler ) . In addition , Ruff worked as hair stylist for Kate Jackson on the television series " Scarecrow and Mrs . King " ( 1986 - 1987 ) . In the 1990s , Ruff worked as hair stylist on the science fiction comedy " Memoirs of an Invisible Man " ( 1992 ) , the adventure " Free Willy " ( 1993 ) , the television series " Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman " ( starring Teri Hatcher ) , the television movie " The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes " ( 1995 ) , the television series " Dream On " ( 1995 ) , the comedy " Down Periscope " ( 1996 , starring Kelsey Grammer , makeup by Michael Key ) , the comedy remake " The Love Bug " ( 1997 ) , the crime drama " Letters from a Killer " ( 1998 , with Janice Alexander , Dione Taylor , and Paul Abascal ) , and the Academy Award winning drama " American Beauty " ( 1999 , with Scott Bakula and hair stylist Carol A . O ' Connell ) . Beside her Emmy Award nominated and winning work , Ruff also contributed to the mystery thriller " The Million Dollar Hotel " ( 2000 , with Debbie Zoller ) , the television series " Once and Again " ( 2000 - 2001 ) , and the science fiction remake " The Time Machine " ( 2002 ) . Her last know work beside " Enterprise " was the drama series " American Dreams " on which she worked as hair department head between 2002 and 2003 .