Lesley Vanderwalt Explained

Lesley Vanderwalt
Nationality:	New Zealand
Occupation:	hair designer & makeup artist
Years Active:	1976 - Present
Awards:	Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling Mad Max: Fury Road (2016)

Lesley Vanderwalt is a New Zealand cinematic hair designer and makeup artist. Vanderwalt was raised and began her career in New Zealand before moving to Australia. She has frequently collaborated with directors such as George Miller and Baz Luhrmann.^[1]

Career

Vanderwalt has worked as a hair or makeup supervisor on TV shows and films including , Farscape, Moulin Rouge!, , and The Great Gatsby.

In 2016, she won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the 88th Academy Awards and a BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair in the 69th British Academy Film Awards for her work overseeing hair and makeup on the movie .^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Making up the apocalyptic world of 'Mad Max: Fury Road'. Los Angeles Times. 5 January 2016. latimes.com. 14 January 2016.
2. Web site: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD SERIES: In conversation with Lesley Vanderwalt, makeup & hair designer. Creative Media Skills. 14 January 2016.
3. Web site: 2016 Nominees. Oscars.org - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 14 January 2016.
4. Web site: Nominations Announced for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2016. bafta.org. 14 January 2016.
5. Web site: Oscars 2016: Kiwi Lesley Vanderwalt takes Make-up and Hair styling award. February 29, 2016. February 29, 2016. stuff.co.nz.