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Female

Place of Birth

Lesley Vanderwalt

Biography:

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.

Vanderwalt has worked as a hair or makeup supervisor on TV shows and films including Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Farscape, Moulin Rouge!, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, 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 Mad Max: Fury Road.

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Known For

Acting

2025

2024

2014

Old School as Make-Up Artist

Costume & Make-Up

2024

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga as Hair Designer
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga as Makeup Designer

2019

Dora and the Lost City of Gold as Makeup Supervisor

2018

Aquaman as Hair Designer

2017

Alien: Covenant as Makeup Supervisor
Alien: Covenant as Hair Designer
Alien: Covenant as Makeup Designer

2015

Mad Max: Fury Road as Hair Designer
Mad Max: Fury Road as Makeup Designer

2013

The Great Gatsby as Makeup Supervisor
The Great Gatsby as Hair Supervisor

2011

Sleeping Beauty as Hair Designer
Sleeping Beauty as Makeup Designer

2009

Knowing as Makeup Designer
Knowing as Hair Designer

2007

Ghost Rider as Hairstylist

2006

Happy Feet as Makeup Artist

2003

Beyond Borders as Makeup Designer

2002

Scooby-Doo as Hair Supervisor

2001

Moulin Rouge! as Makeup Artist

1998

Babe: Pig in the City as Makeup Designer
Babe: Pig in the City as Hair Designer
Dark City as Makeup Supervisor
Dark City as Hair Supervisor

1996

Whipping Boy as Makeup Supervisor
The Beast as Makeup Department Head

1994

Shotgun Wedding as Makeup Artist
No Escape as Makeup Designer
No Escape as Hair Designer
Street Fighter as Makeup Designer
The Custodian as Makeup Supervisor

1992

1991

Return to the Blue Lagoon as Makeup Artist

1990

Blood Oath as Makeup Artist

1989

The Blood of Heroes as Makeup Artist

1987

High Tide as Makeup & Hair
Vietnam as Makeup Artist

1986

For Love Alone as Makeup Artist

1985

The Coca-Cola Kid as Makeup Artist

1984

One Night Stand as Assistant Makeup Artist

1981

Mad Max 2 as Makeup Supervisor

1980

Beyond Reasonable Doubt as Makeup Artist