Celebrated make-up artist Walter Schneiderman. has made up famed faces such as Bette Davis,Barabra Streisand, Lana Turner,Ingrid Bergman, Sophie Loren, Clark Gable, Kirk Douglas Denzel Washington, and a host of other legendary Hollywood names.
He has worked all over the world with leading directors, cinematographers and artists on some of the greatest films made, and he has achieved international recognition for his work.
His credits include such films as: Tales of Hoffman, Anna Karenina, Guns of Navarone, Fiddler on the Roof, Isadora, Dirty Dozen, Yentl, Rollerball, Cry Freedom, The Elephant Man and Chaplin.
With this amazing wealth of experience Walter set up his company MAKE-UP INTERNATIONAL over 25years ago, to develop and supply products for the exacting standards of the professional film television and beauty industries.
Beryl Lerman, Walters daughter who now heads up the company, has been involved with MAKE-UP INTERNATIONAL since its inception.Trained by Walter, she has her own list of brilliant credits from a 20 year career in the industry, including as a BAFTA judge and a member of the Oscar winning team for Brave Heart .She makes her own unique contribution having first trained as a fine artist, and then as a make-up artist. She has worked with leading stars including Julie Andrews,Stephan Audran, Amy Irving, Kate Nelligan, Victoria Tennant, Donald Sutherland, Roger Moore, and Rupert Everett.
MAKE-UP INTERNATIONAL hold a unique position in the history of make-up and continually strive to provide professionals with an inspiring range of products , that meet the demands of the industry, and that have become synonymous with quality.
The company supplies the FACE TO FACE range to many film centres worldwide. Make-Up International are established members of the BUAV and therefore only use ingredients not tested on animals. The company is proud of its history and draws on this to give dimension to modern techniques and trends. The resulting range is both classic and contemporary reflecting our ethos: INDIVIDUAL INSPIRING AND INSTINCTIVELY PROFESSIONAL