Yvonne Borland

BIO

Yvonne studied Hair, Makeup and Wig making at the National Theatre in Nuremberg/Germany where she specialised in Wig making and Character makeup.

She started her career working full time at the National Theatre in Germany, and has taken part in adding beauty and life to hundreds of musical performances and Operas. This allowed her to be part of many well known musical productions in Germany.

Appointed as head makeup artist by the national ballet company in Germany, Yvonne toured throughout Europe and China. Travelling between many countries has inspired her to travel around the world and resulted in her living in Melbourne, Australia.

Starting her career in Television, Yvonne has worked as Head of Department for Hair & Makeup at Channel 9 Melbourne. Supervising a large team of freelance Makeup Artist’s and shows including the Logies, Carols by Candlelight, 60 Minutes, Nine News Melbourne, Australian Open, The Footy Show and Millionaire Hot Seat.

Yvonne has been freelancing since 2020 for the Drama “Neighbours”, Channel10 “The Project “ , Channel7, Opera Australia , Melbourne Theatre Company , The Australian Opera and shoots regular brand campaigns and e-commerce . She is available for photoshoots, TVC’s, Film and TV.

Her celebrity clients include:

Kate Langbroek
Caitlin Stasey
Charlotte Chimes
Zoe Foster Blake
Caroline O’Connor
Sarah Harris
Carrie Bickmore
Rebecca Elmagoglou
Allysa Sutherland
Lisa Wilkinson
Lucy Durack
Doris Younane
Jemma Donovan
Shalom Brune Franklin
Kate Ceberano
Missy Higgins
Rhonda Burchmore
Ash Barty
Julia Morris
Kristin Chenoweth
Jason Alexander
Hamish & Andy
Dave Hughes
Tommy Little
Shane Crawford
Vance Joy
Dr Chris Brown