
South Africa’s Emmy-Winning Makeup & Hair Designer
Gale Shepherd is a multi-award-winning makeup and hair designer based in Cape Town, South Africa. Highly competent in all areas of makeup, her prolific career has spanned both features and commercials.
For many years one of SA’s leading TVC makeup artists, with over 500 international commercials on her showreel, Gale has in recent years returned to her first love, long-form, and risen to the top of her chosen field as a highly sought-after makeup and hairstyling designer and HOD for features and series. Her recent filmography includes:
• African Queens: Njinga – awarded the 2024 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Hair & Makeup
• Poppie Nongena - awarded the 2019 Silwerskerm Award for Best Hair & Makeup
• Noem My Skollie – awarded the 2017 SAFTA Golden Horn for Best Makeup
• Recipes for Love and Murder, Seasons 1 & 2 (2022 & 2024)
• Just Now Jeffrey – feature film (2024)
• Devil’s Peak – television series (2023)
• Snake – feature film (2024)
• Runs in the Family – feature film (2023)
• The Great War – television series (2024)
For her full screen credits, please access Gale’s IMDb entry.
For many years one of SA’s leading TVC makeup artists, with over 500 international commercials on her showreel, Gale has in recent years returned to her first love, long-form, and risen to the top of her chosen field as a highly sought-after makeup and hairstyling designer and HOD for features and series. Her recent filmography includes:
• African Queens: Njinga – awarded the 2024 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Hair & Makeup
• Poppie Nongena - awarded the 2019 Silwerskerm Award for Best Hair & Makeup
• Noem My Skollie – awarded the 2017 SAFTA Golden Horn for Best Makeup
• Recipes for Love and Murder, Seasons 1 & 2 (2022 & 2024)
• Just Now Jeffrey – feature film (2024)
• Devil’s Peak – television series (2023)
• Snake – feature film (2024)
• Runs in the Family – feature film (2023)
• The Great War – television series (2024)
For her full screen credits, please access Gale’s IMDb entry.

