Born in the UK. Makeup department head and makeup designer who entered British film with GREGORY'S GIRL (1981). Other notable credits include LEGEND (1985), HIGHLANDER and MONA LISA (both 1986), THE FOURTH PROTOCOL and THE PRINCESS BRIDE (both 1987), WITHOUT A CLUE and DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (both 1988), SHIRLEY VALENTINE (1989), AIR AMERICA and HAMLET (both 1990), THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992), WIDOWS' PEAK (1994), BRAVEHEART (1995), MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996), THE FIFTH ELEMENT and THE RAINMAKER (both 1997), SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and HILARY AND JACKIE (both 1998), THE GREEN MILE and MAGNOLIA (both 1999), ALMOST FAMOUS (2000), CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN (2001), CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002), THE LAST SAMURAI (2003), COLLATERAL (2004), and WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005). Burwell has been married to Oscar®-winning cinematographer John Toll since 1998.  Best Achievement in Makeup 1995: BRAVEHEART (w. Peter Frampton & Paul Pattison)  Nominated for Achievement in Makeup 1998: SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (w. Conor O'Sullivan & Daniel C. Striepeke) 2 nominations, 1 Award