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Cynthia Bachman Brown

  • Make-up Department
  • Actress
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Cynthia Bachman Brown is an exceptional makeup artist who has decades of experience working as a makeup department head for some of the top studios in Hollywood; NBC, CBS, Warner Bros, Paramount and Sony.

She's not only known for her artistic talent. Production appreciates her team spirit, and excellent communication skills. She's known for her consistent punctuality and quick efficiency; always delivering talent on time while keeping her department under budget.

From long-running prime-time sitcoms like Suddenly Susan, Will & Grace, and Girlfriends, to gorgeous editorial print work, add award-winning music videos and commercials, and even a little prosthetic work at Stan Winston's studio for "Jurassic Park"; Cynthia's resume shows a uniquely well-rounded large body of work.

Growing up with a successful animator/artist as a father was certainly serendipitous. Spending most of her childhood in her father's studio, Cynthia learned a lot about the use of light and shadow to alter perspective and shapes and a keen sense of color that would later prove to be essential tools for her success as a makeup artist.

Brooke Shields retained Cynthia as her personal makeup artist for over a decade, this included all four seasons (93 episodes) of her hit show "Suddenly Susan". As "Suddenly Susan" was ending, Debra Messing requested Cynthia as her personal artist for "Will and Grace". Cynthia was responsible for designing Grace's signature makeup look on the show. Cynthia also performed makeup artistry for both Brooke and Debra's print work, commercials, stunning red carpet looks and personal appearances as well.

Cynthia has been interviewed and quoted in many magazines over the years; she even had a cameo on the front page of the New York Times Entertainment section once. Cynthia enjoys making guest appearances as a Celebrity Makeup Artist performing on-camera makeovers and/or speaking about makeup looks and how to achieve them. She has appeared on many talk shows including; TV Candy, Extreme Makeover, The Other Half, Mars Venus, Second Look, Life Moments and Soap Net. She also appeared as herself on Kathy Griffin's The D List, season one.

What's she up to now? Cynthia is excited to be working on a great new show called "Superior Donuts". It has a wonderful cast and superb writers. Check it out on CBS, Monday nights, 9PM.

Stop by her website to see some of her print work.
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    Known for

    The Haunted Mansion (2003)
    The Haunted Mansion
    5.3
    • Makeup Department(as Cynthia Bachman)
    • 2003
    Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally in Will & Grace (1998)
    Will & Grace
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Makeup Department(as Cynthia Bachman)
    Judd Hirsch and Jermaine Fowler in Superior Donuts (2017)
    Superior Donuts
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Makeup Department
    The Gospel According to Matthew (1993)
    The Gospel According to Matthew
    7.9
    • Makeup Department(as Cynthia Bachman)
    • 1993

    Credits

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    Makeup Department



    • Prize Fighter: Heavyweight Edition (2026)
      Prize Fighter: Heavyweight Edition
      Video Game
      • makeup & hair (as Cynthia Bachman)
      • 2026
    • Miles Brown in Boy Genius (2019)
      Boy Genius
      5.0
      • makeup department head
      • 2019
    • Pandas in New York
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • makeup department head
      • 2018
    • Judd Hirsch and Jermaine Fowler in Superior Donuts (2017)
      Superior Donuts
      6.5
      TV Series
      • makeup department head
      • co-makeup department head
      • 2017–2018
    • VH1 Hip Hop Honors: The 90's Game Changers (2017)
      VH1 Hip Hop Honors: The 90's Game Changers
      TV Special
      • makeup department head
      • 2017
    • Andrew Bowen, Jacob Hopkins, Benjamin Stockham, Marlowe Peyton, Merit Leighton, and Zoë Fowler in The Nerd Posse (2017)
      The Nerd Posse
      TV Movie
      • makeup department head
      • 2017
    • VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens (2016)
      VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
      6.5
      TV Special
      • makeup department head
      • 2016
    • Delores & Jermaine (2015)
      Delores & Jermaine
      3.3
      TV Movie
      • key makeup artist
      • 2015
    • Kelly Brook, Elisha Cuthbert, and Nick Zano in One Big Happy (2015)
      One Big Happy
      5.7
      TV Series
      • key makeup artist
      • 2015
    • Al Pacino in Danny Collins (2015)
      Danny Collins
      7.0
      • makeup artist: backup singers at the concert (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • American Dream Builders (2014)
      American Dream Builders
      7.4
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • 2014
    • Jane Lynch in Hollywood Game Night (2013)
      Hollywood Game Night
      7.3
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • 2013–2014
    • Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1966)
      Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
      6.8
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • 2013
    • Pooch Hall and Tia Mowry in The Game (2006)
      The Game
      6.9
      TV Series
      • makeup department head (as Cynthia Bachman)
      • 2006–2015
    • Kathy Griffin in Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2005)
      Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
      7.5
      TV Series
      • hair stylist: Kathy Griffin
      • makeup artist: Kathy Griffin
      • 2005

    Actress



    • Life Moments (2002)
      Life Moments
      TV Series
      • Celebrity Makeup Artist (as Cynthia Bachman)
      • 2002
    • Danny Bonaduce, Dick Clark, Mario Lopez, and Melody Alderman in The Other Half (2001)
      The Other Half
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Celebrity Makeup Artist (as Cynthia Bachman)
      • 2002

    Special Effects



    • Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)
      Jurassic Park
      8.2
      • dinosaur skin fabricator: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)
      • 1993

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Cynthia Bachman
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      • 4 Interviews
      • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

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      Personal clients include: Diane Guerrero, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Dr. Jenn Mann, Debra Messing, Brooke Shields, Kathy Griffin, Jenny McCarthy, Keesha Sharp, Persia White, Golden Brookes, Ann-Margret, and André Aggasi,.

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