Lisa was one of the first students to enrol on York College’s Media Make-Up course when it was run by Yorkshire Television at the time. Pontefract-based Lisa’s first media make-up job was in theatre at Leeds Playhouse and she worked as a trainee under future Hairy Bikers star David Myers, who was then a Make-up Designer. She has since gone on to work as a Hair and Make-up Designer on popular TV shows such as Heartbeat, Emmerdale and All Creatures Great and Small.

In 2024, Lisa, received the Best Make Up and Hair Design BAFTA for her work on the ITV hit drama The Long Shadow, which told the story of the police’s five-year search for Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe. She won the award at the age of 53, following her first-ever BAFTA nomination. The BAFTA TV awards were televised by BBC One in a show hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan at London’s Royal Festival Hall.