[1][2][3] Westerfield worked as a television makeup artist for Star Trek for twelve years.
"[7] She has also worked on projects not related to Star Trek, such as Lackawanna Blues, for which she was nominated for an Emmy.
In 1997 she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special for her work on Alien Nation: The Enemy Within.
In 2002 she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup For A Series (Prosthetic) for her work on Enterprise.
In 2005 she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (non-prosthetic) for her work on Lackawanna Blues.