Thelma Schoonmaker

Personal Info

Know For

Editing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1940-01-03 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Algiers, French Algeria [now Algeria]

Thelma Schoonmaker

Biography

Thelma Schoonmaker (born January 3, 1940) is an American film editor, best known for her collaboration over five decades with director Martin Scorsese. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and four ACE Eddie Awards. She has been honored with the British Film Institute Fellowship in 1997, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2014, and the BAFTA Fellowship in 2019. started working with Scorsese on his debut feature film, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), and has edited all of his films since Raging Bull (1980). She has received nine nominations for the Academy Award for Best ...

Production

1982

1995

Casino

as Editor

2006

The Departed

as Editor

1980

Raging Bull

as Editor

1991

Cape Fear

as Editor

1990

GoodFellas

as Editor

1985

After Hours

as Editor

2002

1986

2011

Hugo

as Editor

2004

The Aviator

as Editor

1990

Made in Milan

as Editor

2016

Silence

as Editor

2010

1997

Kundun

as Editor

1970

Woodstock

as Editor

1970

Woodstock

as Assistant Director

2015

Bombay Velvet

as Editor

1999

2019

The Irishman

as Editor

1996

2013

Rockshow

as Editor

2017

The Snowman

as Editor

1989

2014

2001

The Neighborhood

as Editorial Consultant

1970

2007

1982

The King of Comedy

as Production Supervisor

2001

The Concert for New York City

as Editorial Consultant

2024

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