Female Film Editors

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Lynn Shelton
(Film director)
Lynn Shelton
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Birthdate: August 27, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.
Died: May 16, 2020
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Marcia Lucas
(American Film Editor & Film Producer Known for Her Work: ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’ and ‘Taxi Driver’)
Marcia Lucas
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Birthdate: October 4, 1945
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Modesto, California, United States
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Alma Reville
(Screenwriter)
Alma Reville
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Birthdate: August 14, 1899
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Died: July 6, 1982
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Liz Sagal
(Actress)
Liz Sagal
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Birthdate: October 9, 1961
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Quinn Shephard
(Actress)
Quinn Shephard
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Birthdate: February 28, 1995
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: USA
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Thelma Schoonmaker
(Film editor)
Thelma Schoonmaker
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Birthdate: January 3, 1940
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Algiers, Algeria
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Sarah Natochenny
(Voice actress, Film editor)
Sarah Natochenny
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Birthdate: September 20, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, United States
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Aarti Bajaj
(Film editor)
Aarti Bajaj
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Birthdate: February 10, 1973
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Delhi, India
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Kimee Balmilero
(Actress)
Kimee Balmilero
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Birthdate: December 13, 1979
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA
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Martha Coolidge
(Filmmaker)
Martha Coolidge
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Birthdate: August 17, 1946
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut
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Anne V. Coates
(British Film Editor)
Anne V. Coates
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Birthdate: December 12, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Reigate, England, United Kingdom
Died: May 8, 2018

Initially a nurse at Sir Archibald McIndoe’s East Grinstead plastic surgery hospital, Anne V. Coates later stepped into the world of entertainment with the hope of becoming a film director. She became a film editor instead and eventually earned an Academy Award for her work in the film Lawrence of Arabia.

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Hannah Lux Davis
(Music video director)
Hannah Lux Davis
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Birthdate: May 17, 1986
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bellevue, Washington, USA
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Alice Rohrwacher
(Director)
Alice Rohrwacher
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Birthdate: December 29, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Fiesole, Italy
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Anne-Marie Miéville
(Swiss Filmmaker, Screenwriter, and Editor)
Anne-Marie Miéville
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Birthdate: November 11, 1945
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lausanne, Switzerland

Anne-Marie Miéville is a Swiss filmmaker, screenwriter, and editor. After starting her career as a photographer, Miéville went on to establish herself as a film and TV director. In one of its editions, Sight & Sound magazine called Anne-Marie Miéville a hugely important multimedia artist.

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Shirley Clarke
(Filmmaker)
Shirley Clarke
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Birthdate: October 2, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: September 23, 1997
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Olga Ivinskaya
(Poet)
Olga Ivinskaya
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Birthdate: June 16, 1912
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tambov, Russia
Died: September 8, 1995
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Dede Allen
(Film Editor)
Dede Allen
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Birthdate: December 3, 1923
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: April 17, 2010