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Thelma Schoonmaker

Thelma Schoonmaker

Editing

Born January 3, 1940 · Algiers, French Algeria [now Algeria]

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 receive…

Known For · 29 titles

Mr. Scorsese

Mr. Scorsese

2025
Optimism and Sheer Will

Optimism and Sheer Will

2012
Bad 25

Bad 25

2012
Killers of the Flower Moon: A Historic Collaboration

Killers of the Flower Moon: A Historic Collaboration

2026
Glorious Technicolor

Glorious Technicolor

1998
Scorsese's GoodFellas

Scorsese's GoodFellas

2015
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

2004
Dog with a Movie Camera

Dog with a Movie Camera

2026
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

1993
The Making of 'Cape Fear'

The Making of 'Cape Fear'

2001
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring

Raging Bull: Inside the Ring

2005
Invisible Women

Invisible Women

The Scorsese Machine

The Scorsese Machine

1990
Michael Powell

Michael Powell

2005
At the Video Store

At the Video Store

2019
Movies Are My Life

Movies Are My Life

1988
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010
Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence

2017
Raging Bull: After the Fight

Raging Bull: After the Fight

2005
Inside Rupert Pupkin

Inside Rupert Pupkin

2014
The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman

The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman

2020
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring

Raging Bull: Outside the Ring

2005
Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside

2006
The Eye of the Beholder

The Eye of the Beholder

2005
Painting with Light

Painting with Light

2001
Thelma Schoonmaker Powell on 'The Red Shoes'

Thelma Schoonmaker Powell on 'The Red Shoes'

2010
Visions, Dreams and Magic: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell

Visions, Dreams and Magic: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell

2024
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing

Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing

2004
Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours

Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours

2004