Thelma Schoonmaker

Thelma Schoonmaker

Known for
Editing
Born
January 3, 1940 (age 86)
Birthplace
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 received nine nominations for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, winning three—for Raging Bull, The Aviator (2004), and The Departed (2006), both records. She has also been nominated eleven times for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, winning for Raging Bull and Goodfellas (1990).

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Untitled Hawaiian Gangster Project

Untitled Hawaiian Gangster Project

Movie · Editor

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Midnight Vendetta

Midnight Vendetta

Movie · Editor

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What Happens at Night

What Happens at Night

Movie · Editor

2023
Killers of the Flower Moon poster

Killers of the Flower Moon

Movie · Editor

2019
The Irishman poster

The Irishman

Movie · Editor

2017
The Snowman poster

The Snowman

Movie · Editor

2016
Silence poster

Silence

Movie · Editor

2015
Bombay Velvet poster

Bombay Velvet

Movie · Editor

2014
Learning to Drive poster

Learning to Drive

Movie · Editor

2013
The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street

Movie · Editor

2013
Rockshow poster

Rockshow

Movie · Editor

2011
Hugo poster

Hugo

Movie · Editor

2010
Shutter Island poster

Shutter Island

Movie · Editor

2006
The Departed poster

The Departed

Movie · Editor

2004
The Aviator poster

The Aviator

Movie · Editor

2002
Gangs of New York poster

Gangs of New York

Movie · Editor

2001
The Concert for New York City poster

The Concert for New York City

Movie · Editorial Consultant

1999
Bringing Out the Dead poster

Bringing Out the Dead

Movie · Editor

1999
My Voyage to Italy poster

My Voyage to Italy

Movie · Editor

1997
Kundun poster

Kundun

Movie · Editor

1996
Grace of My Heart poster

Grace of My Heart

Movie · Editor

1995
Casino poster

Casino

Movie · Editor

1995
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies poster

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

TV · Supervising Editor · 3 eps

1993
The Age of Innocence poster

The Age of Innocence

Movie · Editor

1991
Cape Fear poster

Cape Fear

Movie · Editor

1990
GoodFellas poster

GoodFellas

Movie · Editor

1990
Made in Milan poster

Made in Milan

Movie · Editor

1989
New York Stories poster

New York Stories

Movie · Editor

1988
The Last Temptation of Christ poster

The Last Temptation of Christ

Movie · Editor

1986
The Color of Money poster

The Color of Money

Movie · Editor

1985
After Hours poster

After Hours

Movie · Editor

1982
The King of Comedy poster

The King of Comedy

Movie · Editor

1980
Raging Bull poster

Raging Bull

Movie · Editor

1979
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World poster

Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World

Movie · Editor

1970
Woodstock poster

Woodstock

Movie · Editor

1970
Street Scenes 1970 poster

Street Scenes 1970

Movie · Editor

1968
Who's That Knocking at My Door poster

Who's That Knocking at My Door

Movie · Editor

1968
The Virgin President poster

The Virgin President

Movie · Editor

1967
Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake poster

Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake

Movie · Editor