Thelma Schoonmaker
Personal Info
Known 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 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
Acting
(2024)
(2020)
(2019)
At the Video Store
as Self
(2017)
(2015)
Scorsese's GoodFellas
as Self
(2014)
Inside Rupert Pupkin
as Self
(2012)
Bad 25
as Self
(2012)
Optimism and Sheer Will
as Self
(2010)
(2010)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self – Interviewee
(2007)
The Key to Reserva
as Self (uncredited)
(2006)
Edge of Outside
as Self
(2005)
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
as Self
(2005)
Raging Bull: After the Fight
as Self
(2005)
(2005)
The Eye of the Beholder
as Self
(2005)
(2004)
Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours
as Self - Editor
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
(2001)
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
as Self
(2001)
Painting with Light
as Self
(1998)
Glorious Technicolor
as Self
(1993)
(1990)
The Scorsese Machine
as Self
Crew
(2024)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Executive Producer
(2023)
(2023)
(2019)
The Irishman
Editor
(2017)
The Snowman
Editor
(2016)
Silence
Editor
(2015)
Bombay Velvet
Editor
(2015)
(2014)
Learning to Drive
Editor
(2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street
Editor
(2011)
Hugo
Editor
(2010)
Shutter Island
Editor
(2007)
The Key to Reserva
Editor
(2006)
The Departed
Editor
(2004)
The Aviator
Editor
(2002)
Gangs of New York
Editor
(2001)
The Neighborhood
Editorial Consultant
(1999)
Bringing Out the Dead
Editor
(1999)
My Voyage to Italy
Editor
(1997)
Kundun
Editor
(1996)
Grace of My Heart
Editor
(1995)
Casino
Editor
(1993)
The Age of Innocence
Editor
(1991)
Cape Fear
Editor
(1990)
GoodFellas
Editor
(1990)
Made in Milan
Editor
(1989)
New York Stories
Editor
(1988)
(1986)
The Color of Money
Editor
(1985)
After Hours
Editor
(1982)
The King of Comedy
Editor, Production Supervisor
(1980)
Raging Bull
Editor
(1980)
Rockshow
Editor
(1979)
Wings Over the World
Editor
(1970)
Woodstock
Assistant Director, Editor
(1970)
Street Scenes 1970
Editor
(1968)
(1968)
The Virgin President
Editor
(1967)