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Aliases: Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Algiers, French Algeria [now Algeria]

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Movie Involvements: 67

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

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).

Most Famous Work

Killers of the Flower Moon
Average
7
The Wolf of Wall Street
Average
8

The Wolf of Wall Street

(2013) Editor
GoodFellas
Average
8

GoodFellas

(1990) Editor
Shutter Island
Average
8

Shutter Island

(2010) Editor
Silence
Average
7

Silence

(2016) Editor
The Right Stuff
Average
7

The Right Stuff

(2020) Consulting Producer
The Departed
Average
8

The Departed

(2006) Editor
The Irishman
Average
8

The Irishman

(2019) Editor

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 N/A
2020 Self
2019 Self
2017 Self
2015 Self
2014 Self
2012 Self
Self
2010 Self
Self – Interviewee
2007 Self (uncredited)
2006 Self
2005 Self
Self
Self
Self
2004 Self - Editor
Self
Self
Self
2001 Self
Self
1998 Self
1993 Self
1990 Self
Herself
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Executive Producer
2020 Consulting Producer
1982 Production Supervisor
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Editor
2019 Editor
2017 Editor
2016 Editor
2015 Editor
2014 Editor
2013 Editor
2011 Editor
2010 Editor
2007 Editor
2006 Editor
2004 Editor
2002 Editor
2001 Editorial Consultant
1999 Editor
Editor
1997 Editor
1996 Editor
1995 Editor
Supervising Film Editor
1993 Editor
1991 Editor
1990 Editor
Editor
1989 Editor
1988 Editor
1986 Editor
1985 Editor
1982 Editor
1980 Editor
Editor
1979 Editor
1970 Editor
Editor
1967 Editor
Editor
Editor
Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1970 Assistant Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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