
Born
January 3, 1940
Place of Birth
Algiers, French Algeria [now Algeria]
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 …

Dog with a Movie Camera
2026

Killers of the Flower Moon: A Historic Collaboration
2026

Visions, Dreams and Magic: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell
2024

The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman
2020

At the Video Store
2019

Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
2017

Scorsese's GoodFellas
2015
Inside Rupert Pupkin
2014

Optimism and Sheer Will
2012

Bad 25
2012

Thelma Schoonmaker Powell on 'The Red Shoes'
2010

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010

Edge of Outside
2006

Michael Powell
2005

Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
2005

Raging Bull: After the Fight
2005

Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
2005

The Eye of the Beholder
2005

Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours
2004

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
2004
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
2004

The Making of 'Cape Fear'
2001

Painting with Light
2001

Glorious Technicolor
1998

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993

The Scorsese Machine
1990

Movies Are My Life
1988

Invisible Women