Thelma Schoonmaker (January 3, 1940) is an American film editor who has worked with director Martin Scorsese for over forty years. She has edited all of Scorsese's films since Raging Bull (1980), first working with Scorsese in his debut feature film Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967). Schoonmaker has received seven Academy Award nominations for best editing, and has won three times (for Raging Bull, The Aviator (2004), and The Departed (2006)).
Schoonmaker was married to film director Michael Powell from May 19, 1984 until his death in 1990. Since his death, Schoonmaker has been dedicated to preserving the films and honoring the legacy of her husband, who directed many classic films, including The Red Shoes. She was introduced to Michael Powell by Martin Scorsese and London based film producer Frixos Constantine.
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street
2011 Hugo
2010 Shutter Island
2007 The Key to Reserva (Short)
2007 The McCartney Years (Video documentary) (Rockshow Concert)
2006 The Departed
2004 The Aviator
2003 Michael Jackson: Number Ones (Video) (segment "Bad")
2003 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert De Niro (TV Movie)
2002 Gangs of New York
2001 My Voyage to Italy (Documentary)
1999 Bringing Out the Dead
1997 Kundun
1996 Grace of My Heart
1995 Casino
1995 Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (Video documentary) (video "Bad")
1993 The Age of Innocence
1991 Cape Fear
1990 Made in Milan (Short documentary)
1990 Goodfellas
1989 New York Stories (segment "Life Lessons")
1988 The Last Temptation of Christ
1987 Bad (Video short)
1986 The Color of Money
1985 After Hours
1982 The King of Comedy
1980 Rockshow (Documentary)
1980 Raging Bull
1979 Wings Over the World (TV Movie documentary)
1970 Street Scenes (Documentary)
1970 Woodstock (Documentary) (as T. Schoonmaker)
1969 The Virgin President
1967 Who's That Knocking at My Door
1966 Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake
Schoonmaker was married to film director Michael Powell from May 19, 1984 until his death in 1990. Since his death, Schoonmaker has been dedicated to preserving the films and honoring the legacy of her husband, who directed many classic films, including The Red Shoes. She was introduced to Michael Powell by Martin Scorsese and London based film producer Frixos Constantine.
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street
2011 Hugo
2010 Shutter Island
2007 The Key to Reserva (Short)
2007 The McCartney Years (Video documentary) (Rockshow Concert)
2006 The Departed
2004 The Aviator
2003 Michael Jackson: Number Ones (Video) (segment "Bad")
2003 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert De Niro (TV Movie)
2002 Gangs of New York
2001 My Voyage to Italy (Documentary)
1999 Bringing Out the Dead
1997 Kundun
1996 Grace of My Heart
1995 Casino
1995 Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (Video documentary) (video "Bad")
1993 The Age of Innocence
1991 Cape Fear
1990 Made in Milan (Short documentary)
1990 Goodfellas
1989 New York Stories (segment "Life Lessons")
1988 The Last Temptation of Christ
1987 Bad (Video short)
1986 The Color of Money
1985 After Hours
1982 The King of Comedy
1980 Rockshow (Documentary)
1980 Raging Bull
1979 Wings Over the World (TV Movie documentary)
1970 Street Scenes (Documentary)
1970 Woodstock (Documentary) (as T. Schoonmaker)
1969 The Virgin President
1967 Who's That Knocking at My Door
1966 Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake