Claire Scanlon

Claire Scanlon
Born
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Editor, director
Years active1996-present

Claire Elizabeth Scanlon (born 1971) is an American editor and director. She has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards, winning one, for editing work on The Office and The Apprentice.[1][2][3] She won an American Cinema Editors Award in 2014 (for The Office) and was nominated in 2016 (for The Wrecking Crew).[4][5] She has directed for numerous television shows, including Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Good Place, Fresh off the Boat, Glow, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.[6][7][8][9] She made her directorial debut with the Netflix film Set It Up.[10][11] Scanlon directed the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt interactive special for Netflix.[12] She also directed the comedy-mystery series Mapleworth Murders for Quibi.[13]

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  4. ^ "64th Annual ACE Eddie Awards: 'Captain Phillips' Wins Drama Feature Prize; 'American Hustle' Top Comedy; 'Frozen' Wins Animation Trophy; 'Breaking Bad' & 'The Office' Take Top TV Prizes". Deadline. 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  5. ^ "'Star Wars' Among Nominees for ACE Eddie Awards for Film Editing". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  6. ^ Turchiano, Danielle (2019-06-14). "Patty Jenkins, Ryan Case, Claire Scanlon on the Art of Episodic Directing". Variety. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  7. ^ Herman, Alison (2018-12-26). "Claire Scanlon Directed Every Comedy You Loved This Year". The Ringer. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (2016-02-24). "Claire Scanlon To Direct Matt Hubbard/Michael Schur NBC Comedy Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  9. ^ "Top TV Directors on 'Veep,' GLOW' and More Reveal Secrets to Juggling Multiple Shows". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  10. ^ Swartz, Tracy (29 June 2018). "How director Claire Scanlon's Chicago roots influenced Netflix rom-com 'Set It Up'". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  11. ^ Farley, Rebecca. "The Director Of This Year's Cutest Rom-Com Is Determined To Revive The Romantic Comedy". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  12. ^ "NYC What's Filming: Netflix's 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Interactive Special". www.backstage.com. 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  13. ^ Porter, Rick (December 3, 2019). "Lorne Michaels' Quibi Murder Mystery Lines Up All-Star Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2020.