Claire Elizabeth Scanlon (born 1971) is an American editor and director. She has been nominated for four

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s, winning one, for editing work on ''The Office'' and ''The Apprentice''. She won an American Cinema Editors Award in 2014 (for ''The Office'') and was nominated in 2016 (for ''The Wrecking Crew''). She has directed for numerous television shows, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Fresh off the Boat'', ''Glow'', and ''

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''. She made her directorial debut with the

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film ''

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''. Scanlon directed the ''

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for

. She also directed the comedy-mystery series ''

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'' for

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