Mary DeChambres is an American film and television editor, and two-time

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nominee and Emmy Award winner. She sits on the board of directors for the Motion Picture Editors Guild.

Early life and education

DeChambres grew up on a farm in Alexandria Township, New Jersey and attended

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where she cultivated her creativity at the school’s art program. She went on to study at

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, studying Education and Fine Arts, and while there also attended the radio, TV and Film studies programs. She also started her own local radio show. She went on to teach at the Aldine Independent School District in

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. On a summer hiatus, she attended a film editing course at the

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which led her to an internship at a music-video company . eventually leading to her first job at Bunim/Murray Productions working on shows like ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Career

DeChambres' work has been broadcast across several networks –

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and

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. She is known for her work with Oprah Winfrey, Heidi Klum, The Kardashians, Charlize Theron, Bethenny Frankel, The Osbournes's, Sean "P. Diddy" Combes, 50 Cent, Ryan O' Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Three6Mafia, Tim Gunn, Lala Anthony, Denise Richards, Marcus Lemionis and

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. She has worked on shows including MTV's ''The Real World: Las Vegas'' and

's ''Making the Band'', and ''Jersey Shore'', CNBC's ''The Profit'' as well as the Season 5 Finale of '' Project Runway'' for which she won her first Primetime Emmy, and "Project Runway All-Stars" (Something Wicked This Way Comes) for which she earned her second Emmy nomination.

References

Filmography

*'' Wake Up Call'' (2014)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:DeChambres, Mary American film editors American women film editors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Alexandria Township, New Jersey Primetime Emmy Award winners Sam Houston State University alumni University of Southern California alumni