Michelle Tesoro is an American film editor. She is best known for her work on the television miniseries '' The Queen's Gambit'' (2020), which earned her an

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and a

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Life

Michelle Tesoro grew up in

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. She attended Whitney M. Young High School, studied at the

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and graduated at the

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. She started her career as DVD and promo editor at ABKCO Music & Records in

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'. In: cinemaguild.com, access date 8 November 2020. In 2005 she moved to

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. Soon she became assistant editor for film and TV productions. Since 2007 she started to edit TV productions like '' The Mimi & Flo Show'', '' Swingtown'' and ''

In Treatment ''In Treatment'' is an American drama television series for HBO, produced and developed by Rodrigo Garcia, based on the Israeli series '' BeTipul'' ( he, בטיפול), created by Hagai Levi, Ori Sivan and Nir Bergman. The series is about a ...

''. Her work for the dramedy ''

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'' was awarded the prize for best editing at the

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'. In: collider.com, 15 March 2011.

Selected filmography

* 2007: The Mimi & Flo Show (TV series, 3 episodes) * 2008: Swingtown (TV series, 2 episodes) * 2009–2010:

(TV series, 17 episodes) * 2009: ''

Women in Trouble ''Women in Trouble'' is a 2009 American comedy film written and directed by Sebastián Gutiérrez and starring Carla Gugino, Adrianne Palicki, Marley Shelton, Cameron Richardson, Connie Britton and Emmanuelle Chriqui. It was shot in 10 days for ...

'' * 2010: ''

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'' (TV series, 3 episodes) * 2011: ''

'' * 2012:''

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'' (TV series, 4 episodes) * 2013: ''

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'' (TV series, 5 episodes) * 2013: The Newsroom'' (TV series, 2 episodes) * 2014: '

Revenge of the Green Dragons ''Revenge of the Green Dragons'' is a 2014 crime drama film directed by Andrew Lau and Andrew Loo, written by Michael Di Jiacomo and Andrew Loo, with Martin Scorsese as an executive producer. The film stars Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Harry Shum Jr., ...

'' * 2014: Hoke (TV movie) * 2015:

Flesh and Bone Flesh and Bone may refer to: * ''Flesh and Bone'' (film), a 1993 film starring Meg Ryan, Dennis Quaid and James Caan * ''Flesh and Bone'' (miniseries), a 2015 American television series on Starz * "Flesh and Bone" (Battlestar Galactica), an epis ...

(Miniserie, 3 episodes) * 2017:

When We Rise ''When We Rise'' is an eight-part American docudrama miniseries about the history of LGBT rights advocacy in the United States from the 1970s to the 2010s. It was created by Dustin Lance Black and stars Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths, Mary-Louise ...

(Miniserie, 1 episodes) * 2017: Shot Caller * 2017: Godless (mini series, 7 episodes) * 2018:

On the Basis of Sex ''On the Basis of Sex'' is a 2018 American biographical legal drama film based on the life and early cases of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was the second woman to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Directed by Mimi Lede ...

* 2019:

When They See Us ''When They See Us'' is a 2019 American crime drama television miniseries created, co-written, and directed by Ava DuVernay for Netflix, that premiered in four parts on May 31, 2019. It is based on events of the 1989 Central Park jogger case ...

(mini series, 1 episode) * 2019:

Ballers ''Ballers'' is an American sports comedy drama television series created by Stephen Levinson and starring Dwayne Johnson as Spencer Strasmore, a retired NFL player who must navigate his new career of choice as the financial manager of other NFL ...

(TV series, 1 episode) * 2020: The Queen's Gambit (mini series, 7 episodes)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tesoro, Michelle Living people American film editors American women film editors People from Chicago Primetime Emmy Award winners Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women