Wendey Stanzler is an American

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film edit ...

and

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. She was co-editor and associate producer of

Michael Moore Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author and left-wing activist. His works frequently address the topics of globalization and capitalism. Moore won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ' ...

's documentary ''

Roger & Me ''Roger & Me'' is a 1989 American documentary film written, produced, directed by, and starring Michael Moore, in his directorial debut. Moore portrays the regional economic impact of General Motors CEO Roger Smith's action of closing several ...

'', in 1989. She also co-edited Moore's only fiction film, ''

Canadian Bacon ''Canadian Bacon'' is a 1995 comedy film written, produced, and directed by Michael Moore which satirizes Canada–United States relations along the Canada–United States border. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Alan Alda, John Candy ...

'' (

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). Stanzler was hired as an editor for ''

Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's Sex and the City (newspaper column), newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the ...

'' and went on to become a guest director during the final season of the series. Stanzler has also edited for the series, '' Ed'' and ''

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'' and the

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film Gray Matters (2007), directed by

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, starring

Heather Graham Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American actress. After appearing in television commercials, her first starring role in a feature film came with the teen comedy ''License to Drive'' (1988), followed by the critically acclaimed ...

Tom Cavanagh Thomas Cavanagh (born October 26, 1963) is a Canadian actor. He is known for a variety of roles on American television, including starring roles in '' Ed'' (2000–2004), ''Love Monkey'' (2006) and '' Trust Me'' (2009), and recurring roles on ...

and

Bridget Moynahan Kathryn Bridget Moynahan (born April 28, 1971) is an American actress and model. Moynahan is best known for her role as Erin Reagan in the police drama '' Blue Bloods''. She graduated from Longmeadow High School in Massachusetts in 1989 and be ...

. She has directed several episodes of ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into se ...

'', ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Marc Cherry, Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from Octobe ...

'', '' The Middle'' and ''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian t ...

'', all on

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as well as ''

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'', ''

Pretty Little Liars ''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American mystery teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Sara Shepard. Developed by I. Marlene King, the series was broadcast on Freeform between June 8, 2010, and June ...

'', ''

Parks and Recreation ''Parks and Recreation'' (also known as ''Parks and Rec'') is an American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009, to February 24, 2015, for 125 ...

'' among other series. Stanzler was producer and director on the first season of the CW series '' 90210'' in 2008–2009. In 2011, she directed the pilot episode of the

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series ''

The Nine Lives of Chloe King ''The Nine Lives of Chloe King'' is an American supernatural drama television series which premiered on ABC Family on June 14, 2011, and ended on August 16, 2011. The one-hour drama is based on the book series of the same name by Liz Braswell. ...

''. In 2015, she began directing episodes of ''

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'' in its second season and in the third season, she became a co-executive producer and directed the season's episodes with series creator Stephen Falk. She won the

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' Eddie Award twice: in 2004 for the ''Sex in the City'' episode "American Girl in Paris, part 2" and in 1990 for ''Roger & Me''. In 2003 and 2004, Stanzler was nominated for a

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for her editing work on ''Sex and the City''.

Selected television directing credits

*''

'' (1998) ** Episode 6.14 "The Ick Factor" *''

Monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

'' (2002) ** Episode 5.16 "Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital" ** Episode 6.04 "Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend" *''

'' (2004) ** Episode 2.11 " One More Kiss" ** Episode 2.21 "

I Know Things Now The second season of the American dramedy-mystery television series '' Desperate Housewives'' commenced airing in the United States on September 25, 2005 and concluded on May 21, 2006. The season continues the story of the Wisteria Lane residents, ...

" ** Episode 3.03 "

A Weekend In the Country The third season of the American dramedy-mystery television series '' Desperate Housewives'' commenced airing on ABC in the United States on September 24, 2006, and concluded on May 20, 2007. The season continues the story of the Wisteria Lane re ...

" ** Episode 3.08 " Children and Art" ** Episode 3.20 "

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" *''

'' (2001) ** Episode 1.09 "Who's Zoomin' Who?" ** Episode 2.04 "Deny, Deny, Deny" ** Episode 2.10 "Much too Much" ** Episode 2.19 "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" *''

Love Monkey ''Love Monkey'' is an American comedy-drama television series starring Tom Cavanagh. The series was created by Michael Rauch, based on the book of the same name, by Kyle Smith. It was a co-production of Paramount Television and Sony Pictures Te ...

'' (2006) ** Episode 1.05 "The Window" *'' Six Degrees'' (2006) ** Episode 1.03 "A New Light" *''

'' (2006–2010) ** Episode 1.14 "I'm Coming Out" ** Episode 2.5 "A League of Their Own" ** Episode 2.17 "The Kids Are Alright" ** Episode 4.4 "The Wiener, the Bun and the Boob" *''

Men in Trees ''Men in Trees'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series starring Anne Heche as relationship coach Marin Frist, which premiered on September 12, 2006, on ABC. The series is set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska, and concerns M ...

'' (2006) ** Episode 1.13 "History Lessons" ** Episode 2.17 "New Dogs, Old Tricks" *''

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'' (2007) ** Episode 1.09 " In Which Dell Finds His Fight" *''

Samantha Who ''Samantha Who?'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from October 15, 2007, to July 23, 2009. The series was created by Cecelia Ahern and Donald Todd, who also served as producers. Although highly rated during its first ...

'' (2007) ** Episode 2.1 "So I Think I Can Dance" *'' Big Shots'' (2007) ** Episode 1.7 "Who's Your Daddy" *'' 90210'' (2008) ** Episode 1.2 "The Jet Set" ** Episode 1.10 "Games people plays" ** Episode 1.13 "Love Me or Leave Me" *''

Dollhouse A dollhouse or doll's house is a toy home made in miniature. Since the early 20th century dollhouses have primarily been the domain of children, but their collection and crafting is also a hobby for many adults. English-speakers in North America ...

'' (2009) ** Episode 2.6 "The Left Hand" *'' The Middle'' (2009–2010) ** Episode 1.7 "The Scratch" ** Episode 2.1 "Back to School" * ''

'' (2011–2012) ** Episode 2.17 "Know Thy Enemy" ** Episode 3.4 "Disturbing Behavior" ** Episode 3.11 "Our Town" ** Episode 4.6 "We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes" * ''Glee'' (2013) ** Episode 4.21 "

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" ** Episode 5.05 "

The End of Twerk "The End of Twerk" is the fifth episode of the fifth season of the American musical television series '' Glee'', and the ninety-third episode overall. Written by Michael Hitchcock, and directed by Wendey Stanzler, it aired on Fox in the United ...

" * ''Pretty Little Liars'' **Episode 1.05 "Reality Bites Me" ** Episode 2.18 "A Kiss Before Lying" ** Episode 3.08 "Stolen Kisses" ** Episode 4.06 "Under The Gun" *''

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'' **1.12: "Vertigo" (2013) **2.5: "League of Assassins" (2013) **2.13: "Heir to the Demon" (2014) **3.2: "Sara" (2014) **3.22: "This is Your Sword" (2015) **4.3: "Restoration" (2015) **5.20: "Underneath" (2017) **6.11: ""We Fall" (2018) *''

The Flash The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...

'' **1.19: " Who Is Harrison Wells?" (2015) * ''

Kevin (Probably) Saves the World ''Kevin (Probably) Saves the World'' (stylized as ''Kevin ^Probably Saves the World'') is an American high-concept angelic-themed fantasy comedy-drama television series that was created and executive produced by Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters fo ...

'' **Episode 1.06 "Rocky Rad" (2017) * ''

Future Man Roy Wilfred Wooten (born October 13, 1957), also known as RoyEl, best known by his stage name Future Man (also written Futureman and known to fans as Futche) is an American musician, inventor and composer. He is best known as a member of jazz ...

'' **Episode 1.11 "Beyond The TruffleDome" (2017) **Episode 2.13 "Ultra-Max" (2019) * '' Ghosted'' **Episode 1.12 "Hello Boys" (2018) *''

This Is Us ''This Is Us'' is an American family drama television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents, and their three children, in several different time frames. It s ...

'' **1.17: "What Now?" (2017) *''

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'' **5.11: "Breaking the Fiberboard Ceiling" (2017) *''

Divorce Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the ...

'' **2.3 "Worth It" (2018) *''

Mozart in the Jungle ''Mozart in the Jungle'' is an American comedy-drama streaming television series developed by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Alex Timbers, and Paul Weitz for the video-on-demand service Amazon Prime Video. It received a production order in M ...

'' **4.9 "I Want You to Think of Me" (2018) *'' Reverie'' **1.10 "Point of Origin" (2018) *''

Atypical ''Atypical'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Robia Rashid for Netflix. It focuses on the life of 18-year-old Sam Gardner ( Keir Gilchrist), who is on the autism spectrum. The first season was released on August 11, 201 ...

'' **2.5 "The Egg is Pimping" (2018) *''

Camping Camping is an outdoor activity involving overnight stays away from home, either without shelter or using basic shelter such as a tent, or a recreational vehicle. Typically, participants leave developed areas to spend time outdoors in more nat ...

'' **1.4 "Up All Night" (2018) **1.6 "Carleen?!" (2018) *'' Marvel's Runaways'' **2.8 "Past Life" (2018) *'' The Fix'' **1.5 "Lie to Me" (2019) *''

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings ''Dolly Parton's Heartstrings'', or simply ''Heartstrings'', is an American anthology dramedy streaming television series that premiered on November 22, 2019 on Netflix. Premise ''Dolly Parton's Heartstrings'' showcases "the stories, memories ...

'' **1.2 "Two Doors Down" (2019) *''

Dispatches From Elsewhere ''Dispatches from Elsewhere'' is an American drama television series created by and starring Jason Segel that premiered on March 1, 2020, on AMC. It is based on the documentary film '' The Institute'' about the alternate reality game The Jejune ...

'' **1.2 "Simone" (2020) *''

The Mysterious Benedict Society ''The Mysterious Benedict Society'' is a quartet of children's books by Trenton Lee Stewart chronicling the adventures of four children, initially gathered together by the eccentric Mr. Benedict. The first children's novels written by Stewart ...

'' **1.4 "A Whisper, Not a Shout" (2021)

Television/film editing credits

*'' Gray Matters'' (2007) *'' Ed'' (2000) TV Series *''

'' (1999) TV Series *''

'' (1998) TV Series ** Episode "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda" ** Episode "Defining Moments" ** Episode "Just Say Yes" ** Episode "My Motherboard, My Self" ** Episode "Time and Punishment" ** Episode "What's Sex Got to Do with It?" *'' Nick and Jane'' (1997) *''

I'm Not Rappaport ''I'm Not Rappaport'' is a play by Herb Gardner, which originally ran on Broadway in 1985. Productions The play was originally staged by Seattle Repertory Theatre in 1984. The play premiered on Broadway at the Booth Theatre on November 19, 198 ...

'' (1996) *''

'' (1995) *''The Pesky Suitor'' (1995) *''City Arts'' (1994) TV Series *''The Making of '...And God Spoke (1993) *''

The Last Party ''The Last Party: Scenes From My Life with Norman Mailer'' is a 1997 book by Adele Morales, second wife of Norman Mailer, whom she married in 1954. It was published in the US by Barricade Books. The book is a memoir of Morales' and Mailer's ...

'' (1993) *''

'' (1989)

References

External links

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