Bertram, descended from the New York Dutch Schoonmaker political family, was employed as an agent of the Standard Oil Company and worked extensively abroad. Schoonmaker was born on January 3, 1940, in Algiers (then part of French Algeria), the daughter of American parents, Thelma and Bertram Schoonmaker. She has received eight nominations for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, winning three-for Raging Bull, The Aviator (2004), and The Departed (2006), both records. Schoonmaker started working with Scorsese on his debut feature film, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), and has edited all of his films since Raging Bull (1980). She has been honored with the British Film Institute Fellowship in 1997, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2014, and the BAFTA Fellowship in 2019.
She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Film Awards, and four ACE Eddie Awards. Thelma Schoonmaker ( / ˈ s k uː n m eɪ k ər/ born January 3, 1940) is an Algerian-American film editor, best known for her collaboration over five decades with director Martin Scorsese.
