Claire Scanlon

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Claire Scanlon
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OccupationEditor, director
Years active1996-present

Claire Elizabeth Scanlon (born 1971) is an American editor and director. She has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards, winning one, for editing work on The Office and The Apprentice. [1] [2] [3] She won an American Cinema Editors Award in 2014 (for The Office) and was nominated in 2016 (for The Wrecking Crew). [4] [5] She has directed for numerous television shows, including Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , The Good Place , Fresh off the Boat, Glow, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine . [6] [7] [8] [9] She made her directorial debut with the Netflix film Set It Up . [10] [11] Scanlon directed the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt interactive special for Netflix. [12] She also directed the comedy-mystery series Mapleworth Murders for Quibi. [13]

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