Maysie Hoy

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Maysie Hoy
Born
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1992-present
Known for
Relatives William Hoy (brother)

Maysie Hoy is a film editor who has been active since the early 1990s. She is a long-time collaborator with director Tyler Perry, having edited 16 films for him. She was nominated twice for an American Cinema Editors award, and in 2025, she received their Career Achievement Award. [1] Hoy is also on the Board of Directors of both the Motion Picture Editors Guild and American Cinema Editors. [2]

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Hoy has a brother, William Hoy, who is also a film editor. [3]

Background

Maysie Hoy and her brother William Hoy were born in Vancouver to Chinese parents. [4] She studied improvisational theatre in San Francisco and moved back to Vancouver, where she founded the improvisational company The Good Will Store and became its artistic director. She was cast in director Robert Altman's film McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971), and after filming was completed, she moved to Los Angeles. She worked under Altman for eight years, doing research, costume, and production design. [2] She also appeared in several other of Altman's films: California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), and 3 Women (1977). She became an editing apprentice on Altman's Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976). [1]

While working in editing, she enrolled in the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women and completed the program in 1977. During the 1980s, she took eight years off to raise her two children while her husband worked as gaffer. When he was out of work, she sought work and became first assistant film editor for Major League (1989). The editing led to more work, for the film The Player (1992). [5] One of her first solo editing credits was the film The Joy Luck Club (1993). [1]

From the late 2000s onward, she frequently edited Tyler Perry's films. [1]

Credits

Hoy's editing credits for film
YearTitleNotesRef.
1992 Bank Robber [6]
1993 The Joy Luck Club [6]
1994 There Goes My Baby Edited with Danford B. Greene [6]
1995 Smoke [6]
1995 Mrs. Munck [7]
1996 Freeway [6]
1997 Love Jones [6]
1998 What Dreams May Come Edited with David Brenner [6]
1999 Life Tastes Good
1999 Crazy in Alabama Edited with Robert C. Jones [6]
2003 Chasing Papi [6]
2005 Christmas in the Clouds Edited with Alan Baumgarten [6]
2005 Smile [6]
2006 The Celestine Prophecy [6]
2006 Broken Bridges [6]
2007 Daddy's Little Girls [6]
2007 Why Did I Get Married? [6]
2008 Meet the Browns [6]
2008 The Family That Preys [6]
2009 Madea Goes to Jail [6]
2009 I Can Do Bad All by Myself [6]
2010 Why Did I Get Married Too? [6]
2010 For Colored Girls [6]
2011 Madea's Big Happy Family [6]
2012 Good Deeds [6]
2012 Madea's Witness Protection [6]
2013 Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor [6]
2013 A Madea Christmas [6]
2014 The Single Moms Club [6]
2015 Spare Parts [6]
2017 Love Beats Rhymes Edited with Bruce Cannon [8]
2018 Alex & Me
2019 Breakthrough [9]
2020 Mighty Oak Edited with Matt Michael [10]
2021 Afterlife of the Party
2022 A Jazzman's Blues [11]
2023 The Other Zoey [12]
2024 The Six Triple Eight [13]
2025 Ruth & Boaz Completed
Hoy's editing credits for television
Year(s)TitleNotesRef.
1991 Boris and Natasha TV movie
2000 Freedom Song TV movie
2001 The Warden TV movie
2006 Time Bomb TV movie; edited with Victor Du Bois
2015 Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors TV movie [14]
2016 Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love TV movie
2019 Dolly Parton's Heartstrings TV series, 2 episodes
2019 Same Time, Next Christmas TV movie

Accolades

Hoy's accolades
YearFilmAwardCeremonyResultRef.
2015 Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television January 29, 2016 Nominated
2023 A Jazzman's Blues American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television March 5, 2023 Nominated
2025 American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award March 14, 2025 Won

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hipes, Patrick (October 28, 2024). "Jon M. Chu, Maysie Hoy And Paul Hirsch Set For ACE Eddie Awards Honors". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Doidge, Kristin Marguerita (March 10, 2025). "ACE Eddies 2025: Paul Hirsch and Maysie Hoy Honored with Career Achievement Awards". CineMontage. Motion Picture Editors Guild . Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  3. Cho, Jenny (2013). Chinese in Hollywood. Arcadia Publishing. p. 115. ISBN   978-0-7385-9973-1.
  4. Wang, Cynthia (May 25, 2021). "PPASC: How Richard Chew and Other Film Pioneers Raised Asian American Visibility". CineMontage. Motion Picture Editors Guild . Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  5. Gold, Susan (December 1, 2024). "Alumni Spotlight on Editor Maysie Hoy (AFI DWW Class of 1977)". afi.com. American Film Institute . Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "Maysie Hoy". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute . Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  7. Staff (December 31, 1994). "Mrs. Munck". Variety . Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  8. Nicholson, Amy (December 1, 2017). "Film Review: 'Love Beats Rhymes'". Variety . Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  9. Gleiberman, Owen (April 8, 2019). "Film Review: 'Breakthrough'". Variety . Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  10. Gleiberman, Owen (June 5, 2020). "'Mighty Oak': Film Review". Variety . Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  11. Gleiberman, Owen (September 12, 2022). "'A Jazzman's Blues' Review: Tyler Perry's Accomplished Period Melodrama About Passing Proves He Should Get Serious More Often". Variety . Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  12. Harvey, Dennis (October 18, 2013). "'The Other Zoey' Review: Chemistry Duels Compatibility in a Formulaic but Diverting Romantic Comedy". Variety . Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  13. Debruge, Peter (December 6, 2024). "'The Six Triple Eight' Review: A Battalion of Black Women Makes History in Tyler Perry's Best Film Yet". Variety . Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  14. Lowry, Brian (December 8, 2015). "TV Review: 'Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors'". Variety . Retrieved September 21, 2025.