Susan Littenberg | |
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Born | 1968 (age 55–56) |
Occupation | Film editor |
Years active | 1991–present |
Children | Charlotte |
Susan Littenberg (born 1968) is an American film editor.
Littenberg graduated from Ocean Township High School in 1985 in before receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from the University of Delaware in 1990. [1] Littenberg began her career as an assistant editor working with filmmakers such as Jim Jarmusch, Hal Hartley and Ang Lee. She began her feature editing career as the lead editor of Steven Soderbergh's Gray's Anatomy . She was the editor of films such as Tadpole , 13 Going on 30 , A Lot Like Love , Charlotte's Web , Bride Wars , and Easy A . Littenberg was nominated for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical for Easy A at the 2010 American Cinema Editors Awards. She teaches at UCLA, has taught at AFI, The Edit Center in New York City, the Main International Film Workshops and the City College of New York.
Year | Film | Director | Other notes |
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1996 | Gray's Anatomy | Steven Soderbergh | |
2000 | Tadpole | Gary Winick | |
2001 | Jump Tomorrow | Joel Hopkins | |
2002 | Easter (film) | Richard Caliban | |
2004 | 13 Going on 30 | Gary Winick | |
2005 | A Lot Like Love | Nigel Cole | |
2006 | Charlotte's Web | Gary Winick | with Sabrina Plisco |
2008 | Five Dollars a Day | Nigel Cole | |
Bride Wars | Gary Winick | ||
2010 | And Everything Is Going Fine | Steven Soderbergh | |
Easy A | Will Gluck | Nominated - ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | |
2012 | Lola Versus | Daryl Wein | |
2013 | The Love Punch | Joel Hopkins | |
2016 | Nina | Cynthia Mort | |
2018 | All About Nina | Eva Vives | with Saira Haider |
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