Michelle Tesoro is an American film editor. She is best known for her work on the television miniseries The Queen's Gambit (2020), which earned her an ACE Eddie Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Life
editMichelle Tesoro grew up in Chicago. She attended Whitney M. Young High School, studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated at the Tisch School of the Arts.
She started her career as DVD and promo editor at ABKCO Music & Records in New York City.[1] In 2005 she moved to Los Angeles.[1] Soon she became assistant editor for film and TV productions. Since 2007 she started to edit TV productions like The Mimi & Flo Show, Swingtown and In Treatment.
Her work for the dramedy Natural Selection was awarded the prize for best editing at the South by Southwest 2011.[2]
Selected filmography
edit- 2007: The Mimi & Flo Show (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2008: Swingtown (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2009: Women in Trouble (Cinema)
- 2009–2010: In Treatment (TV series, 17 episodes)
- 2010: Fringe (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2011: Natural Selection (Cinema)
- 2012: Luck (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2013: House of Cards (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2013: The Newsroom (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2014: Revenge of the Green Dragons (Cinema)
- 2014: Hoke (TV movie)
- 2015: Flesh and Bone (Miniseries, 3 episodes)
- 2017: When We Rise (Miniseries, 1 episode)
- 2017: Shot Caller (Cinema)
- 2017: Godless (Miniseries, 7 episodes)
- 2018: On the Basis of Sex (Cinema)
- 2019: When They See Us (Miniseries, 1 episode)
- 2019: Ballers (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2020: The Queen's Gambit (Miniseries, 7 episodes)
- 2021: Flag Day (Cinema)
- 2023: Maestro (Cinema)
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71st American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards | Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television | "Exchanges" The Queen's Gambit |
Won |
| 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b Natural Selection Press Kit. In: cinemaguild.com, access date 8 November 2020.
- ^ Brendan Bettinger: SXSW 2011: Natural Selection Wins 7 Awards Including Best Narrative Feature. In: collider.com, 15 March 2011.