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

Michelle 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

Awards and nominations

Major associations
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

  1. ^ a b Natural Selection Press Kit. In: cinemaguild.com, access date 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ Brendan Bettinger: SXSW 2011: Natural Selection Wins 7 Awards Including Best Narrative Feature. In: collider.com, 15 March 2011.

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