Nancy Richardson - Biography

Nancy Richardson (Editor) edited “Step Up” and three films by Catherine Hardwicke—“Twilight,” “Lords of Dogtown” and “Thirteen.” Richardson is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley and received her MFA from UCLA’s graduate film department. Since then, she has edited a number of films, including three for director Charles Burnett: “To Sleep with Anger,” “Selma, Lord, Selma” and “Annihilation of Fish.” She has also worked with director Gregory Nava three times, on “Mi Familia,” “Selena” and “Why Do Fools Fall in Love.” Richardson also edited the directorial debut of Maya Angelou, “Down in the Delta,” and “Hendrix,” directed by Leon Ichaso, for which she received an Emmy nomination. Additional film credits include “Stand and Deliver,” “Roadside Prophets” and “White Man’s Burden.” Richardson is a member of American Cinema Editors and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She has served on the Editors Guild Board of Directors for the last four years and was just re-elected for another term. She is a professor at the UCLA School of Film, Television and Digital Media, where she is head of post-production.

Filmography

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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
The Last Song - Julie Anne Robinson (2010)
Twilight (2008)
Surfer, Dude (2008)
American Violet (2008)
Step Up (2006)
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
Thirteen (2003)
Gotta Kick It Up! (TV) (2002)
When Billie Beat Bobby (2001) (TV)
Hendrix (2000) (TV)
The Annihilation of Fish (1999)
Selma, Lord, Selma (TV)(1999)
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998)
Down in the Delta (1998)
Selena (1997)
Homecoming (TV) (1996)
White Man's Burden (1995)
My Family (1995)
Money for Nothing (1993)
Roadside Prophets (1992)
The Paint Job (1992)
Driving Me Crazy (1991)
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
Stand and Deliver (1988)