Lynne Willingham

Lynne Willingham is an American television and film editor.^[1] She is a two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner.^[2]

Lynne Willingham
Born	San Francisco, California, US
Occupation	Television editor
Years active	1978–present
Spouse	Chris Willingham ​ ​ (m. 1988; died. 2025)​
Relatives	Steven Mirkovich, ACE (brother) Paul Mirkovich (brother)

Life and career

Willingham was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Natalie Chalkley Mirkovich and Joseph M. Mirkovich. She married Chris Willingham, ACE, in 1988. She attended UCLA.^[3] She is a member of American Cinema Editors (ACE).^[4] Her recent works are Ray Donovan: The Movie and American Gigolo.

Filmography

Year	Title	Contribution	Note
1989-90	Booker	Editor	8 episodes
1991	Street Justice	Editor	TV series
1993-94	Cobra	Editor	11 episodes
1994-95	Hawkeye	Editor	10 episodes
1995	Deceived by Trust	Editor	TV movie
1995-96	The Commish	Editor	2 episodes
1996	The Pretender	Editor	TV series
1996	Abduction of Innocence	Editor	TV movie
1997-2002	The X-Files	Editor	36 episodes
1998	Inside the X Files	Editor	Documentary
2002	Providence	Editor	3 episodes
2003-04	The Guardian	Editor	7 episodes
2005	Revelations	Editor	5 episodes
2005	Empire	Editor	6 episodes
2005-07	Without a Trace	Editor	14 episodes
2008-09	Fear Itself	Editor	4 episodes
2008-09	Breaking Bad	Editor	9 episodes
2010	Happy Town	Editor	3 episodes
2010-12	True Blood	Editor	12 episodes
2011-13	Body of Proof	Editor	13 episodes
2013-14	Revenge	Editor	6 episodes
2013-19	Ray Donovan	Editor	22 episodes
2015	The Red Road	Editor	2 episodes
2016	Bloodline	Editor	3 episodes
2017	Claws	Editor	2 episodes
2019	The Son	Editor	4 episodes
2019	See	Editor	2 episodes
2020-21	Your Honor	Editor	4 episodes
2022	Ray Donovan: The Movie	Editor	TV movie
2022	American Gigolo	Editor	TV series

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
1998	Nominated	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series	The X-Files
	Nominated	American Cinema Editors	Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television
2008	Won	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series	Breaking Bad	[5]
	Nominated	Hollywood Post Alliance	Outstanding Editing - Television
2009	Won	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series		[6]
	Won	American Cinema Editors	Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television		[7]
	Won	Hollywood Post Alliance	Outstanding Editing - Television		[8]
2010	Won	American Cinema Editors	Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television		[9]