Lisa Rachel Zeno Churgin (born January 20, 1955) is an American film editor with more than 25 film credits; she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the 1999 film The Cider House Rules (directed by Lasse Hallström). Since 2002, Churgin has also served as the president of the Motion Picture Editors Guild. Churgin's editing of House of Sand and Fog (directed by Vadim Perelman-2003) was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Editing.
Churgin has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors.
Filmography Films Year Title Director Notes1979The WarriorsWalter HillAssistant editor1980The Long RidersRaging BullMartin Scorsese1981Southern ComfortWalter HillRagtimeMiloš Forman1984SoloLyman Dayton1985MaskPeter BogdanovichAssistant editorSpies Like UsJohn Landis1986Three AmigosFirst assistant editor1988VibesKen KwapisThe Accidental TouristLawrence Kasdan1990Love at LargeAlan Rudolph1991Closet LandRadha BharadwajSamanthaStephen La Rocque1992Bob RobertsTim Robbins1993The Wrong ManJim McBride1994Reality BitesBen Stiller1995Unstrung HeroesDiane KeatonDead Man WalkingTim Robbins1997GattacaAndrew Niccol1999200 CigarettesRisa Bramon GarciaThe Cider House RulesLasse HallströmNominated — Academy Award for Best Film Editing2001The Wedding PlannerAdam Shankman2002Moonlight MileBrad SilberlingWaking Up in RenoJordan Brady2003House of Sand and FogVadim PerelmanNominated — Satellite Award for Best Editing2004EmbeddedTim RobbinsVideo film2005Mozart and the WhalePetter NæssCo-edited with Miklos WrightIn Her ShoesCurtis HansonCo-edited with Craig Kitson2006The Last KissTony Goldwyn2008Henry Poole Is HereMark PellingtonPride and GloryGavin O'ConnorCo-edited with John Gilroy2009TendernessJohn PolsonCo-edited with Andrew MarcusThe Ugly TruthRobert Luketic2011PriestScott Stewart2012One for the MoneyJulie Anne RobinsonPitch PerfectJason Moore2015Barely LethalKyle Newman2016Pete's DragonDavid Lowery2018The Old Man & the Gun2020An American PickleBrandon TrostThrough the Glass DarklyLauren FashCo-edited with Adriaan van Zyl2023Peter Pan & WendyDavid LoweryDaddioChristy Hall2024GoodrichHallie Meyers-ShyerThe Man Who Saved ParisRobert BudreauPost-production
Television Year Programme Studio Episode(s) Notes1998From the Earth to the MoonHBOSeason 1E02 "Apollo One"E11 "The Original Wives Club"TV Mini-series2013Trophy WifeABCSeason 1E01 "Pilot"2015Grace and FrankieNetflixSeason 1E01 "The End"E04 "The Funeral"E07 "The Spelling Bee"E10 "The Elevator"E12 "The Bachelor Party"
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Churgin describes her collaboration with director Lasse Hallström on The Cider House Rules.