Elena Maganini is a film editor, best known for her work on the first season of Showtime TV drama series Dexter.
Life and career Maganini started out working on commercials in Chicago, and then moved on to her first feature, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, for which she was not only editor but also sound editor. On Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, she collaborated with John McNaughton, a teaming that continued through a series of projects, often themed around sexuality, such as Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, Mad Dog and Glory, Push, Nevada and 1998 thriller Wild Things. She was nominated for an award for the HBO miniseries If These Walls Could Talk, in the category of Outstanding Single Camera Editing for a Miniseries or Special.
She met the pinnacle of her career when she was contacted by episode director Michael Cuesta for Showtime TV drama series Dexter. She worked on 6 episodes of Dexter and won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2007 for Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode, Dexter. The episodes she worked on were "Dexter", "Crocodile", "Popping Cherry", "Return to Sender", "Father Knows Best" and "Born Free". Elena explaining why she took the job for Dexter, said that she had always been drawn to darker features.
Filmography Year Film/Show Notes1986Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer1991The Borrower1991Sex, Drugs, Rock & RollDocumentary1992Eyes of the Prey1992How Blue Can You Get?1993Mad Dog and Glory1994Somebody to Love1995Four Rooms1996Normal Life1996Infinity1996If These Walls Could TalkNominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Editing for a Miniseries or Special1998Wild Things1998Louis & Frank1999Lansky2000Next Friday2000Condo Painting Documentary2000In the Light of the Moon2001Speaking of Sex2002Push, Nevada2003Expert Witness2003Tarzan2004–2006Dr. Vegas3 episodes2005Book of Swords20058mm 22006Haskett's Chance2006Dexter6 episodesWon — Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series for episode "Dexter"2007The Dead Zone5 episodes2008–2009Eli Stone6 episodes2009NY-LON2009–2010Dollhouse4 episodes2010Scoundrels2 episodes2010902102 episodes2021Clarice4 episodes
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