Claire Elizabeth Scanlon (born 1971) is an American editor and director. She has been nominated for four

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s, winning one, for editing work on ''

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'' and ''

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''. She won an American Cinema Editors Award in 2014 (for ''The Office'') and was nominated in 2016 (for '' The Wrecking Crew''). She has directed for numerous television shows, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' GLOW'', and ''

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''. She made her directorial debut with the

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film ''

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''. Scanlon directed the ''

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for

. She also directed the comedy-mystery series ''

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'' for

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* 1971 births Living people American women film directors Mass media people from Chicago American television directors American television editors Women television editors American women television directors 21st-century American women {{US-tv-bio-stub