Elena Maganini is a

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, best known for her work on the first season of '' Showtime'' TV drama series ''

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''.

Life and career

Maganini started out working on commercials in

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, 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

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, a teaming that continued through a series of projects, often themed around sexuality, such as ''Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll'', '' Mad Dog and Glory'', ''

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'' and 1998 thriller '' Wild Things''. She was nominated for an award for the

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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 ''

''. She worked on 6 episodes of ''Dexter'' and won a

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for Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series for the

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, ''

''. The episodes she worked on were "''

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''", "''Popping Cherry''", "'' Return to Sender''", "''Father Knows Best''" and "''

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''". Elena explaining why she took the job for ''Dexter'', said that she had always been drawn to darker features.

Filmography

References

External links

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