Lee Percy (born February 10, 1953) is an American film editor. At the 61st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, he received two Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie nominations for editing the 2009 television films Taking Chance and Grey Gardens, winning for the former.
A native of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Percy initially trained to be an actor at Juilliard before switching focus to editing.Lee Percy
Director Kimberly Peirce stated that Percy's editing provided the constructive structuring of the film Boys Don't Cry via deciding which scenes to keep or cut, allowing her to see which would work in the final version.
Percy made his directorial debut on the short film Dreaming American.Lee Percy to Make Directorial Debut with DREAMING AMERICAN Short Film
Percy has been a Creative Adviser at the Sundance Directors Lab as well as a mentor at the IFP.
Select filmography + Editor Year Film Director Notes1980 Shogun Assassin1982 They Call Me Bruce?Elliott Hong1985 Re-AnimatorStuart GordonFirst collaboration with Stuart Gordon 1986 TrollJohn Carl Buechler From Beyond Stuart GordonSecond collaboration with Stuart Gordon DollsThird collaboration with Stuart Gordon1987 Slam DanceWayne WangFirst collaboration with Wayne Wang 1988 The StickDarrell RoodtCredited as Lee Edward Percy Checking OutDavid Leland 1990 Blue SteelKathryn Bigelow Reversal of FortuneBarbet SchroederFirst collaboration with Barbet Schroeder1991 Year of the GunJohn Frankenheimer1992 Single White FemaleBarbet SchroederSecond collaboration with Barbet Schroeder1994 Corrina, CorrinaJessie Nelson1995 Kiss of Death Barbet SchroederThird collaboration with Barbet Schroeder1996 Before and AfterFourth collaboration with Barbet Schroeder 1998 Desperate MeasuresFifth collaboration with Barbet Schroeder 54Mark Christopher1999 Boys Don't CryKimberly PeirceFirst collaboration with Kimberly Peirce 2001 The BelieverHenry BeanFirst collaboration with Henry Bean Lift The Center of the WorldWayne WangSecond collaboration with Wayne Wang Bill's Gun ShopDean Hyers2002 Murder by NumbersBarbet SchroederSixth collaboration with Barbet Schroeder2003 Just Another StoryGQ 2004 Maria Full of GraceJoshua Marston A Home at the End of the WorldMichael Mayer A Love Song for Bobby LongShainee Gabel2005 The Ice HarvestHarold Ramis 2007 Wind ChillGregory Jacobs NoiseHenry BeanSecond collaboration with Henry Bean 2009 Frank the RatJames Cozza Into TemptationPatrick Coyle AmeliaMira Nair2010 As Good as DeadJonathan Mossek2011 Thin IceJill Sprecher2012 DisconnectHenry-Alex Rubin2013 CarrieKimberly PeirceSecond collaboration with Kimberly Peirce2014 DukhtarAfia Nathaniel 2015 AngelicaMitchell Lichtenstein Touched with FirePaul Dalio2016 SnowdenOliver Stone2017 The Mountain Between UsHany Abu-Assad 2018 The Kindergarten TeacherSara Colangelo MapplethorpeOndi Timoner SkinGuy Nattiv2020 The Half of ItAlice Wu2021 Charming the Hearts of MenS.E. DeRose2023 The BurialMaggie Betts
+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes1981 RoarNoel MarshallAssistant editor1985 Kiss of the Spider WomanHéctor Babenco Additional editor1990 Naked TangoLeonard Schrader2009 Archie's Final ProjectDavid Lee MillerConsulting editor2010 SaltPhillip Noyce Additional editor2012 What Maisie KnewCredited as Lee Edward Percy2016 C StreetPeter James IengoConsulting editor 2021 Italian StudiesAdam LeonAdditional editor Charming the Hearts of MenS.E. DeRoseEditor2022 NannyNikyatu JusuEditing consultant
+ Camera and electrical department Year Film Director Role1980 Scared to DeathWilliam MaloneCamera operator
+ Thanks Year Film Director Role 2015 The WitchRobert EggersThe director wishes to thank The FitsAnna Rose HolmerSpecial thanks2019 The KidVincent D'OnofrioSpecial thanks to2020 JuvieGeorge LaVooSpecial thanks
Documentaries
+ Editor Year Film Director1981 The Killing of America
TV movies
+ Editor Year Film Director1994 Against the WallJohn Frankenheimer2005 Mrs. HarrisPhyllis Nagy 2009 Taking ChanceRoss Katz Grey GardensMichael Sucsy
+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role2006 Bernard and DorisBob Balaban Additional editor 2009 Into the StormThaddeus O'Sullivan A Dog YearGeorge LaVoo2011 Cinema VeriteShari Springer BermanRobert Pulcini
TV series + Producer Year Title Credit Notes2013 Magic CitySupervising producer8 episodes
References
External links Lee Percy at the Internet Movie Database