Mary Sweeney
| Mary Sweeney | |
|---|---|
| Born | Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
| Occupation | Film producer, director, writer, film editor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse(s) | David Lynch (m. 2006; div. 2006) |
| Awards |
Best Editing 2001 Mulholland Drive |
Mary Sweeney is an American film producer, director, writer and film editor, who collaborated for 20 years with her husband, avant-garde American film director, David Lynch. Sweeney worked with Lynch on several critically acclaimed films and television series, most notably on Twin Peaks (1990), Lost Highway, (1997), The Straight Story, (1999) and Mulholland Drive (2001). Sweeney is the Dino and Martha De Laurentiis Endowed Professor in the Writing Division of the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. She is the Chair of the Film Independent Board of Directors.
Mary Sweeney is an award-winning feature film producer, director, writer, and editor. Beginning in 1985 with Blue Velvet, and continuing through his 2006 film Inland Empire, she collaborated with David Lynch as his film producer, writer and editor. Sweeney’s editing credits include Blue Velvet (1986,) Wild at Heart (1990), Twin Peaks (1991), Industrial Symphony (1991), Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992,) On the Air (1992), Hotel Room(1993), Lost Highway (1996), The Straight Story (2000), Mulholland Drive (2001) and Baraboo (2009).
She won the British Academy Award for Best Editing for Mulholland Drive. As the producer of Mulholland Drive she won the César Award for Best Foreign Film, and the New York Film Critics Award for Best Film. She developed, produced, wrote and edited The Straight Story, for which Richard Farnsworth received an Academy Award nomination. As producer of The Straight Story, she won the European Film Award For Best Foreign Film, and the film received four nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards; Best Film, Best Director, Best First Screenplay, and Best Actor. Her producing credits date from 1995 and include Lost Highway, The Straight Story, Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire, directed by Lynch, and Baraboo, (2009) her directorial debut based on her original screenplay.
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