People
Lesley Walker
Editing · follow into films and chains
Biography
Lesley Walker (July 27, 1945 – December 2, 2025) was a British film editor born in Wimbledon, London. After working as an assistant editor on films including Funeral in Berlin and The Lion in Winter, she edited more than thirty features, among them Neil Jordan's Mona Lisa, Richard Attenborough's Cry Freedom and Shadowlands, Shirley Valentine, Mary Reilly, Emma and Mamma Mia! She was a frequent collaborator of Terry Gilliam, editing The Fisher King, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Brothers Grimm, Tideland and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, and she received BAFTA nominations for Mona Lisa and Cry Freedom.
Notable films
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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Rewinding the Reel: How VHS Championed British Independents
From Thatcher's Britain to the video shop era, discover how VHS gave gritty, daring British films a second life and a devoted audience.
9 films
Escapes from Broken Realities
A journey through films where children and the childlike build imaginative refuges from fractured worlds, celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Terry Gilliam...
8 films
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