Brandon at the 2025 WonderCon

Maryann Brandon A.C.E., is an American television and film editor. She is a frequent collaborator with J. J. Abrams.

Brandon earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her editing work on the popular television series Alias, created by Abrams. Brandon was also an associate producer on Alias during its final season. She has since edited almost all of Abrams' films with Mary Jo Markey, with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker being the lone exception, as she edited that film with Stefan Grube. Brandon worked with Abrams on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which was released in December 2015. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing for her work on the film, sharing the nomination with Mary Jo Markey.

In her role editing Abrams' Star Trek, she reported that neither editor had been told that he intended to make extensive use of lens flares and bright lighting, and they initially contacted the film developers asking why the film seemed overexposed.

Partial filmography

FilmYearNotes
Bingo1991
The Birds II: Land's End1994
Born to Be Wild1995
Grumpier Old Men1995Edited with Seth Flaum and Billy Weber
A Thousand Acres1997
The Miracle Worker2000
Alias2001
Mission: Impossible III2006Edited with Mary Jo Markey
The Jane Austen Book Club2007
Star Trek2009Edited with Mary Jo Markey
How to Train Your Dragon2010Edited with Darren T. Holmes
Super 82011Edited with Mary Jo Markey
Kung Fu Panda 22011Edited with Clare Knight
Star Trek Into Darkness2013Edited with Mary Jo Markey
Endless Love2014
Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015Edited with Mary Jo Markey
Passengers2016
The Darkest Minds2018
Venom2018Edited with Alan Baumgarten
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019Edited with Stefan Grube
Venom: Let There Be Carnage2021Edited with Stan Salfas

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