Mary Sweeney

Mary Sweeney is an American director, writer, film editor and film producer. She was briefly married to American film director David Lynch, with whom she collaborated for 20 years. Sweeney worked with Lynch on several films and television series, most notably the original Twin Peaks series (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 was formerly the chair of the Film Independent board of directors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary Sweeney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- 1953-01-01 · Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Known for
- Mulholland Drive (2001) — Editor
- Blue Velvet (1986) — Assistant Editor
- Lost Highway (1997) — Editor
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) — Editor
- Wild at Heart (1990) — Script Supervisor
- The Straight Story (1999) — Producer
- Inland Empire (2006) — Producer
- Tender Mercies (1983) — Editorial Production Assistant
- The Romanoffs (2018) — Writer
- Nadja (1995) — Producer
- Hotel Room (1993) — Editor
- Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997) — Self
- On the Air (1992) — Editor
- Welcome to Lynchland (2025) — Self - Editor
- Merton: A Film Biography (1984) — Associate Editor
- Take A Hike (2017) — Bing's Mom (Voice)