Geraldine Peroni was a trusted collaborator of filmmaker Robert Altman,
editing most of his films in the 90s. She was nominated for an Academy
Award in 1992 in the "Best Film Editing" category for "The Player". She
grew up in Queens New York and went to Hunter College to study
film.
She was among the first women to take the New York firefighters written
exam in 1977.
Before her film career, she worked an interesting mix of jobs -
waitress, she worked in a high school and a group home for women. She
was a cabdriver when a co-worker, who worked part time as a film
editor, inspired her to take film classes.
Studied film at Hunter College and got her first film job in 1983 as an
apprentice film editor.
New York Medical Examiner ruled her death as a suicide, however, her
family is disputing the findings.