Nancy Frazen, A.C.E.

Nancy Frazen A.C.E. is a Los Angeles–based film editor and writer with more than three decades of experience in the entertainment industry. A graduate of UCLA, she built a multifaceted creative foundation that also includes earlier work as a public school teacher in the Palm Springs Unified School District and training in acting and performance. Her transition into film began when she explored editing during a summer apprenticeship, an experience that sparked a long-term career path that progressed from apprentice to assistant editor, supervising editor, and eventually lead editor across major studio and independent productions.

Throughout her career, Frazen has contributed to a wide range of acclaimed projects spanning live-action, animation, and documentary filmmaking. Her credits include assistant editing work on The Breakfast Club, supervising editor on Space Jam, and editorial work on animated features such as Surf's Up and Pooh's Heffalump Movie. In documentary filmmaking, she edited You Don’t Have to Die—an Academy Award–winning HBO documentary—as well as Changing Our Minds: The Story of Evelyn Hooker, which received an Academy Award nomination, and Climate Refugees, which screened at Sundance. She has also worked on television and animation projects including Gravity Falls, for which she received an Annie Award nomination.

Currently, Frazen is focused on writing while continuing her professional engagement with the broader storytelling community. She has been accepted into the Château d’Orquevaux writing residency in France and continues to develop new creative work alongside her established editing career. She is a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild Local 700 and American Cinema Editors, reflecting her standing within the industry. Across all her work, she is known for her adaptability and craftsmanship in editing across genres, as well as her ongoing commitment to mentorship and creative growth within film and television production.