---
name: "Anne V. Coates"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/anne-v-coates"
fi1m_id: "anne-v-coates"
imdb_id: "nm0167613"
tmdb_id: 6346
wikidata_id: "Q31294"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "12 December 1925"
died: "8 May 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-04T23:08:18.843025+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Anne V. Coates

## Identity

Anne V. Coates

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/anne-v-coates
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** anne-v-coates
- **IMDb ID:** nm0167613
- **TMDB ID:** 6346
- **Wikidata ID:** Q31294
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_V._Coates, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31294, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167613/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6346

Editor. Born 12 December 1925 in Reigate, Surrey, England, UK. Died 8 May 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 12 December 1925, Reigate, Surrey, England, UK
- **Died:** 8 May 2018
- **Active:** 1948–2015
- **Frequently works with:** [Danny DeVito](https://film.one/person/danny-devito.md), [John Gielgud](https://film.one/person/john-gielgud.md), [Michael Shamberg](https://film.one/person/michael-shamberg.md), [Peter O'Toole](https://film.one/person/peter-otoole.md), [Stacey Sher](https://film.one/person/stacey-sher.md), [Steven Soderbergh](https://film.one/person/steven-soderbergh.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 4 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 92 (1), 1960s 84 (2), 1970s 65 (1), 1980s 74 (2), 1990s 82 (2), 2000s 66 (2), 2010s 49 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 73 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Adventure 4, History 3, Romance 3, Thriller 3, Action 2
- **Screen time:** 26 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,614m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_V._Coates, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31294, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167613/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6346

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/greystoke-the-legend-of-tarzan-lord-of-the-apes.md) (65), [*The Golden Compass*](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md) (54)
- **Netflix:** [*Lawrence of Arabia*](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md) (90)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Becket*](https://film.one/film/becket.md) (79)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Eagle Has Landed*](https://film.one/film/the-eagle-has-landed.md) (65)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Anne V. Coates was a British film editor whose career spanned more than sixty years. She began working in the cutting rooms at Pinewood Studios in the late 1940s after earlier jobs in religious films and as a nurse, and received her first editing credit on *The Pickwick Papers* (1952).

Coates edited David Lean's *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. She received further Oscar nominations for *Becket* (1964), *The Elephant Man* (1980), *In the Line of Fire* (1993) and *Out of Sight* (1998). Her later credits include Steven Soderbergh's *Erin Brockovich* (2000). She was awarded a BAFTA Fellowship in 2007 and an Academy Honorary Award in 2016.

*Sources: nytimes.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Fifty Shades of Grey* (2015), Fi1m 49, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/fifty-shades-of-grey.md)
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), Fi1m 54, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *Erin Brockovich* (2000), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/erin-brockovich.md)
- *Out of Sight* (1998), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/out-of-sight.md)
- *In the Line of Fire* (1993), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-line-of-fire.md)
- *Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes* (1984), Fi1m 65, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/greystoke-the-legend-of-tarzan-lord-of-the-apes.md)
- *The Elephant Man* (1980), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-elephant-man.md)
- *The Eagle Has Landed* (1976), Fi1m 65, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-eagle-has-landed.md)
- *Becket* (1964), Fi1m 79, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/becket.md)
- *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), Fi1m 90, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md)
- *The Red Shoes* (1948), Fi1m 92, Second Film Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-red-shoes.md)

## Complete filmography (61)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fifty Shades of Grey* (2015), Editor — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/fifty-shades-of-grey.md)
- *Extraordinary Measures* (2010), Editor
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), Editor — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *Catch and Release* (2006), Editor
- *The Aviator* (2004), as Howard Hughes' Film Editor (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-aviator.md)
- *Taking Lives* (2004), Editor
- *Unfaithful* (2002), Editor
- *Sweet November* (2001), Editor
- *Erin Brockovich* (2000), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/erin-brockovich.md)
- *Passion of Mind* (2000), Editor
- *Out of Sight* (1998), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/out-of-sight.md)
- *Out to Sea* (1997), Editor
- *Striptease* (1996), Editor
- *Congo* (1995), Editor
- *Pontiac Moon* (1994), Editor
- *In the Line of Fire* (1993), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-line-of-fire.md)
- *Chaplin* (1992), Editor
- *What About Bob?* (1991), Editor
- *I Love You to Death* (1990), Editor
- *Listen to Me* (1989), Editor
- *Farewell to the King* (1989), Editor
- *Masters of the Universe* (1987), Editor
- *Raw Deal* (1986), Editor
- *Lady Jane* (1986), Editor
- *Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes* (1984), Editor — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/greystoke-the-legend-of-tarzan-lord-of-the-apes.md)
- *The Pirates of Penzance* (1983), Editor
- *Ragtime* (1981), Editor
- *The Elephant Man* (1980), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-elephant-man.md)
- *The Legacy* (1978), Editor
- *The Medusa Touch* (1978), Producer, Supervising Editor
- *The Eagle Has Landed* (1976), Editor — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-eagle-has-landed.md)
- *Aces High* (1976), Editor
- *Man Friday* (1975), Editor
- *Murder on the Orient Express* (1974), Editor
- *11 Harrowhouse* (1974), Editor
- *The Catholics* (1973), Editor
- *Bequest to the Nation* (1973), Editor
- *Follow Me!* (1972), Editor
- *Friends* (1971), Editor
- *The Adventurers* (1970), Editor
- *Great Catherine* (1968), Editor
- *The Bofors Gun* (1968), Editor
- *Hotel Paradiso* (1966), Editor
- *Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes* (1965), Editor
- *Young Cassidy* (1965), Editor
- *Becket* (1964), Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/becket.md)
- *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), Editor — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md)
- *Don't Bother to Knock* (1961), Editor
- *Tunes of Glory* (1960), Editor
- *The Horse's Mouth* (1958), Editor
- *The Truth About Women* (1957), Editor
- *Lost* (1956), Editor
- *To Paris with Love* (1955), Editor
- *Forbidden Cargo* (1954), Editor
- *Grand National Night* (1953), Editor
- *The Pickwick Papers* (1952), Editor
- *The Rocking Horse Winner* (1949), Assistant Editor
- *The Chiltern Hundreds* (1949), Assistant Editor
- *The History of Mr. Polly* (1949), Assistant Editor
- *The Red Shoes* (1948), Second Film Editor — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-red-shoes.md)
- *The End of the River* (1947), Second Film Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 4 nominated

- 1999: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Out of Sight*
- 1994: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *In the Line of Fire*
- 1981: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *The Elephant Man*
- 1965: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Becket*
- 1963: Best Film Editing (won), for *Lawrence of Arabia*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won, 4 nominated

- 2007: BAFTA Fellowship (won)
- 2001: Best Editing (nominated), for *Erin Brockovich*
- 1994: Best Editing (nominated)
- 1981: Best Editing (nominated), for *The Elephant Man*
- 1975: Best Editing (nominated), for *Murder on the Orient Express*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Academy Honorary Award 2017: Academy Honorary Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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