---
name: "Carol Littleton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/carol-littleton"
fi1m_id: "carol-littleton"
imdb_id: "nm0514746"
tmdb_id: 9966
wikidata_id: "Q1044183"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "1 January 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T01:48:33.772333+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."
---

# Carol Littleton

## Identity

Carol Littleton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/carol-littleton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** carol-littleton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0514746
- **TMDB ID:** 9966
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1044183
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Littleton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1044183, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0514746/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9966

Editor. Born 1 January 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S..

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 1 January 1942, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
- **Active:** 1981–2011
- **Frequently works with:** [Lawrence Kasdan](https://film.one/person/lawrence-kasdan.md), [William Hurt](https://film.one/person/william-hurt.md), [Kathleen Turner](https://film.one/person/kathleen-turner.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 80 (5), 2000s 64 (1), 2010s 58 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 69 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Drama 4, Romance 2, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,343m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Littleton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1044183, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0514746/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9966

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial*](https://film.one/film/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial.md) (91)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Places in the Heart*](https://film.one/film/places-in-the-heart.md) (80)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Accidental Tourist*](https://film.one/film/the-accidental-tourist.md) (78)
- **Tubi:** [*The Big Chill*](https://film.one/film/the-big-chill.md) (67)

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

## Biography

Carol Littleton is an American film editor. Born on 23 October 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, she studied literature at the University of Oklahoma before entering the industry. In the 1970s she ran a production company making commercials and began editing feature films with director Karen Arthur on *Legacy* (1975).

Littleton is known for her long collaboration with Lawrence Kasdan, beginning with *Body Heat* (1981) and continuing on several of his films, including *The Big Chill* (1983), *Silverado* (1985) and *Wyatt Earp* (1994). She edited Steven Spielberg's *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982), for which she received an Academy Award nomination. Other credits include *Places in the Heart* (1984), *The Accidental Tourist* (1988), *The Manchurian Candidate* (2004) and *The Other Boleyn Girl* (2008). She won a Primetime Emmy Award for editing the television film *Tuesdays with Morrie* (1999) and received an Honorary Academy Award in 2024. Littleton served as president of the Motion Picture Editors Guild from 1988 to 1991. She was married to cinematographer John Bailey from 1972 until his death in 2023.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The Rum Diary* (2011), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rum-diary.md)
- *What Women Want* (2000), Fi1m 64, Additional Editing — [page](https://film.one/film/what-women-want.md)
- *The Accidental Tourist* (1988), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-accidental-tourist.md)
- *Places in the Heart* (1984), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/places-in-the-heart.md)
- *The Big Chill* (1983), Fi1m 67, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-chill.md)
- *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982), Fi1m 91, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial.md)
- *Body Heat* (1981), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/body-heat.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

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

- *My Dinner with Hervé* (2018), Editor
- *All the Way* (2016), Editor
- *A Walk in the Woods* (2015), Editor
- *Cut Bank* (2014), Editor
- *Darling Companion* (2012), Editor
- *The Rum Diary* (2011), Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-rum-diary.md)
- *Country Strong* (2010), Editor
- *The Other Boleyn Girl* (2008), Editor
- *Margot at the Wedding* (2007), Editor
- *In the Land of Women* (2007), Editor
- *The Manchurian Candidate* (2004), Editor
- *Dreamcatcher* (2003), Editor
- *The Truth About Charlie* (2002), Editor
- *The Anniversary Party* (2001), Editor
- *What Women Want* (2000), as Additional Editing — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/what-women-want.md)
- *Tuesdays with Morrie* (1999), Editor
- *Mumford* (1999), Editor
- *Beloved* (1998), Editor
- *Twilight* (1998), Editor
- *Diabolique* (1996), Editor
- *Wyatt Earp* (1994), Editor
- *China Moon* (1994), Editor
- *Benny & Joon* (1993), Editor
- *Grand Canyon* (1991), Editor
- *White Palace* (1990), Editor
- *The Accidental Tourist* (1988), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-accidental-tourist.md)
- *Vibes* (1988), Editor
- *Swimming to Cambodia* (1987), Editor
- *Brighton Beach Memoirs* (1986), Editor
- *Silverado* (1985), Editor
- *Places in the Heart* (1984), Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/places-in-the-heart.md)
- *The Big Chill* (1983), Editor — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-chill.md)
- *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982), Editor — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial.md)
- *Body Heat* (1981), Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/body-heat.md)
- *French Postcards* (1979), Editor
- *Battered* (1978), Editor
- *The Mafu Cage* (1978), Editor
- *The Hazing* (1977), Editor
- *The Stronger* (1976), Editor
- *Legacy* (1975), Editor
- *Premonition* (1972), Sound Effects
- *Editors on Editing*, Actor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1983: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Academy Honorary Award 2024: Academy Honorary Award (won)

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

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