---
name: "Kate Sanford"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kate-sanford"
fi1m_id: "kate-sanford"
imdb_id: "nm0003237"
tmdb_id: 68220
wikidata_id: "Q134988696"
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-26T01:52:02.732259+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."
---

# Kate Sanford

## Identity

Kate Sanford

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kate-sanford
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kate-sanford
- **IMDb ID:** nm0003237
- **TMDB ID:** 68220
- **Wikidata ID:** Q134988696
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Sanford, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134988696, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003237/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/68220

Editor. Born in U.S..

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Active:** 1990–2019
- **Also known as:** Katherine Sanford
- **Frequently works with:** [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [David Simon](https://film.one/person/david-simon.md), [William F. Zorzi](https://film.one/person/william-f-zorzi.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 79 (1), 2000s 90 (1), 2010s 71 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 73 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Romance 1, War & Politics 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Sanford, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134988696, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003237/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/68220

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Wire*](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md) (90)
- **Hulu:** [*Show Me a Hero*](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md) (78)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*](https://film.one/tv/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel.md) (76)
- **Disney+:** [*Fosse/Verdon*](https://film.one/tv/fosse-verdon.md) (58)

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

## Biography

Kate Sanford, also credited as Katherine Sanford, is an American film and television editor. She trained at UC Berkeley and began editing professionally in 1994.

She edited all five seasons of the HBO series *The Wire* (2002–2008), working on 19 episodes, as well as other David Simon projects including *Treme* (2010) and *Show Me a Hero* (2015). Her television credits also include *Sex and the City* (1998), *Boardwalk Empire* (2010–2014), *Vinyl* (2016), *The Deuce* (2017–2019) and *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017–2022). Film work includes *American Buffalo* (1996), *O* (2001) and *Management* (2009).

A member of the American Cinema Editors, Sanford has won ACE Eddie Awards for episodes of *The Wire*, *Treme* and *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*, and serves on the organisation's board of directors.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Fosse/Verdon* (2019), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/fosse-verdon.md)
- *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017), Fi1m 76, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel.md)
- *Show Me a Hero* (2015), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md)
- *The Wire* (2002), Fi1m 90, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *Trust* (1990), Fi1m 79, Assistant Editor, Sound Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/trust.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *American Classic* (2026), series, Editor
- *On Swift Horses* (2025), Editor
- *We Were the Lucky Ones* (2024), series, Editor
- *Diana: The Musical* (2021), Editor
- *Fosse/Verdon* (2019), series, Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/fosse-verdon.md)
- *The Surrounding Game* (2017), Producer
- *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017), series, Editor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel.md)
- *Show Me a Hero* (2015), series, Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md)
- *Management* (2009), Editor
- *Brooklyn Rules* (2007), Editor
- *P.S.* (2004), Editor
- *The Wire* (2002), series, Editor — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *World Traveler* (2002), Editor
- *O* (2001), Editor
- *Outside Providence* (1999), Editor
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, Editor
- *Eye of God* (1997), Editor
- *American Buffalo* (1996), Editor
- *Federal Hill* (1995), Editor
- *Mr. Wonderful* (1993), First Assistant Editor
- *Trust* (1990), Assistant Editor, Sound Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/trust.md)
- *Call Me* (1988), Apprentice Sound Editor

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