---
name: "Sue Blainey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sue-blainey"
fi1m_id: "sue-blainey"
imdb_id: "nm0086180"
tmdb_id: 31858
wikidata_id: "Q95755504"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "27 May 1963"
died: "20 February 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-01T19:20:36.473626+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."
---

# Sue Blainey

## Identity

Sue Blainey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sue-blainey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sue-blainey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0086180
- **TMDB ID:** 31858
- **Wikidata ID:** Q95755504
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95755504, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0086180/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31858

Editor. Born 27 May 1963 in Australia. Died 20 February 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 27 May 1963, Australia
- **Died:** 20 February 2024
- **Active:** 1989–2009
- **Frequently works with:** [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [Adam Davidson](https://film.one/person/adam-davidson.md), [Alan Taylor](https://film.one/person/alan-taylor.md), [Bryan Spicer](https://film.one/person/bryan-spicer.md), [Christian Taylor](https://film.one/person/christian-taylor.md), [Christopher Nelson](https://film.one/person/christopher-nelson.md), [Craig Wright](https://film.one/person/craig-wright.md), [Deran Sarafian](https://film.one/person/deran-sarafian.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 73 (1), 1990s 81 (1), 2000s 80 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 73 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Horror 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $38m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95755504, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0086180/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31858

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Lost*](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) (81), [*House*](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md) (78), [*Castle*](https://film.one/tv/castle.md) (73)
- **HBO Max:** [*Six Feet Under*](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md) (86)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert*](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert.md) (81)

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

## Biography

Sue Blainey (1963–2024) was an Australian picture editor whose career spanned film and television in Australia and the United States. She began in sound and editorial departments on titles including *Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome* (1985), *Dead Calm* (1989), *The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert* (1994), *Carlito's Way* (1993) and *Sliver* (1993).

Her later credits as editor include episodes of *Six Feet Under* (2001–2002), *Lost* (2004), *House* (2004), *Castle* (2009), *The Magicians* (2015), *11.22.63* (2016) and *13 Reasons Why* (2017–2018). She received Primetime Emmy nominations for her work.

*Sources: imdb.com, cinemontage.org.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Castle* (2009), Fi1m 73, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *House* (2004), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Six Feet Under* (2001), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md)
- *The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert* (1994), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert.md)
- *Dead Calm* (1989), Fi1m 73, First Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-calm.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

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

- *Swinging Safari* (2018), Editor
- *13 Reasons Why* (2017), series, Editor
- *11.22.63* (2016), series, Editor
- *The Magicians* (2015), series, Editor
- *Rush* (2014), series, Editor
- *A Few Best Men* (2012), Editor
- *The Boy Who Cried Werewolf* (2010), Editor
- *Castle* (2009), series, Editor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Easy Virtue* (2008), Editor
- *Grimm Love* (2006), Editor
- *House* (2004), series, Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Lost* (2004), series, Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Six Feet Under* (2001), series, Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md)
- *Eye of the Beholder* (1999), Editor
- *Wishful Thinking* (1999), Editor
- *The Deli* (1997), Editor
- *Robinson Crusoe* (1997), Editor
- *Remember WENN* (1996), series, Editor
- *Billy's Holiday* (1995), Editor
- *The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert* (1994), Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert.md)
- *The Good Son* (1993), Assistant Editor
- *Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even* (1992), Assistant Sound Editor
- *The Comfort of Strangers* (1990), Assistant Editor
- *Dead Calm* (1989), First Assistant Editor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-calm.md)
- *Dead End Drive-In* (1986), First Assistant Editor
- *BMX Bandits* (1983), Assistant Editor

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