---
name: "Susan Vaill"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/susan-vaill"
fi1m_id: "susan-vaill"
imdb_id: "nm0883219"
tmdb_id: 1379198
wikidata_id: "Q112079008"
roles: ["Editor","Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T05:45:09.900194+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."
---

# Susan Vaill

## Identity

Susan Vaill

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/susan-vaill
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** susan-vaill
- **IMDb ID:** nm0883219
- **TMDB ID:** 1379198
- **Wikidata ID:** Q112079008
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Vaill, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112079008, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0883219/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1379198

Editor and director. Born in Los Angeles, California, U.S..

## Details

- **Work:** Editor, Director
- **Active:** 1976–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 1 acting, 1 directing, 2 crew
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 71 (1), 2000s 68 (1), 2020s 82 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Vaill, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112079008, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0883219/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1379198

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Abbott Elementary*](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md) (82), [*Grey's Anatomy*](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md) (68)
- **HBO Max:** [*Hacks*](https://film.one/tv/hacks.md) (83)

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

## Biography

Susan Vaill is an American film and television editor, director and producer. She is best known for her editing work on the series *Hacks* (2021–), for which she won an ACE Eddie Award in 2022 and received Emmy and HPA Award recognition, as well as on *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), *This Is Us* (2016), *Space Force* (2020), *Lodge 49* (2018) and *Abbott Elementary* (2021).

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Vaill appeared as a child actor with her twin sister in 1970s film and television, including *Bound for Glory* (1976). She studied art history and film theory at Williams College and earned an MFA in film production at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Early in her career she worked as an assistant editor on documentaries and features such as *The Last Samurai* (2003).

Vaill edited more than 70 episodes of *Grey's Anatomy* and directed three episodes of the series. She joined the American Cinema Editors in 2018 and has edited pilots and first seasons of several television shows.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (1)

- *Bound for Glory* (1976), Fi1m 71, as Gwen Guthrie — [page](https://film.one/film/bound-for-glory.md)

### Directed (1)

- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)

### Crew (2) — the average rests on these

- *Abbott Elementary* (2021), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md)
- *Hacks* (2021), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/hacks.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

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

- *Quiz Lady* (2023), Editor
- *The Time Traveler's Wife* (2022), series, Editor
- *Abbott Elementary* (2021), series, Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md)
- *Hacks* (2021), series, Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/hacks.md)
- *Lodge 49* (2018), series, Editor
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Suburban Madness* (2004), Assistant Editor
- *Bound for Glory* (1976), as Gwen Guthrie — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/bound-for-glory.md)

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