Lesley Walker


Lesley Walker was a British film and television editor with more than 30 feature film credits. She came into prominence in the 1980s, when she "developed a fast and snappy editing style in the decade, with A Letter to Brezhnev, Mona Lisa, Cry Freedom, and Shirley Valentine." She worked extensively with directors Terry Gilliam and Richard Attenborough.
Walker's work was honoured by nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing and Cry Freedom ), for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing, and the American Cinema Editors Eddie Award.
Walker died on 2 December 2025, at the age of 80.

Feature films as editor

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