Rita Roland


Rita Roland was a prolific German-born film editor known for her work on German and American films like Six Pack, The New Kids, and Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff.

Biography

Rita Rosenstein was born in Germany to Ernst Rosenstein and Elsa Landsberger. She began her career as a film editor in her native country before World War II. She fled Germany during the Holocaust, moving to Hollywood, where she edited dozens of films for MGM before she died in 1998. She was survived by her husband, Dutch writer-director Henry Martin.

Selected filmography

YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
1961AdaDaniel MannAssistant editorUncredited

;Documentaries
YearFilmDirector
1947Walvis in zicht!Hannes de Boer
1948Dutch in Seven Lessons
Heinz Josephson

;TV movies
YearFilmDirector
1972The Weekend NunJeannot Szwarc
1973The Devil's DaughterJeannot Szwarc
1973Incident on a Dark StreetBuzz Kulik
1973She Lives!Stuart Hagmann
1973Pioneer WomanBuzz Kulik
1974Remember WhenBuzz Kulik
1976The Lindbergh Kidnapping CaseBuzz Kulik
1976SybilDaniel Petrie
1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsDaniel Petrie
1977Corey: For the PeopleBuzz Kulik
1982A Piano for Mrs. CiminoGeorge Schaefer
1984The DollmakerDaniel Petrie

;TV series
YearTitleNotes
1965A Man Called Shenandoah1 episode
1973Police Story1 episode
1976Sybil2 episodes

YearTitleRoleNotes
1953−54Johnny JupiterSupervising editor63 episodes