Michelle Tesoro

Michelle Tesoro is an American film editor. She is best known for her work on the television miniseries The Queen's Gambit, which earned her an ACE Eddie Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Life Michelle Tesoro grew up in Chicago. She attended Whitney M. Young High School, studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated at the Tisch School of the Arts.

She started her career as DVD and promo editor at ABKCO Music & Records in New York City. In 2005 she moved to Los Angeles.

Selected filmography 2007: The Mimi & Flo Show (TV series, 3 episodes) 2008: Swingtown (TV series, 2 episodes) 2009: Women in Trouble (Cinema) 2009–2010: In Treatment (TV series, 17 episodes) 2010: Fringe (TV series, 3 episodes) 2011: Natural Selection (Cinema) 2012: Luck (TV series, 4 episodes) 2013: House of Cards (TV series, 5 episodes) 2013: The Newsroom (TV series, 2 episodes) 2014: Revenge of the Green Dragons (Cinema) 2014: Hoke (TV movie) 2015: Flesh and Bone (Miniseries, 3 episodes) 2017: When We Rise (Miniseries, 1 episode) 2017: Shot Caller (Cinema) 2017: Godless (Miniseries, 7 episodes) 2018: On the Basis of Sex (Cinema) 2019: When They See Us (Miniseries, 1 episode) 2019: Ballers (TV series, 1 episode) 2020: The Queen's Gambit (Miniseries, 7 episodes) 2021: Flag Day (Cinema) 2023: Maestro (Cinema)

Awards and nominations + Major associations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2021 71st American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television "Exchanges" The Queen's Gambit 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie