Tricia Cooke

Tricia Cooke (born June 25, 1965) is an American editor, screenwriter and producer. She is best known for being an editor on multiple films by the Coen brothers and for her and Ethan Coen's films Drive-Away Dolls and Honey Don't! (2025).

Early life Cooke stated in a 2025 interview that she is from "Southern California, a suburb of Los Angeles." She graduated in 1989 from New York University with a degree in film.

Career After graduating, Cooke worked for a few movies in New York before someone recommended her to the production manager of Miller's Crossing (1990) by the brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. She originally worked with the film's cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld, before becoming an apprentice editor. She continued working with the Coen brothers, including being the assistant editor for their films Barton Fink (1991) and The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) and the editor for The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001). She is also the film's editor and unofficial co-director. Cooke and Coen stated that the only reason only Coen is credited as a director for the film is that Cooke is not a member of the Directors Guild of America.

Personal life Cooke has been married to filmmaker Ethan Coen since 1993. In 2004 the family resided in the Murray Hill neighborhood in New York City. , as being a "radical anarchist";

Activism Cooke is politically active, working for trans rights and queer rights and against Donald Trump. She works for Gays Against Guns and is an organiser of New York’s annual Queer Liberation March.

Filmography Cooke has worked as an editor or associate editor on many of the Coen brothers' films. Her filmography includes the following:

Miller's Crossing (1990) Barton Fink (1991) The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) Fargo (1996) Where the Air Is Cool and Dark (1997) Betty (1997) The Big Lebowski (1998) The 4th Floor (1999) Weeping Shriner (1999) O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) Where the Girls Are (documentary) (2003) – also co-director The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman (2004) The Notorious Bettie Page (2005) The Ex (2006) Eve (short film) (2008) Don’t Mess With Texas (2008) – also co-director and co-writer Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind (documentary) (2022) Drive-Away Dolls (2024) – also co-writer and producer and uncredited co-director – also co-writer and producer