Born in Foggia, Apulia, Italy. Highly respected international editor and frequent collaborator with Bernardo Bertolucci: 1900 (1976, assistant editor), UN ANNO DI SCUOLA / A YEAR OF SCHOOL (1977), LA LUNA (1979), LA TRAGEDIA DI UN UOMO RIDICOLO / TRAGEDY OF A RIDICULOUS MAN (1981), THE LAST EMPEROR (1987) and THE SHELTERING SKY (1990). Other notable editing credits include HIGH SEASON (1987), FRANCESCO (1989), SAVIOR (1998), MORNING (2000), and ONE NIGHT WITH THE KING (2006). She edited and directed the 1999 feature LADIES ROOM.  Best Achievement in Film Editing 1987: THE LAST EMPEROR 1 nomination, 1 Award