Actor

Mary Sweeney

Production

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.0

Low visibility

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Movies: 14Series: 3Crew credits: 14

TMDB ID: 5604

IMDb ID: nm0842156

Known for: Production

Born: January 1, 1953

Age: 73

Place of birth: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1984 - 2025

Years active: 42

Average TMDB rating: 7.01

Wikidata: Q508871

Also known as

ماري سويني • Mary Sweeney

Other jobs

Editor (5)Producer (3)Director (2)Assistant Editor (1)Associate Editor (1)Script Supervisor (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Mary Sweeney is an American director, writer, film editor and film producer. She was briefly married to American film director David Lynch, with whom she collaborated for 20 years. Sweeney worked with Lynch on several films and television series, most notably the original Twin Peaks series (1990), Lost Highway (1997), The Straight Story (1999), and Mulholland Drive (2001). Sweeney is the Dino and Martha De Laurentiis Endowed Professor in the Writing Division of the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. She was formerly the chair of the Film Independent board of directors.