Elena Maganini, Emmy-winning Dexter editor, dies at 70
The film and television editor won for the Dexter pilot and worked with director John McNaughton on Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Wild Things.
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The film and television editor won for the Dexter pilot and worked with director John McNaughton on Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Wild Things.
Elena Maganini, the film and television editor who won an Emmy for the Dexter pilot, died on 21 October in Burbank from complications of breast cancer. She was 70. Variety published its obituary on 3 November 2026.
Her first feature credit was director John McNaughton’s 1986 film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Maganini continued working with McNaughton on films including the 1998 thriller Wild Things and Mad Dog & Glory.
Born in Chicago, Maganini studied filmmaking at Columbia College Chicago and began working at a production company in the city. Her later television credits included Madam Secretary, Manifest and The Cleaning Lady.
For the Dexter pilot, Maganini won the 2007 Primetime Emmy for outstanding single-camera picture editing for a drama series. She also received Emmy and Cable ACE Award nominations for If These Walls Could Talk, an anthology about abortion.
Maganini’s survivors include her husband, Scott Collins, communications director at the Motion Picture Editors Guild; her daughter, Gabriella Coronel; and her daughter-in-law, Adrienne Coronel.
A memorial service is scheduled for 15 November at 13:00 Beverly Hills time (01:00 Yerevan time on 16 November) at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills. Donations may be made to Columbia College Chicago, Tree House Humane Society or the Stray Cat Alliance.
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