Terilyn A. Shropshire is an American motion picture and television editor. She is the daughter of Thomas B. Shropshire, a corporate executive. Her big break as a motion picture editor came when she was hired to cut Eve's Bayou, the auspicious feature directing debut of actress Kasi Lemmons. The film went on to become the highest-grossing independent film of 1997, and it received numerous awards, including Best First Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards. After the success of the film, Spike Lee suggested that she go to director Gina Prince-Bythewood for her breakout film Love & Basketball. She has collaborated with both Lemmons and Prince-Bythewood on nearly all of their films. Shropshire has received an Eddie Award from the American Cinema Editors and has been nominated for an Emmy Award. She has been elected as a member of the American Cinema Editors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Terilyn A. Shropshire, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Editor
- 29 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
What are Terilyn A. Shropshire's films like?
Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 22
Light 2 · Serious 10 · Dark 10
A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 11
Steady 4 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1
Casual 8 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 12
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet11
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Terilyn A. Shropshire's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Love & Basketball (2000) · editor · free
- Beyond the Lights (2014) · editor · free
- American Violet (2008) · editor · free
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) · editor · free
- Sparkle (2012) · editor · free
- Jumping the Broom (2011) · editor · free
- Embrace of the Vampire (1995) · editor · free
- Another 9½ Weeks (1997) · editor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Terilyn A. Shropshire's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
34 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.
Children of Blood and Bone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Twisters(2024)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Woman King(2022)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Bruised(2020)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Cops and Robbers(2020)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Between the World and Me(2020)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Old Guard(2020)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
When They See Us(2019)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Miss Bala(2019)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
A Wrinkle in Time(2018)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Shots Fired(2017)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
Quantico(2015)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Beyond the Lights(2014)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Among Ravens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Black Nativity(2013)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Sparkle(2012)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Jumping the Broom(2011)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Secret Life of Bees(2008)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
American Violet(2008)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Talk to Me(2007)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Waist Deep(2006)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Biker Boyz(2003)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Caveman's Valentine(2001)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Love & Basketball(2000)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all filmsMean Streak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Joyriders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Eve's Bayou(1997)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Another 9½ Weeks(1997)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Poison Ivy II(1996)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Strange Days(1995)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Embrace of the Vampire(1995)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Book of Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Career shape
A full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 1984 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Twisters (2024)
Highest rated
The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
Most popular right now
Twisters (2024)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2002, Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Terilyn A. Shropshire's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 29 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic4
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 52, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Terilyn A. Shropshire's work okay for kids?
Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Terilyn A. Shropshire work with?
People who share at least 2 of Terilyn A. Shropshire's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Terence Blanchard shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Gina Prince-BythewoodShared titles: The Woman King (2022), The Old Guard (2020), Beyond the Lights (2014), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Biker Boyz (2003)See all 5 shared titles with Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Kasi LemmonsShared titles: Black Nativity (2013), Talk to Me (2007), The Caveman's Valentine (2001), Eve's Bayou (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Kasi Lemmons
- Anne GoursaudShared titles: Another 9½ Weeks (1997), Poison Ivy II (1996), Embrace of the Vampire (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Anne Goursaud
- Vondie Curtis-HallShared titles: Black Nativity (2013), Waist Deep (2006), Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004), Eve's Bayou (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Vondie Curtis-Hall
Actors
- Meagan GoodShared titles: Jumping the Broom (2011), Waist Deep (2006), Biker Boyz (2003), Eve's Bayou (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Meagan Good
- Angela BassettShared titles: Between the World and Me (2020), Black Nativity (2013), Jumping the Broom (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Angela Bassett
- Sheila AtimShared titles: The Woman King (2022), Bruised (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Sheila Atim
- Chiwetel EjioforShared titles: The Old Guard (2020), Talk to Me (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Chiwetel Ejiofor
Composers and cinematographers
- Terence BlanchardShared titles: The Woman King (2022), Talk to Me (2007), Waist Deep (2006), Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004), The Caveman's Valentine (2001), Eve's Bayou (1997)See all 6 shared titles with Terence Blanchard
- Tami ReikerShared titles: The Old Guard (2020), Beyond the Lights (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Tami Reiker
- Mark IshamShared titles: Beyond the Lights (2014), The Secret Life of Bees (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Isham
- Anastas N. MichosShared titles: Black Nativity (2013), Jumping the Broom (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Anastas N. Michos
Producers
- Jada Pinkett SmithShared titles: Cops and Robbers (2020), The Secret Life of Bees (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Jada Pinkett Smith
- Stephanie AllainShared titles: Beyond the Lights (2014), Biker Boyz (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Stephanie Allain
- T.D. JakesShared titles: Black Nativity (2013), Jumping the Broom (2011)See all 2 shared titles with T.D. Jakes
- William HorbergShared titles: Black Nativity (2013), Talk to Me (2007)See all 2 shared titles with William Horberg
Mixed roles
- Reggie Rock BythewoodShared titles: Beyond the Lights (2014), Biker Boyz (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Reggie Rock Bythewood
