Maysie Hoy

Maysie Hoy and her brother William Hoy were born in Vancouver to Chinese parents.^[4] She studied improvisational theatre in San Francisco and moved back to Vancouver, where she founded the improvisational company The Good Will Store and became its artistic director. She was cast in director Robert Altman's film McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971), and after filming was completed, she moved to Los Angeles. She worked under Altman for eight years, doing research, costume, and production design.^[2] She also appeared in several other of Altman's films: California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), and 3 Women (1977). She became an editing apprentice on Altman's Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976).^[1]

While working in editing, she enrolled in the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women and completed the program in 1977. During the 1980s, she took eight years off to raise her two children while her husband worked as gaffer. When he was out of work, she sought work and became first assistant film editor for Major League (1989). The editing led to more work, for the film The Player (1992).^[5] One of her first solo editing credits was the film The Joy Luck Club (1993).^[1]

From the late 2000s onward, she frequently edited Tyler Perry's films.^[1]