Karen Schmeer (February 20, 1970 – January 29, 2010) was a film editor who frequently collaborated with filmmaker Errol Morris.
[1] She was the daughter of Michael Schmeer and Eleanor DuBois, as well as the granddaughter of photographer Ray Atkeson.
[1] The year she graduated from college she was hired for an unpaid internship with Errol Morris.
[1] Schmeer edited a number of his films, including The Fog of War, a 2004 portrait of Robert S. McNamara that was nominated for an Eddie award and Fast, Cheap and Out of Control.
[2][3][4] Other work included editing Sydney Pollack's 2005 documentary, Sketches of Frank Gehry.