Marcella is a creative editor and producer with over 20 years in the film & television industry.
She became a full-time professional editor at the age of 23, moving from Los Angeles, CA to Stamford, CT to create video content for the then brand new, NBCSports.com in 2006. Marcella helped dotcom earn it's very first Sports Emmy nomination with the feature, "Ruth Lovelace: Chasing a Dream" in 2007 and received the NBC Universal Ovation for Excellence the same year. She has worked as an editor/producer for NBC during their broadcast of the Olympic Games starting with the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China and concluding with the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
As an experienced storyteller, she is not limited to any specific genre, style or format, and is often called upon to set tone and style templates for new projects or quickly step in to rework existing cuts to meet network notes and deadlines.
Her recent work includes editing the season 2 finale of "Full Swing" (Netflix / Box to Box & Vox Media), "Boys In Blue" (Showtime / Film45) a 4-part doc series following a Minneapolis high school football team in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd directed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor), the Sports Emmy nominated series "The Playbook" (Netflix / Boardwalk Pictures), and "Candace Parker: Unapologetic" (ESPN / Film45) a feature documentary on the 3-time WNBA champion. She is currently editing and co-producing an "Untitled Music Documentary"(DIGA Studios / Hill District Media / Shady Films) set for release in 2025.
Marcella is a 2-time Sports Emmy Winner and 9-time nominee. She is a graduate of the University
of Southern California's School of Cinema & Television and resides in Los Angeles, CA.
2023 PRIMETIME EMMY® WINNER
2021 SPORTS EMMY® NOMINEE
2019 IDA DOCUMENTARY AWARDS NOMINEE
2019 TELLY AWARDS BRONZE WINNER
2018 SPORTS EMMY® NOMINEE
2016 SPORTS EMMY® NOMINEE
2015 SPORTS EMMY® NOMINEE
2012 SPORTS EMMY® WINNER
2010 SPORTS EMMY® NOMINEE
2008 SPORTS EMMY® WINNER
2007 SPORTS EMMY® NOMINEE
2007 NBC UNIVERSAL OVATION FOR EXCELLENCE
2005 SPORTS EMMY® NOMINEE
Best Unstructured Reality Program, "Welcome to Wrexham" (FX)
Outstanding Edited Sports Series, "The Playbook" (Netflix)
Best Episodic Series, "Finding Justice" (BET)
General Comedy, "The ESPYS - Me, Danica" (Maggie Vision Productions)
Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage, "PyeongChang Olympics" (NBC)
Outstanding Live Sports Special, "Rio Olympics" (NBC)
Outstanding Studio Show - Daily, "World Cup Tonight" (FS1)
Outstanding Live Event Turnaround, "London Olympics" (NBC)
Outstanding Live Event Turnaround, "Vancouver Olympics" (NBC)
Outstanding Live Event Turnaround, "Beijing Olympics" (NBC)
Outstanding New Approaches, "Ruth Lovelace: Chasing A Dream" (NBCSports.com)
NBCSports.com
Outstanding Edited Sports Series, "Beyond the Glory" (Fox Sports Net) - Assistant Editor