Lucy Donaldson attended the National Film and Television school in Beaconsfield, UK graduating in 2010 with a Masters in Editing. Her first professional roles were on Return to Cranford and Just William both for BBC television, the latter winning the BAFTA for Best Children's Drama in 2011. She then went on to assist the BAFTA winning and Oscar nominated editor Tariq Anwar. She has worked multiple times with Blumhouse including editing 'Ma' starring Octavia Spencer in 2019. In 2023 she cut 'A Haunting in Venice' for Kenneth Branagh. She has worked across genres including thriller, drama, romance, action and musicals in both feature films and episodic television.