Gender: Female
Kate Amend is an American documentary film editor whose career spans more than thirty years. She is known for being a dedicated editor who finds the emotional center of each scene she works with. A member of American Cinema Editors, Amend is the recipient of an Eddie Award for Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2001); she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for The Case Against 8 (2014). She was the editor on two Academy Award-winning films: Into the Arms of Strangers (2014) and the Long Way Home (1997). She is the recipient of the International Documentary Association’s inaugural award for Outstanding Achievement in Editing. Amend graduated from UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University with a master's in humanities, later gaining an interest in film while teaching her discipline at the City College of San Francisco. She worked briefly at a production company of exploitation films before breaking into documentary work as an apprentice editor on Johanna Demetrakas's Right Out of History (1980). Amend is also noted for her work on Birth Story (2012) and The Long Way Home (1997).
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on April 28, 2024
On the name Kate Amend, Kate means Pure, Beauty, Karen and Kathleen, Torture, Virginal, Blessed.
The name Kate Amend is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Kate is commonly found in United Kingdom, United States of America, Nigeria, and 94 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Kate is recorded 82,161 times globally, ranking it as the 740th most common name worldwide.
Kate is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 23,084 occurrences, making it the 95th most popular name in the country.
In United Kingdom, the name Kate is found among 1 in every 24 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | #95 | 1 : 24 |
| United States of America | #286 | 1 : 94 |
| Nigeria | #230 | 1 : 214 |
| Russia | #257 | 1 : 82 |
| South Africa | #597 | 1 : 673 |
| Ireland | #84 | 1 : 28 |
| Colombia | #687 | 1 : 404 |
| Canada | #194 | 1 : 139 |
| Italy | #1,260 | 1 : 622 |
| France | #1,275 | 1 : 729 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Kate from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Kate Amend is an American documentary film editor whose career spans more than thirty years. She is known for being a dedicated editor who finds the emotional center of each scene she works with. A member of American Cinema Editors, Amend is the recipient of an Eddie Award for Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2001); she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for The Case Against 8 (2014). She was the editor on two Academy Award-winning films: Into the Arms of Strangers (2014) and the Long Way Home (1997). She is the recipient of the International Documentary Association’s inaugural award for Outstanding Achievement in Editing. Amend graduated from UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University with a master's in humanities, later gaining an interest in film while teaching her discipline at the City College of San Francisco. She worked briefly at a production company of exploitation films before breaking into documentary work as an apprentice editor on Johanna Demetrakas's Right Out of History (1980). Amend is also noted for her work on Birth Story (2012) and The Long Way Home (1997).
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