Ellen Ring Jacobson is no stranger to longevity in series TV editorial. Her early credits include 26 episodes of Simon & Simon (1981-89) and 40 episodes of Murder She Wrote (1984-1996). She was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy for her work on the The Bourne Identity miniseries (1988). Ring Jacobson was brought onto 7th Heaven and stayed for the duration of the series from 1996-2007. All told, she edited 119 episodes of the series. Before retiring in 2013, she also cut 51 episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008-13).
