Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee is a film director, screenwriter, and producer for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Lee was a contributor to the script of Wreck-It Ralph, which was released in 2012. She also contributed to the following 2013 Disney classic Frozen, in which she co-directed it along with Chris Buck, and returned as co-director with Buck for the sequel Frozen II. Lee is the first woman who has directed a Disney feature film, and it is also the first time she directed a film herself.

In 2018, she became Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, replacing John Lasseter.

Filmography

Year	Film	Position
2012	Wreck-It Ralph	Screenwriter
2013	Frozen	Co-director/Screenwriter
2015	Frozen Fever	Co-director/Screenwriter
2016	Zootopia	Story by
2018	A Wrinkle in Time	Writer
2018	Ralph Breaks the Internet	Executive Producer
2019	Frozen II	Co-director/Screenwriter/Executive Producer
2020	Raya and the Last Dragon	Executive Producer

Trivia

Aside from being the co-director and screenwriter of Frozen, Lee also voiced Queen Iduna, the mother of Anna and Elsa. Coincidentally, her daughter, Agatha, voiced 9-year-old Anna. For the second film, in which Queen Iduna has a bigger role, Lee was replaced with Evan Rachel Wood.^[1]

Gallery

References

↑ Raphael, Shannon (September 2019). "Evan Rachel Wood Is Playing Anna and Elsa's Dead Mom in 'Frozen 2' and Yes, We're Crying". Distractify Retrieved on November 9, 2019.

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In the Past

Disney's Nine Old Men: Milt Kahl • Frank Thomas • Ollie Johnston • Les Clark • John Lounsbery • Marc Davis • Ward Kimball • Eric Larson • Wolfgang Reitherman

Animators: Bill Tytla • Art Babbitt • Preston Blair • Fred Moore • Shamus Culhane • Cy Young • Don Lusk • Norman Ferguson • Hal King • Jack Hannah • Jack Kinney • Hal Ambro • Ken O'Brien • Judge Whitaker • Bill Justice • Don Bluth • Gary Goldman • Charles A. Nichols • Blaine Gibson • John Kennedy • John Ewing • Walt Stanchfield • Fred Hellmich • Andy Paliwoda
Visual Development, Layout, Background Artists and Character Designers: Gustaf Tenggren • Mary Blair • Joe Grant • Mel Shaw • Claude Coats • Don DaGradi • John Hench • Eyvind Earle • Ken O'Connor • Thor Putnam • Albert Hurter • John Hubley
Storyboard Artists and Writers: Bill Peet • Ralph Wright • Winston Hibler • Dick Huemer • Floyd Norman
Directors: Clyde Geronimi • Hamilton Luske • Wilfred Jackson • Jack Kinney • Art Stevens • Ted Berman • Richard Rich • Leo Matsuda • Nathan Greno
Producers: Walt Disney • Winston Hibler • Ron Miller • Joe Hale

In the Renaissance, the Present and the Revival

Renaissance Directors: Rob Minkoff • Roger Allers • Gary Trousdale • Kirk Wise • Chris Sanders • Mark Dindal • John Musker

Story Trust Directors: Ron Clements • Chris Buck • Byron Howard • Don Hall • Chris Williams • Rich Moore • Stephen J. Anderson
Producers: Peter Del Vecho • Clark Spencer • Roy Conli • Dorothy McKim • Don Hahn
Chief Creative Officer: Jennifer Lee
Associated Figures: Bob Iger • Roy Edward Disney • Michael Eisner • John Lasseter • Ed Catmull • Jeffrey Katzenberg
Signature Voice Actors: Jim Cummings • Alan Tudyk • Katie Lowes • John DiMaggio • Maurice LaMarche • David Ogden Stiers • Jesse Corti • Paul Briggs • Raymond S. Persi • Phil Johnston • Frank Welker • Bill Farmer
Signature Musicians: Sherman Brothers • Robert B. Sherman • Richard Sherman • Alan Menken • Kristen Anderson-Lopez • Robert Lopez • Lin-Manuel Miranda • Howard Ashman • Tim Rice • Stephen Schwartz • Marc Shaiman
Supervising Animators: Glen Keane • Andreas Deja • Alex Kupershmidt • Eric Goldberg • Mark Henn • John Pomeroy • T. Daniel Hofstedt • Tony Bancroft • Tom Bancroft • Tony Fucile • Russ Edmonds • Duncan Marjoribanks • Ruben Aquino • Nik Ranieri • Ron Husband • Rick Farmiloe • Tom Sito • Tony Anselmo
Visual Development & Storyboard Artists: Dean DeBlois • Lisa Keene • Claire Keane • Brittney Lee • Jin Kim • Shiyoon Kim • Cory Loftis

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures • Walt Disney Animation Studios • Pixar • Marvel Studios • Lucasfilm • Disneynature • 20th Century Studios • Blue Sky Studios • Searchlight Pictures

Television Production
Disney Television Animation • It's a Laugh Productions • Marvel Animation • ABC Studios • Lucasfilm Animation • 20th Century Fox Television • 20th Television • Fox 21 Television Studios • FXP • National Geographic

Distribution Brands
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution • UTV Motion Pictures • Buena Vista International

Former Studios

Touchstone Pictures • Fox 2000 Pictures • Disneytoon Studios • Skellington Productions • Caravan Pictures • DIC Entertainment L.P. (Limited Partnership) • Walt Disney Animation France • Walt Disney Animation Canada • Walt Disney Animation Japan • Walt Disney Animation Florida • Walt Disney Animation Australia • Dimension Films • Circle 7 Animation • ImageMovers Digital • Hollywood Pictures • Miramax Films • Pixar Canada • SIP Animation (Minority Stake) • Walt Disney Productions • Marvel Television

Current Figures
Bob Iger • Ed Catmull • Jennifer Lee • Pete Docter • Kevin Feige • Kathleen Kennedy

Former Figures
Michael Eisner • Jeffrey Katzenberg • John Lasseter

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