Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee
Background information
Born	Jennifer Michelle Rebecchi October 22, 1971 (age 48) East Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Nationality	American
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, producer
Family information
Spouse	Robert Joseph Monn (1999-?)
Children	Agatha Lee Monn

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.

Gallery

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Jennifer Lee at the premiere of Frozen in November 2013.

Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho pose in the press room the 86th annual Academy Awards in February 2014..

Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee discussing the development of Frozen in September 2014.

Jennifer Lee attending the 70th annual Tony Awards in June 2018.

Jennifer Lee speaks onstage at the 2019 D23 Expo.

Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho at premiere of Frozen II in November 2019.

References

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Motion Pictures Production Walt Disney Pictures • Walt Disney Animation Studios • Pixar • Marvel Studios • Lucasfilm • Disneynature • 20th Century Studios • 20th Century Animation • Searchlight Pictures • Star Studios (Indian Independence films) • Blue Sky Studios • Fox 2000 Pictures • 20th Digital Studio Walt Disney Animation France • Walt Disney Animation Canada • Walt Disney Animation Japan • Walt Disney Animation Florida • Walt Disney Animation Australia • Touchstone Pictures • Disneytoon Studios • DIC Entertainment L.P. (Limited Partnership) • Dimension Films • Circle 7 Animation • ImageMovers Digital • Hollywood Pictures • Miramax Films • Pixar Canada • Walt Disney Productions Distribution Labels Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures • Searchlight Pictures (United States only) • Buena Vista International (European Independence films) • Star Distribution (Latin American Independence films) Studio Lots Walt Disney Studios Burbank Studio Lot • Golden Oak Ranch • The Prospect Studios • Disney Studios Australia Former Studios Skellington Productions • Caravan Pictures • SIP Animation (Minority Stake) Former Distribution Brands Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1956-2007) • UTV Motion Pictures (2013-2017, India) • Miramax Films (1993-2010) • 20th Century Fox (2019-2020) Current Figures Bob Iger • Jennifer Lee • Pete Docter • Kevin Feige • Kathleen Kennedy • Christine McCarthy Former Figures Michael Eisner • Jeffrey Katzenberg • John Lasseter • Ed Catmull • Bob Chapek • Sean Bailey