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Great Women Animators

Ongoing international directory of historical and contemporary female* animators

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Great Women Animators

Category: 1980s Animation

Alison de Vere

1927-2001, British hand-drawn animator (career spanning 1950s-1990s)

- by - 0 - In 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Amy Kravitz

Contemporary American abstract animator and educator

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Abstract Animation American Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation

Anne-Marie Sirois

b.1958, Canadian 2D animator practicing since the late 1980s

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Handdrawn Animation

Birgitta Jansson

1944-85, Swedish animator, best known for her short "Semesterhemmet"

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Documentary Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation Swedish Animation

Candy Guard

b.1961, London-based traditional animator, writer and producer

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Handdrawn Animation UK Animation

Candy Kugel

b.1951, American animator and producer known for her work

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Caroline Leaf

b.1946, Canadian-American animator known for her stop-motion sand and

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Paint-On-Glass Animation Sand Animation Stop Motion Animation

Clorinda Warny

1939-1978, Belgian-born, French-Canadian stop-motion animator, practicing in the 1970s-80s

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation Belgian Animation Canadian Animation French Animation Stop Motion Animation

Dianne Jackson

1941-1992, British traditional studio animator

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Dóra Keresztes

b.1953, Hungarian illustrator, painter and traditional animator.

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Hungarian Animation

Eileen O’Meara

Contemporary, traditional and studio animator practicing since the 1980s.

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Ellen Woodbury

Former Disney Character Animator, 1980s-2000s.

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Studio Animation

Emma Calder

British traditional animator practicing since the 1980s.

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation UK Animation

Erica Russell

b. 1951, New Zealand born experimental and studio animator

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation New Zealand Animation Studio Animation

Eunice Macaulay

b.1923, Canadian Academy Award winning animator and producer.

- by - 0 - In 1940s Animation 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation Canadian Animation Handdrawn Animation

Evelyn (Eve) Lambart

1914-1999, Canadian stop-motion animator and technical director at the

- by - 0 - In 1940s Animation 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation Abstract Animation Canadian Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Faith Hubley

1924-2001, traditional hand-drawn and experimental American animator, known for

- by - 0 - In 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Florence Miailhe

b.1956, French traditional and experimental under-the-camera animator

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation Sand Animation

Francine Desbiens

b.1938, French-Canadian traditional animator practicing 1970s-90s

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Handdrawn Animation

Gail Noonan

Canadian experimental and traditional stop-motion animator, practicing 1980s-currently.

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Gisèle Ansorge

1923-1993, French sand animator with her partner and collaborator

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation Experimental Animation French Animation Sand Animation

Guoinne Leroy

b.1967, Belgian stop-motion and CGI animator and producer

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Belgian Animation Digital Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Hermína Týrlová

1900-1993, Czech stop-motion animator practicing 1920s-1980s.

- by - 0 - In 1920s Animation 1930s Animation 1940s Animation 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation Czech Animation Stop Motion Animation

Iriz Pääbo

Contemporary Canadian animator and film director based in Toronto,

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Jackie Banks

1941-1995, American studio animator known for her work on

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Jackie Cockle

b.1950, UK-based stop-motion studio animator, known for her work

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Clay Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Jane Aaron

1948-2015, American stop-motion animator known for her work on

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Janet Perlman

Canadian contemporary animator practicing since the 1980s

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Janie Geiser

b.1957, American contemporary experimental animator and interdisciplinary artist, practicing

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Joan Ashworth

British practicing stop-motion animator, practicing 1980s-current

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Joan C. Gratz

b.1941, American animator known for her work with claypainting,

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation

Joanna Quinn

b.1962, Award-winning British animator using a hand-drawn technique (practicing

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Joy Batchelor

1914-1991, British-American traditional animator whose career spanned 1930s-1980s

- by - 0 - In 1930s Animation 1940s Animation 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation American Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Joyce Borenstein

b.1950, Canadian animator practicing since the 1970s, known for

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Clay Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Karen Aqua

1954-2011, American traditional and experimental animator often implementing music

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Abstract Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation

Kathleen Quaife

American studio animator, 2D traditional, practicing since the 1980s-now.

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Studio Animation

Kathy Rose

American experimental animator and artist, practicing since the 1970s

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation

Kathy Zielinski

Contemporary American 2D/3D character designer and animator known for

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Lesley Keen

Contemporary UK experimental animator (working with 2D and 3D

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation UK Animation

Lillian Schwartz

b.1927, American pioneer experimental filmmaker and animator using 2D/3D

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Abstract Animation American Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation

Lina Gagnon

Canadian 2D animator, known for her work with the

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Handdrawn Animation

Lisa Crafts

American animator and moving image artist, practicing since the

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Lynn Smith

b.1942, Canadian animator practicing since the 1960s (independent and

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Sand Animation Stop Motion Animation

Makiko Futaki

1958-2016, Japanese Studio Ghibli animator, known for her work

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Japanese Animation Studio Animation

Marija Miletic Dail

b.1943, Croatian/Canadian studio animator for Hanna-Barbera, Universal and Marvel

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Croatian Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Marjut Rimminen

b.1944, London-based, Finnish animator practicing since the 1970s.

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Finnish Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Martine Chartrand

French Canadian paint-on-glass animator, practicing since the 1980s

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation French Animation Paint-On-Glass Animation

Mary Beams

b.1945, American animator and artist, known for her work

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation American Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation

Maureen Selwood

b.1946, Dublin-born, American animator and filmmaker, pioneer of early

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation UK Animation

Megumi Kagawa

b.1959, Japanese Studio Ghibli animator since 1981

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Japanese Animation Studio Animation

Michèle Cournoyer

b.1943, French-Canadian animator using hand-drawn techniques, practicing since the

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation

Monique Renault

French/Dutch animator and educator using hand-drawn techniques, practicing 1960s-2000s

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Dutch Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation

Nancy Beiman

American studio animator who has worked for Disney, Warner

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Nancy Edell

1942-2005, Canadian/American multi-disciplinary artist and animator

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation American Animation Canadian Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Nicole van Goethem

1941-2000, Oscar award-winning Belgian animator using traditional techniques

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Belgian Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Peggy Ahwesh

b.1954, American experimental filmmaker and animator

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Abstract Animation American Animation Digital Animation Experimental Animation

Reiko Okuyama

1930-2007, pioneer Japanese studio animator working from the 1960s-200s.

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Handdrawn Animation Japanese Animation Studio Animation

Retta Scott

1916-1990, First woman to receive screen credit as animator

- by - 3 - In 1930s Animation 1940s Animation 1980s Animation American Animation Studio Animation

Rosalia Zelma

b.1938, Soviet Russian traditional animator practicing 1967-1992

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Russian Animation Soviet Animation

Ruth Hayes

US-based Contemporary animator and educator, practicing in experimental animation

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Abstract Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Ruth Lingford

UK-born experimental animator and educator (practicing since 1980s)

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation UK Animation

Sally Cruikshank

b.1949, American 2D animator and cartoonist, known for her

- by - 1 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Sayoko Kinoshita

b.1945, Japanese documentary animation filmmaker (collaborator with Renzo Kinoshita)

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Documentary Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Sheila Graber

b.1940, U.K. based animator and educator known for her

- by - 2 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Solweig von Kleist

France-based, German-born animator using painting and hand-scratched film among

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation French Animation German Animation

Suzan Pitt

b.1943, American experimental animator and educator best known for

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation

Suzanne Baker

b.1939, Australian animation director and Academy Award Winner

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation Australian Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Suzanne Gervais

b.1938, French-Canadian traditional animator practicing in the 1970s-90s

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Experimental Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation

Tissa David

1921-2012,  Romanian-born traditional animator with a career spanning over

- by - 0 - In 1940s Animation 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Handdrawn Animation Hungarian Animation Studio Animation

Torill Kove

b.1958, Contemporary Norwegian-born Canadian film director and Academy-award winning

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Norwegian Animation

Vanda Carter

UK-based stop motion animator and filmmaker, primarily active in

- by - 0 - In 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation UK Animation

Vera Neubauer

b.1948, Czech-born, UK-based experimental and hand-drawn animator.

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Czech Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation UK Animation

Veronika Soul

b.1944, Graphic designer and animator known for her work

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Canadian Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation

Viviane Elnécavé

b.1945, Egyptian-born, Canadian traditional animator practicing in the 1960s-80s

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation Canadian Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation

Vlasta Pospíšilová

b.1932, Czech stop-motion animator practicing in the 1960s-currently

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation Clay Animation Czech Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Yvonne Anderson

b.1932, American animator and animation educator, known for her

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation 1980s Animation 1990s Animation American Animation Experimental Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation