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Ongoing international directory of historical and contemporary female* animators

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Great Women Animators

Category: Studio Animation

Aliki Theofilopoulos

Contemporary American character designer, storyboard artist and studio animator.

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio 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

Ami Thompson

Contemporary Japanese-born Disney character designer and animator

- by - 0 - In American Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Japanese Animation Studio Animation

Anat Costi

Contemporary Israeli animation director and creative practitioner focusing on

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Documentary Animation Israeli Animation Studio Animation

Anca Damian

Contemporary Polish documentary animator (digital and traditional techniques)

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Polish Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Anna Solanas

b. 1979, Contemporary Spanish stop-motion animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Spanish Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Bea Tamargo

1940s Disney animator

- by - 0 - In 1940s Animation American Animation Studio Animation

Bee Selck

1908-1981, 1940s' Disney animator

- by - 0 - In 1940s Animation American Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio 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

Brenda Chapman

Disney digital animator, writer/director of Brave

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

Carla Pereira

Argentina/Spain Contemporary stop-motion clay animator

- by - 0 - In Argentinian Animation Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Spanish Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Carol Freeman

Contemporary Irish stop-motion animator using paint-on-glass techniques

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Paint-On-Glass Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Cécile Carre

Contemporary French animator, character designer, visual developer and story

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Digital Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation Spanish Animation Studio Animation

Chintis Lundgren

b.1981, Estonian contemporary animation director

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Estonian Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Christine Jollow

b.1926-?, traditional animator for Halas and Batchelor Studios

- by - 0 - In 1930s Animation 1940s Animation 1950s Animation Studio Animation

Cinzia Angelini

Italian-born, LA-based contemporary traditional, studio and digital animator

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Italian Animation Studio Animation

Daron Nefcy

Contemporary American animator, producer and storyboard artist, creator of

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Debra Solomon

American animator producing hand-drawn films since 1995.

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

Dianne Jackson

1941-1992, British traditional studio animator

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

Edith Vernick

American, Fleischer Studios animator and in-betweener in the 1920s-30s

- by - 0 - In 1920s Animation 1930s Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio 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

Elizabeth Case Zwicker

1930-2006, 1950's Disney animator and artist

- by - 0 - In 1950s Animation 1960s Animation American Animation Studio Animation

Ellen Woodbury

Former Disney Character Animator, 1980s-2000s.

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

Emily Hubley

American animator and filmmaker, daughter of Faith and John

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio 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

Eva Szasz

Canadian hand-drawn animator, practicing 1960s.

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation Canadian Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio 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

Fernanda Frick

Contemporary Chilean animator, illustrator and director

- by - 0 - In Chilean Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Gal Haklay

Contemporary Israeli director, concept artist, background artist and 2D

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Israeli Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio 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

Hana Kukal

1960-2020, Czechoslovakia/Canada, practicing since 1985 - animator, director, storyboard

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Czech Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Hayley Morris

Contemporary American stop-motion and commercial animator

- by - 0 - In American Animation Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Heather Colbert

Contemporary UK stop-motion animator using puppetry.

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Hyun Min Lee

Contemporary Disney studio animator.

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Irena Dodalová

1900-1989, Czech experimental and stop-motion animator and collaborator of

- by - 0 - In 1930s Animation 1940s Animation Abstract Animation Czech Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Izabela Plucinska

b.1974, contemporary Polish stop-motion and clay animator.

- by - 0 - In Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Polish Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio 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

Jeanette Nørgaard

b.1984, Danish contemporary 2D animator.

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Danish Animation Studio Animation

Jennifer Cardon Klein

b.1977, American studio animator with Warner Bros, Disney, Dreamworks

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

Jennifer Hager

Contemporary American Disney character animator

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Jennifer Harlow

Contemporary American Dreamworks character animator

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Jennifer Lee

b.1971, American animator and director, known for her feature

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

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

b.1972, American studio animator and director, known for her

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

Jessica Ashman

 Multidisciplinary artist

- by - 0 - In Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation UK 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

Joanna Davidovich

b.1983, American cartoonist, character designer and animator.

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Joanna Priestley

American hand-drawn contemporary animator, practicing since the 1990s

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio 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

Julia Pott

Contemporary British animator, based in Brooklyn, NY using hand-drawn

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Julie Nelson

Contemporary CG Character Animator, lead animator for Roxanne Ritchie

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Studio Animation

Julie Zammarchi

American contemporary studio and freelance animator using traditional and

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Kate Anderson

Contemporary UK-based studio and 2D animator

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK 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 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

Kazuko Nakumara

1933-2019, 1950s-70s Japanese studio animator

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

Kirsten Lepore

American animator, best known for her stop motion short

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

LaVerne Harding

1905-1984, American pioneer animator who worked for Walter Lantz

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

Lillian Friedman Astor

1912-1989, American pioneer studio animator who worked with Fleischer

- by - 0 - In 1930s Animation 1940s Animation American Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Lindsey Adams

Irish studio animator and director

- by - 0 - In Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Lorna Cook

American Disney studio animator, practicing since the 1990s

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

Louise Bagnall

Contemporary Irish animator, Oscar-nominated for "The Late Afternoon", 2019

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Lynn Tomlinson

Contemporary American animator practicing since the 1990s, using stop-motion

- by - 0 - In American Animation Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Experimental Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Maite Ruiz de Austri

b.1959, Spanish director, writer and animator specializing in children's

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Spanish Animation Studio 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

Marcie LaCerte

Contemporary American nonfiction 2D animator.

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Documentary Animation Handdrawn 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

Marjane Satrapi

b.1969, Iranian-French animation director, writer and comic artist known

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation Iranian 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

Martha Sigall

1917-2014, American studio animator and cel painter for Schlesinger

- by - 0 - In 1930s Animation 1940s Animation 1950s Animation American Animation Studio 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

Melanie Cordan

Contemporary American studio character animator known for her work

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Studio Animation

Melody Wang

Contemporary Canadian traditional animator

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Studio Animation

Mildred (Millie) Goldsholl

1920-2012, American animator and producer (active 1950s-70s)

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

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

Nora Twomey

b.1971, Irish animator working with Cartoon Saloon studio, producing

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Portlynn Tagavi

Contemporary American story artist and animator working with Pixar

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Raquel Diana Rodríguez Lago

Contemporary Spanish studio animation producer and director

- by - 0 - In Digital Animation Spanish Animation Studio 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

Rhoda Leyer

Canadian stop-motion animator practicing in the 1960s-70s

- by - 0 - In 1960s Animation 1970s Animation Canadian Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Rie Matsumoto

Contemporary Japanese studio animator and character developer

- by - 0 - In Handdrawn Animation Japanese Animation Studio Animation

Ruthie Tompson

b.1910, Disney studio animator known for her work on

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

Samantha Youssef

Contemporary Canadian animator and artistic director who also has

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Sarah Airriess

Contemporary 2D animator and artist living and working in

- by - 0 - In American Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Sarah Ann Kennedy

British writer, director and animation academic practicing for over

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Sarah van den Boom

French contemporary animator using traditional techniques

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation

Sayo Yamamoto

b.1977, contemporary Japanese anime director and storyboard artist.

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation Japanese Animation Studio Animation

Sharon Forward

American studio animator practicing since the 1990s.

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

Shirley Silvey

1927-2010, American studio animator known for her work on

- by - 0 - In 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation American Animation Studio Animation

Stella Aristakesova

b.1934-?, Soviet-Russian studio animator, known for Vasilyok, 1977

- by - 0 - In 1970s Animation Handdrawn Animation Russian Animation Soviet Animation Studio Animation

Stella Harvey

1940s Halas and Batchelor animator

- by - 0 - In 1940s Animation American Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio 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

Suzie Templeton

b.1967, Academy Award winning British stop-motion animator

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

Svetla Radivoeva

Contemporary American Disney character animator

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Studio Animation

Sylvia Moberly-Holland

1900-1974, American pioneer story artist for Disney studios

- by - 1 - In 1920s Animation 1930s Animation 1940s Animation American Animation Studio Animation

Tamara Shogaolu

b.1986, Dutch animation director and new media artist, founder

- by - 0 - In American Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Documentary Animation Dutch Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

The Brumberg Sisters

Valentina (1899-1975) and Zinaida Brumberg (1900-1983), pioneers of early

- by - 0 - In 1930s Animation 1940s Animation 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation Handdrawn Animation Russian Animation Soviet Animation Studio 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

Vera Linnecar

b.1923, traditional British studio animator

- by - 0 - In 1950s Animation 1960s Animation 1970s Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Vicky Jenson

b.1960, animated film director, known for her work with

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

Virginia Curiá

b.1967, Spanish contemporary stop-motion, digital and clay animator with

- by - 0 - In 1990s Animation Clay Animation Contemporary Animation Spanish Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio 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

Wally Crook

1914-1961, British studio animator with Halas and Batchelor

- by - 0 - In 1940s Animation 1950s Animation Handdrawn Animation Studio Animation UK Animation

Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis

Canadian contemporary collaborative duo, traditional award-winning animators and artists

- by - 0 - In Canadian Animation Contemporary Animation Digital Animation Handdrawn Animation Stop Motion Animation Studio Animation

Yulia Aronova

b.1983, Russian contemporary 2D animator (Folimage studios)

- by - 0 - In Contemporary Animation French Animation Handdrawn Animation Russian Animation Studio Animation

Yuriko Senoo

Contemporary American Disney studio animator, known for her work

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