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Jennifer Yuh Nelson (b. 1972)

Alias:
Jennifer Yuh

Birthplace:
South Korea

Born:
May 7, 1972

Biography from TheMovieDB

Jennifer Yuh Nelson (née Yuh; born May 7, 1972) is an American story artist, character designer, television director, illustrator, and film director. She is best known for directing the films Kung Fu Panda 2, Kung Fu Panda 3, and The Darkest Minds. Yuh is the first woman to solely direct and the first Asian American to direct a major American animated film, and has been recognized as a commercially successful Asian American director.  She won an Annie Award for Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production for directing the opening for Kung Fu Panda and was the second woman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, for her work on Kung Fu Panda 2. The film proved to be one of the most financially successful films directed by a woman.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Yuh Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Film Production

Director:
1998  Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
1999  Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle
2011  Kung Fu Panda 2
2016  Kung Fu Panda 3
2016  Kung Fu Panda: Panda Paws
2018  The Darkest Minds

Head of Story:
1998  Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
1999  Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle
2003  Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2008  Kung Fu Panda
2011  Kung Fu Panda 2
2016  Kung Fu Panda 3
2016  Kung Fu Panda: Panda Paws
2018  The Darkest Minds

Story Artist:
1998  Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
1999  Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle
2003  Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2008  Kung Fu Panda
2011  Kung Fu Panda 2
2016  Kung Fu Panda 3
2016  Kung Fu Panda: Panda Paws
2018  The Darkest Minds
2022  The Sea Beast

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TV Production

Character Designer:
1997  Spicy City

Director:
1997  Spicy City
2019  Love, Death & Robots

Other:
1997  Spicy City
2019  Love, Death & Robots

Production Assistant:
1997  Spicy City
2019  Love, Death & Robots

Storyboard Artist:
1997  Spicy City
2019  Love, Death & Robots

Thanks:
1997  Spicy City
2019  Love, Death & Robots
2022  Battle Kitty

Visual Effects:
1997  Spicy City
2019  Love, Death & Robots
2022  Battle Kitty

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