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Brenda Chapman(I)

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Brenda Chapman
When their eldest brother dies, Peter and Alice seek to save their parents from despair until they are forced to choose between home and imagination, setting the stage for their iconic journeys into Wonderland and Neverland.
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Come Away (2020)
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Brenda Chapman is an American animator, animation film director and writer from Beason, Illinois. She directed the Pixar film Brave and the DreamWorks Animation film The Prince of Egypt. She wrote the storylines of The Lion King and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She is married to Kevin Lima, fellow animation director. She did the singing voice of Miriam during the River Lullaby reprise of The Prince of Egypt.
BornNovember 1, 1962
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BornNovember 1, 1962
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  • Won 1 Oscar

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Brenda Chapman, Simon Wells, and Steve Hickner in The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Brenda Chapman at an event for Come Away (2020)
Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman at an event for The Oscars (2013)
Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman at an event for The Oscars (2013)
Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman at an event for The Oscars (2013)
Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman at an event for The Oscars (2013)
Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Melissa McCarthy, and Paul Rudd at an event for The Oscars (2013)
Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Brenda Chapman
John Lasseter, Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Craig Ferguson, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin McKidd, and Katherine Sarafian at an event for Brave (2012)

Known for

Kelly Macdonald in Brave (2012)
Brave
7.1
  • Writer
  • 2012
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
The Prince of Egypt
7.2
  • Miriam(singing voice, uncredited)
  • 1998
Matthew Broderick in The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King
8.5
  • Writer
  • 1994
Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Beauty and the Beast
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1991

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Mel Gibson, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson, Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton, Tony Haygarth, Lisa Kay, Julia Sawalha, Laura Strachan, and Jo Allen in Chicken Run (2000)
    Chicken Run
  • Antz (1998)
    Antz
    • (uncredited)
  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • The Real Ghostbusters (1986)
    The Real Ghostbusters
  • Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984)
    Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats
  • Brennan Thicke in Dennis the Menace (1986)
    Dennis the Menace
  • Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (1985)
    Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
  • The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984)
    The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries
  • The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983)
    The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show

Writer

  • Ghost Squad
    • In Development
  • The Cartoon Touch
    • In Development
  • Brenda Chapman and Sofia Carson in Sofia Carson: Ciclo Sin Fin (2019)
    Sofia Carson: Ciclo Sin Fin
  • Brave (2012)
    Brave
    • (uncredited)
  • Kelly Macdonald in Brave (2012)
    Brave
  • Fantasia 2000 (1999)
    Fantasia 2000
    • (segment The Pines of Rome)
  • Tom Hulce in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • Matthew Broderick in The Lion King (1994)
    The Lion King
  • Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Beauty and the Beast (1991)
    Beauty and the Beast

Art Department

  • Julie Kavner and Dan Castellaneta in The Simpsons Movie (2007)
    The Simpsons Movie
    • (uncredited)
  • Paul Newman, Michael Keaton, Katherine Helmond, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, Tony Shalhoub, Andrew Stanton, Mario Andretti, Jay Leno, Randy Newman, Owen Wilson, George Carlin, Lindsey Collins, Bob Costas, Paul Dooley, Richard Kind, Jenifer Lewis, Edie McClurg, Adrian Ochoa, Richard Petty, Guido Quaroni, Joe Ranft, Jonas Rivera, Lou Romano, Michael Wallis, Humpy Wheeler, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ray Magliozzi, Tom Magliozzi, Larry the Cable Guy, Darrell Waltrip, E.J. Holowicki, Michael Schumacher, Mike Nelson, Lynda Petty, Elissa Knight, Larry Benton, Douglas Keever, and Sarah Clark in Cars (2006)
    Cars
  • Brad Pitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joseph Fiennes, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andrew Birch, Jim Cummings, Adriano Giannini, Dennis Haysbert, Raman Hui, Frank Welker, Timothy West, Conrad Vernon, Chung Chan, and Chris Miller in Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
    Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
    • (uncredited)
  • Matt Damon in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
    Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
    • (uncredited)
  • Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow in Shrek (2001)
    Shrek
    • (uncredited)
  • The Road to El Dorado (2000)
    The Road to El Dorado
  • Eva Gabor, Bob Newhart, Tristan Rogers, Adam Ryen, and Frank Welker in The Prince and the Pauper (1990)
    The Rescuers Down Under
  • Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Judith Barsi, Kelly Briley, Cyndi Cozzo, and Vic Tayback in All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
    All Dogs Go to Heaven
    • (uncredited)
  • Jodi Benson in The Little Mermaid (1989)
    The Little Mermaid
  • Phillip Glasser in An American Tail (1986)
    An American Tail
    • (uncredited)
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Why 'Wendy' Is a Live-Action Peter Pan We Actually Want
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Why 'Wendy' Is a Live-Action Peter Pan We Actually Want
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Brave: Trailer #1
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Brave: Trailer #1

Personal details

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    • November 1, 1962
    • Beason, Illinois, USA
    • Kevin Lima? - present (1 child)
    • Emma Rose Lima

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    Became the first American woman to direct an animated feature film from a major studio. The film was The Prince of Egypt (1998).

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