Jennifer Lee (filmmaker)

Jennifer Lee
Jennifer Lee
	Lee in 2015
Born	Jennifer Michelle Rebecchi; October 22, 1971 (age 52); Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Education	University of New Hampshire (BA); Columbia University (MFA)
Occupations	Screenwriter; director; producer;
Years active	2004–present
Employer	Walt Disney Animation Studios (2011–present)
Spouses	; Robert Joseph Monn (m. 1999, divorced) ; Alfred Molina (m. 2021)
Children	1
Awards	Academy Award for Best Animated Feature; Frozen (2013)

Jennifer Michelle Lee (née Rebecchi; October 22, 1971)^[1] is an American filmmaker. She is the chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios.^[2] She is best known as the writer and one of the directors of Frozen (2013) and its sequel Frozen II (2019), the former of which earned her an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Lee is the first female director of a Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film^[3] and the first female director of a feature film that earned more than $1 billion in gross box office revenue.^[4] She has won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and an Annie Award, and has been nominated for one more BAFTA Award and two more Annie Awards.^[5]

^ Perry, Valerie A. (January 21, 1995). "Legal Notices (Probate Court of the City of East Providence)". Providence Journal. The Providence Journal Company. p. B-14. This article lists various matters noticed for hearing before the probate court, of which the relevant one is as follows: "REBECCHI, JENNIFER MICHELLE, estate - Change of name to Jennifer Michelle Lee; for hearing January 24, 1995." Available via ProQuest NewsStand.
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^ Kit, Borys (December 18, 2013). "'Frozen' Director Wants to Break a Sci-Fi Blockbuster Barrier". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2022. Lee, 42, is the first woman in the studio's history to act as a director on one of its animated features (she co-directed with Chris Buck).
^ Flores, Terry (June 10, 2014). "'Frozen's' Jennifer Lee Melts Glass Ceilings". Variety. Variety Media LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
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[Perry-1] Perry, Valerie A. (January 21, 1995). "Legal Notices (Probate Court of the City of East Providence)". Providence Journal. The Providence Journal Company. p. B-14. This article lists various matters noticed for hearing before the probate court, of which the relevant one is as follows: "REBECCHI, JENNIFER MICHELLE, estate - Change of name to Jennifer Michelle Lee; for hearing January 24, 1995." Available via ProQuest NewsStand.

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[THRBreakSciFi-3] Kit, Borys (December 18, 2013). "'Frozen' Director Wants to Break a Sci-Fi Blockbuster Barrier". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2022. Lee, 42, is the first woman in the studio's history to act as a director on one of its animated features (she co-directed with Chris Buck).

[4] Flores, Terry (June 10, 2014). "'Frozen's' Jennifer Lee Melts Glass Ceilings". Variety. Variety Media LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

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Jennifer Lee
Lee in 2015
Born	Jennifer Michelle Rebecchi (1971-10-22) October 22, 1971 (age 52) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Education	University of New Hampshire (BA) Columbia University (MFA)
Occupations	Screenwriter director producer
Years active	2004–present
Employer	Walt Disney Animation Studios (2011–present)
Spouses	Robert Joseph Monn (m. 1999, divorced) Alfred Molina (m. 2021)
Children	1
Awards	Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Frozen (2013)

Jennifer Lee (filmmaker)

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