← Back to explore

Jennifer Lee

Writing

Born October 22, 1971 · Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Also known as 제니퍼 리 · Τζένιφερ Λι · Jennifer Michelle Lee

Biography

Jennifer Michelle Lee (born Rebecchi; October 22, 1971) is an American filmmaker and playwright. She served as the chief creative officer (CCO) of Walt Disney Animation Studios from 2018 to 2024, before stepping down to return to full-time filmmaking. She is best known as the writer and one of the directors of Frozen (2013) and its sequel Frozen 2 (2019), the former of which earned her an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Besides being the first female CCO of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Lee was the first female director of a Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film and the first female director of two feature films that each earned more than $1 billion in gross box office revenue. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Lee (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Animated Feature · 2014
  • Dorothy Arzner Directors Award · 2014
  • Annie Award
  • Tony AwardBest Book of a Musical · 2018 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Animated Feature · 2014 · nominated

Filmography29 titles

Once Upon a Studio

2023Executive Producer

Scorpion

2014as Agent Marchand

Far from the Tree

2021Executive Producer

Versa

2025Executive Producer

The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic

2014as Self

Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical

2025Original Film Writer, Writer

Us Again

2021Executive Producer

Raya and the Last Dragon

2021Executive Producer

Zootopia

2016Story

Encanto

2021Executive Producer

Baymax!

2022Executive Producer

Wreck-It Ralph

2012Screenplay

Frozen II

2019Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay, Story

Ralph Breaks the Internet

2018Executive Producer

Frozen

2013as Queen / Additional Voices (voice)

Zootopia+

2022Executive Producer

Moana 2

2024Executive Producer

Once Upon a Snowman

2020Executive Producer

Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2

2020as Self

Iwájú

2024Executive Producer

Frozen Fever

2015Director, Writer

D.I.Y. Duck

2024Executive Producer

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

2017Characters

Disney Presents Goofy in How to Stay at Home

Producer

Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest

2023Art Designer

Wish

2023Executive Producer, Screenplay, Story

Strange World

2022Executive Producer

A Wrinkle in Time

2018Screenplay

Iwájú: A Day Ahead

2024as Self