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Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Personal Info:

KNOWN FOR

Directing

GENDER

female

BIRTHDAY

1972-05-07(52 years old)

PLACE OF BIRTH

South Korea

ALSO KNOWN AS

Jennifer Yuh

BIOGRAPHY

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.

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POPULAR MOVIES

TV SHOWS APPEARANCE

production

directing

writing

art

visual effects

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