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Jennifer Yuh Nelson
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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 directi…
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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.
Filmography
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2025
Grim
TV show Executive Producer
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2022
The Sea Beast
Movie Additional Storyboarding
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2022
Battle Kitty
TV show Thanks
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2021
Voir
TV show Self
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2019
Love, Death & Robots
TV show Director
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2018
The Darkest Minds
Movie Director
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2016
Panda Paws
Movie Director
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2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
Movie Director
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2011
Kung Fu Panda 2
Movie Director
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2008
Kung Fu Panda
Movie Head of Story
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2008
Storm Cell
Movie Third Assistant Director
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2003
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Movie Head of Story
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1998
Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 2
Movie Director
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1997
Spicy City
TV show Visual Effects
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Beyond Ink & Paint: The Women of Animation
Movie Self
