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Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Yuh Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1972-05-07
  • Place of Birth: South Korea
  • Also Known As: Jennifer Yuh