Dorothea Gillim

Dorothea Gillim
Dorothea Gillim
Born	July 18, 1964; Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Education	Swarthmore College; Harvard Graduate School of Education;
Occupation	Television producer
Years active	2003–present
Known for	Producing animated series
Television	Hey Monie!; Time Warp Trio; WordGirl; Curious George; Pinkalicious & Peterrific; Molly of Denali;
Awards	George Foster Peabody Award; Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program;

Dorothea Gillim (born July 18, 1964) is an American television producer. She is the creator of the animated series WordGirl and Hey Monie! and co-creator of Molly of Denali. Under GBH, Gillim has produced multiple animated series including Curious George, Pinkalicious & Peterrific, and Time Warp Trio.

In 2006, Gillim created WordGirl to respond to "the idea that children's television wasn't intelligent enough," feeling that most shows "underestimated their sense of humor and their intellect." In 2022, Collider praised the show for its "non-white, little girl superhero" protagonist, claiming it started a female superhero trend and the generation who grew up watching WordGirl later demanded new and diverse Marvel heroes such as Captain Marvel.

Gillim's co-created animation series Molly of Denali has been celebrated as "the nation's first widely distributed children's program featuring an Alaska Native as the lead character."

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