Jennifer Yuh Nelson
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.
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Jennifer Yuh Nelson in May 2012 at the C2-MTL business conference | |
| Born | Jennifer Yuh May 7, 1972 South Korea |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | California State University, Long Beach |
| Occupation(s) | Story artist, character designer, television director, illustrator, film director |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Notable work | Kung Fu Panda 2 Kung Fu Panda 3 The Darkest Minds |
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. As a supervisor director for her work on Love, Death & Robots, she won Emmy Awards two consecutive times.