FILM DIRECTOR

Brenda Chapman

1962 - Today

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Brenda Chapman (born 1962 or 1963) is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, and director. In 1998, she became the first woman to direct an animated feature from a major studio, DreamWorks Animation's The Prince of Egypt. In 2012, she directed the Disney/Pixar film Brave with Mark Andrews (and co-direction from Steve Purcell), becoming the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Brenda Chapman is the 1,728th most popular film director (down from 1,610th in 2024), the 13,423rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,678th in 2019) and the 499th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Brenda Chapman ranks 1,728 out of 2,041. Before her are Charles Brabin, Trevor Nunn, Neil Marshall, Na Hong-jin, Don Mancini, and Subhash Ghai. After her are Lowell Thomas, Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Joseph Pevney, Valentyn Vasyanovych, Michel Franco, and Stacy Peralta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Brenda Chapman ranks 651. Before her are Justin Cronin, Ian MacKaye, Zoran Čutura, Ángel Pedraza, Jiří Malec, and Elizabeth Berridge. After her are Chris Botti, Nikolai Yevmenov, Filip Dewinter, Ulrich Borowka, Uwe Raab, and John Laurinaitis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brenda Chapman ranks 13,427 out of 20,380. Before her are Deidre Hall (1947), Hank Ballard (1927), Joseph Campanella (1924), Walt Kelly (1913), Sidney Drell (1926), and Angela Kinsey (1971). After her are Cain Velasquez (1982), Kurt Warner (1971), James S. Voss (1949), Lowell Thomas (1892), Marguerite Marsh (1888), and Kelsey Plum (1994).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Brenda Chapman ranks 499. Before her are Jeffrey Lieber (1969), Nimród Antal (1973), Errol Morris (1948), Hal Hartley (1959), Rory Kennedy (1968), and Don Mancini (1963). After her are Lowell Thomas (1892), Joseph Pevney (1911), Stacy Peralta (1957), Bill Plympton (1946), Oscar Micheaux (1884), and John Carl Buechler (1952).

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