Jennifer Yuh Nelson
An image from Kung Fu Panda, one of the productions that also features Jennifer Yuh Nelson.
Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

May 7, 1972 — South Korea

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.

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Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda

2008

Kung Fu Panda 2

Kung Fu Panda 2

2011

Kung Fu Panda 3

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016

Love, Death & Robots

Love, Death & Robots

2019

The Darkest Minds

The Darkest Minds

2018

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

2003

The Sea Beast

The Sea Beast

2022

Storm Cell

Storm Cell

2008