FILM DIRECTOR
Brenda Chapman
1962 - Today
Brenda Chapman
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 1,721st most popular film director (down from 1,610th in 2024), the 13,402nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,678th in 2019) and the 498th most popular American Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Brenda Chapman ranks 1,720 out of 2,041. Before her are 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, Stacy Peralta, and Byron Howard.
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Trevor Nunn
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 1,715
Neil Marshall
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 1,716
Na Hong-jin
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 1,717
Don Mancini
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 1,718
Subhash Ghai
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 1,719
Brenda Chapman
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 1,720
Lowell Thomas
1892 - 1981
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 1,721
Yeşim Ustaoğlu
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 1,722
Joseph Pevney
1911 - 2008
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 1,723
Valentyn Vasyanovych
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 1,724
Michel Franco
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 1,725
Stacy Peralta
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 1,726
Byron Howard
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 1,727
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Brenda Chapman ranks 498. 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).
Jeffrey Lieber
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 492
Nimród Antal
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 493
Errol Morris
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 494
Hal Hartley
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 495
Rory Kennedy
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 496
Don Mancini
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 497
Brenda Chapman
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 498
Lowell Thomas
1892 - 1981
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 499
Joseph Pevney
1911 - 2008
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 500
Stacy Peralta
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 501
Bill Plympton
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 502
Oscar Micheaux
1884 - 1951
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 503
John Carl Buechler
1952 - 2019
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 504
