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Domee Shi

1989 - Today

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Domee Shi (; Chinese: 石之予; pinyin: Shí Zhīyǔ; born 8 September 1989) is a Canadian animator, film director and screenwriter. She has directed the short film Bao (2018) and the feature films Turning Red (2022) and Elio (2025), becoming the first woman to direct a short film and then the first woman with sole director's credit on a feature film for Pixar. Shi began working for Pixar in 2011 as a storyboard artist, contributing to multiple films, including Inside Out (2015), The Good Dinosaur (2015), and Toy Story 4 (2019). She was also an additional story artist for Incredibles 2 (2018). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Domee Shi is the 1,876th most popular film director, the 1,182nd most popular biography from China (up from 1,193rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Domee Shi ranks 1,876 out of 2,041Before her are Santosh Ram, Dome Karukoski, Fanta Régina Nacro, Ava DuVernay, Michael Cuesta, and William Malone. After her are Corneliu Porumboiu, Mark Dindal, Călin Peter Netzer, Nicolette Krebitz, Marina de Van, and Puri Jagannadh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Domee Shi ranks 373Before her are Kim Sung-kyu, Candace Owens, Alden Ehrenreich, Emma Rigby, Víctor Ruiz, and John Degenkolb. After her are Belinda Peregrín, Tim Matavž, Jessica Brown Findlay, Roman Zozulya, Cosmo Jarvis, and Omar Al Somah.

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In China

Among people born in China, Domee Shi ranks 1,182 out of 1,610Before her are Alan Dawa Dolma (1987), Fu Mingxia (1978), Yang Chen (1974), Chen Xiao (1987), Yang Wei (1980), and Jane Zhang (1984). After her are Zhao Xintong (1997), Ma Ning (1979), Zhang Enhua (1973), Li Qin (1990), Chen Dong (1978), and Zhou Jihong (1965).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Domee Shi ranks 24Before her are James Wong Howe (1899), Chloé Zhao (1982), Lou Ye (1965), Zhang Yuan (1963), Wang Xiaoshuai (1966), and Diao Yinan (1969).