Brenda Chapman

Writer and director. Born 1 November 1962 in Illinois.

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 2 directing · 5 writing · 2 other

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 5 titles

Oscar1 won

Born

1 November 1962, Illinois

Active

1989–2012

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

82Fi1m

76Critics

We rate Brenda’s work 6 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.9bn across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1989–2012

Genres

Animation5
Family5
Drama2
Fantasy2
Comedy1
Romance1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestBeauty and the Beast1991

70WorstThe Hunchback of Notre Dame1996

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21980s

51990s

22000s

32010s

22020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won2013Best Animated Feature · Brave

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.