Biography
Rita Hsiao is a screenwriter and television writer. She was born and raised in Poughkeepsie, New York, as the American-born daughter of Chinese parents. She studied artificial intelligence at UC San Diego before pursuing writing, beginning with a spec script for The Wonder Years that led to work at Disney.
Hsiao wrote for television series including The Wonder Years, Ellen, Thunder Alley and All-American Girl. Her film credits include the screenplay for Mulan (1998) and Toy Story 2 (1999), for which she received Annie Awards, as well as 13 Going on 30 (2004), Enchanted (2007) and My Little Pony: The Movie (2017). Later work includes The Monkey King (2023) and episodes of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (2021), on which she also served as consulting producer.
