Jennifer Yuh Nelson

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Name: Jennifer Yuh Nelson (née Yuh).
Born: May 7, 1972.
Place of Birth: South Korea.
Nationality/Identity: American.
Professions: Story artist, character designer, television director, illustrator, film director.
Directing Credits (Films): Kung Fu Panda 2, Kung Fu Panda 3, The Darkest Minds.
Directing Achievements: First woman to solely direct a major American animated film; first Asian American to direct a major American animated film; recognized as a commercially successful Asian American director.
Awards/Nominations:
Annie Award for Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production (for directing the opening for Kung Fu Panda).
Second woman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (for Kung Fu Panda 2).
Known Credits: 15.
Gender: Female.

Jennifer Yuh Nelson, born May 7, 1972, in South Korea, is an American film director, television director, story artist, character designer, and illustrator. She is known for directing the films Kung Fu Panda 2, Kung Fu Panda 3, and The Darkest Minds. Nelson is the first woman to solely direct a major American animated film and the first Asian American to direct a major American animated film. She has been recognized as a commercially successful Asian American director. For her work directing the opening for Kung Fu Panda, she won an Annie Award for Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production. Additionally, she was the second woman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated