Dorothy McKim | |
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Born | Chatsworth, California, United States |
Occupation | Film producer |
Years active | 1984-present |
Dorothy McKim is an American film producer, best known for Meet the Robinsons . [1] [2] McKim and fellow producer Lauren MacMullan were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the 2013 film Get a Horse! . [3]
She served as the inspiration for the character of Magee in the television special Prep & Landing .[ citation needed ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Oliver & Company | production secretary | |
1989 | The Little Mermaid | assistant production manager: backgrounds | |
1990 | The Rescuers Down Under | assistant production manager | |
1991 | Beauty and the Beast | production administrator: Florida unit | |
1994 | The Lion King | assistant production manager: animation pre-production manager | |
1995 | Pocahontas | assistant production manager: communications | |
1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | manager of communications | |
1999 | Tarzan | director of production | |
2007 | Meet the Robinsons | producer | |
2010 | Tick Tock Tale | producer | Short film |
Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa | producer | Short film | |
2011 | The Ballad of Nessie | producer | Short film |
2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | studio leadership | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
2013 | Frozen | studio leadership | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Get a Horse! | producer | Short film | |
2014 | Big Hero 6 | studio leadership | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
2016 | Zootopia | studio leadership | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Moana | studio leadership | Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | studio leadership | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
2019 | Frozen II | studio leadership | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
2022 | Oswald the Lucky Rabbit | producer | Short film |
2024 | D.I.Y. Duck | producer | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Prep & Landing | producer | Television special |
2011 | Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice | producer | Television special |
2021 | How to Stay at Home | producer |
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