Dorothy McKim

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Dorothy McKim
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Dorothy McKim (2013)
Born
Chatsworth, California, United States
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1984-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]

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She served as the inspiration for the character of Magee in the television special Prep & Landing .[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
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
2010Tick Tock TaleproducerShort film
Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa producerShort film
2011 The Ballad of Nessie producerShort film
2012 Wreck-It Ralph studio leadershipWalt Disney Animation Studios
2013 Frozen studio leadershipWalt Disney Animation Studios
Get a Horse! producerShort film
2014 Big Hero 6 studio leadershipWalt Disney Animation Studios
2016 Zootopia studio leadershipWalt Disney Animation Studios
Moana studio leadershipWalt Disney Animation Studios
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet studio leadershipWalt Disney Animation Studios
2019 Frozen II studio leadershipWalt Disney Animation Studios
2022Oswald the Lucky RabbitproducerShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Prep & Landing producerTelevision special
2011 Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice producerTelevision special
2021 How to Stay at Home producer

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References

  1. "Meet the Robinsons". Future Movies. 30 March 2007.
  2. "Dorothy McKim". IMDb.
  3. "The 86th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.