Peggy Holmes

Last updated
Peggy Holmes
Occupations
  • Choreographer
  • dancer
  • screenwriter
  • film director
Years active1984–present

Peggy Holmes is an American choreographer, dancer, screenwriter, and film director. Her full-length directorial debut was on 2008's The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning . [1] She later directed Secret of the Wings (2012) and The Pirate Fairy (2014) from the Tinker Bell film series. [2] [3] She uses her choreography skills to bringing life to characters; animated and otherwise. Her choreography credits includes: The Country Bears , The Old Broads, I Love Trouble , Hocus Pocus , Newsies , [4] and The Fabulous Baker Boys . Peggy's choreography was also used though television shows, specifically; for the Pilot Episode of Fame L.A. She appeared in the TV show Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash. [5] On January 14, 2020, Peggy Holmes was hired to direct the animated film Luck . [6]

Contents

Filmography

Films

YearTitle Director Writer Choreographer OtherRoleNotes
1984 Gimme an 'F' NoNoAssistantYesDuck #1
1988 Totally Minnie NoNoNoYesDancerTelevision Film
The In Crowd NoNoAssistantYesKey Dancer
Ladykillers NoNoAssistantNoTelevision Film
1989 Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland NoNoNoYesDancer
The Fabulous Baker Boys NoNoYesNoChoreographer: "Makin' Whoopee"
1992 Wayne's World NoNoYesNoChoreographer: "Fox Lady"
Newsies NoNoYesNo
Encino Man NoNoYesNo
1993 Hocus Pocus NoNoYesYesDancer
Gypsy NoNoNoYesMovement Consultant; Television Film
1995 Jury Duty NoNoYesNo
Father of the Bride Part II NoNoYesNo
1996 A Very Brady Sequel NoNoYesNo
1998 Quest for Camelot NoNoDanceNoAssistant
Houdini NoNoYesNoTelevision Film
1999 The Deep End of the Ocean NoNoYesNo
2000 Beautiful NoNoYesNo
2001 These Old Broads NoNoYesNoTelevision Film
Rock Star NoNoYesNo
2003 The Jungle Book 2 NoNoYesNoChoreographer: "Jungle Rhythm", "W-I-L-D"
2004 The Lion King 1½ NoNoAdditionalNoDirect-to-video
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers NoNoYesNo
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas SegmentSegmentNoNoStory Director, Story, Screenplay (Segment: "Belles on Ice"); Direct-to-video
2005 Kronk's New Groove NoNoYesNoDirect-to-video
2008 The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning YesNoNoYesAdditional Screenplay Material; Direct-to-video
2012 Secret of the Wings YesScreenplayNoNo
2013 Planes NoNoNoYesSenior Creative Team
2014 The Pirate Fairy YesStoryNoYesAdditional Dialogue
Planes: Fire & Rescue NoNoNoYesSenior Creative Team
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast NoNoNoYes
2022 Luck YesNoNoNo

Television series and specials

YearTitle Choreographer Dance
Sequences
OtherRoleNotes
1985 Knots Landing NoNoYesDriverEpisode: "A Piece of the Pie"
1990 Hull High AssistantNoNo
1994 Something Wilder NoYesNoEpisode: "Gotta Dance"
1997-1998 Fame L.A. YesNoNo
2011 Pixie Hollow Games NoNoYesThanks

Music video compilations

YearTitleDirector
1993 Dangerous: The Short Films Associate

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kathy Najimy</span> American actress and activist (born 1957)

Kathy Ann Najimy is an American actress and activist. She was first nationally known for her feminist play The Kathy and Mo Show, which she wrote and performed with Mo Gaffney. On film, she is best known for her roles in Soapdish (1991), Sister Act (1992) and its sequel (1993), Hocus Pocus (1993) and its sequel (2022), Hope Floats (1998), The Wedding Planner (2001), Rat Race (2001), WALL-E (2008), Step Up 3D (2010), The Guilt Trip (2012), Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013), A Christmas Melody (2015), Dumplin' (2018), Music (2021), and Single All the Way (2021). On television, she is best known for her portrayal of Olive Massery on the NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet (1997–2000) and for voicing Peggy Hill on the animated television series King of the Hill (1997–2010).

<i>Justice League Unlimited</i> American animated television series

Justice League Unlimited (JLU) is an American superhero animated television series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation with DC Comics in season 3 and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Universe, and specifically based on the Justice League superhero team, it is a direct sequel to the previous Justice League animated series and picks up around two years after it. JLU debuted on July 31, 2004, on Toonami and ended on May 13, 2006.

<i>Hocus Pocus</i> (1993 film) 1993 film by Kenny Ortega

Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert, and a story by David Kirschner and Garris. It follows a villainous comedic trio of witches who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy in Salem, Massachusetts on Halloween night.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anne Fletcher</span> American film director and choreographer (born 1966)

Anne Fletcher is an American choreographer, film director, dancer and actress. She directed the films Step Up (2006), 27 Dresses (2008), The Proposal (2009), The Guilt Trip (2012), Hot Pursuit (2015), Dumplin' (2018), and Hocus Pocus 2 (2022).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Torill Kove</span> Norwegian-Canadian animator and film director

Torill Kove is a Norwegian-born Canadian film director and animator. She won the 2007 Academy Award for Animated Short Film for the film The Danish Poet, co-produced by Norway's Mikrofilm AS and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Bailey (animator)</span> American animator and film director

Chris Bailey is an American animator and film director.

<i>The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park</i> 1972 television film

The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park is a 1972 live-action/animated television film made by Hanna-Barbera featuring the characters from The Banana Splits television series. Mixing live action sequences shot at Kings Island amusement park in Cincinnati, Ohio, with animation, the film follows the Banana Splits as they attempt to rescue a young girl who is kidnapped by a power-hungry witch.

Colin Brady is an American animator and film director. He ia a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), has worked as lead animator, animation director, supervising animator and co-director with animated film powerhouses Pixar and Industrial Light & Magic. His credits have included Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, Men in Black II, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, and many others.

Skydance Media, LLC, also known as Skydance Productions, is an American media production and finance company based in Santa Monica, California. Founded by David Ellison in 2006, the company specializes in films, animation, television, video games, and sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paramount Animation</span> Animated media production division of Paramount Pictures

Paramount Animation is an American animation studio, serving as the animation division and label of Paramount Pictures, a subsidiary of Paramount Global. The division was founded on July 6, 2011, following the box office success of Paramount's own Rango and the end of their distribution deal with DreamWorks Animation in 2012.

Nathan Greno is an American film director, story artist, and writer best known as the co-director of Walt Disney Animation Studios' film, Tangled (2010).

Alessandro Carloni is an Italian film director, writer, animator, and art director, best known for his work with DreamWorks Animation in general, particularly the first three Kung Fu Panda films. He co-directed Kung Fu Panda 3, alongside Jennifer Yuh Nelson.

<i>Luck</i> (2022 film) 2022 film by Peggy Holmes

Luck is a 2022 animated fantasy comedy film directed by Peggy Holmes and co-directed by Javier Abad, from a screenplay written by Kiel Murray, and a story conceived by Murray and the writing team of Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, based on an original concept created by Rebeca Carrasco, Juan De Dios, and Julián Romero. Produced by Skydance Animation, the film features the voices of Eva Noblezada, Simon Pegg, Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Flula Borg, Lil Rel Howery, Colin O'Donoghue, and John Ratzenberger. Set in the Land of Luck, the story follows the unluckiest person, Sam Greenfield (Noblezada), as she must unite with a talking black cat named Bob (Pegg) to turn her luck around.

<i>Hocus Pocus 2</i> 2022 film by Anne Fletcher

Hocus Pocus 2 is a 2022 American fantasy comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher, written by Jen D'Angelo and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1993 film Hocus Pocus and the second installment in the Hocus Pocus franchise. The film stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Doug Jones reprising their roles. Sam Richardson, Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo, Tony Hale, and Hannah Waddingham join the cast.

Skydance Animation, LLC is an American animation studio that is a division of Skydance Media, founded on March 16, 2017. The studio is based in Los Angeles, with offices in East Hartford, Connecticut and Madrid, Spain; the Madrid branch was originally Ilion Animation Studios.

<i>Spellbound</i> (2024 film) Upcoming film directed by Vicky Jenson

Spellbound is an upcoming American animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film directed by Vicky Jenson from a screenplay by Julia Miranda and the writing team of Lauren Hynek and Elizabeth Martin. It features music composed by Alan Menken, who also wrote the songs with longtime collaborator and lyricist Glenn Slater. Produced by Skydance Animation, the film features the voices of Rachel Zegler, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Tituss Burgess, Nathan Lane, Javier Bardem, and Nicole Kidman. Set in the world of magic known as Lumbria, the story follows Princess Ellian (Zegler) who must break the spell that has turned her parents into monsters and split her kingdom in two.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joy Ngiaw</span> Composer for Film and TV

Joy Ngiaw is a Malaysian composer for film and TV. Her score for Apple TV+ and Skydance's debut animation Blush has won Best Music Award from Hollywood Music in Media and was nominated for an Annie. She also scored Skydance Animation's inaugural studio logo. Other recent projects include Skydance Animation's TV series WondLa, Netflix and CBS's TV show Glamorous, Walt Disney Animation Studio's Short Circuit: Jing Hua, and Netflix's Rescued by Ruby.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Apple Studios</span> Film and television production company

Apple Studios LLC is an American film, television and in-house production company that is a subsidiary of Apple Inc. It specializes in developing and producing original television series and films for Apple's digital video streaming service Apple TV+ as well as films that are intended for theatrical releases.

WondLa is an American animated sci-fi fantasy series based on the books The Search for WondLa, A Hero for WondLa, and The Battle for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi, produced by Skydance Animation and developed by Bobs Gannaway, who also serves as the showrunner and executive producer with DiTerlizzi, John Lasseter, David Ellison and Dana Goldberg. The cast includes the voices of Jeanine Mason, Teri Hatcher, Brad Garrett, Gary Anthony Williams, Chiké Okonkwo, D. C. Douglas, and Alan Tudyk.

References

  1. Hayward, Philip (2017-01-30). Making a Splash: Mermaids (and Mer-Men) in 20th and 21st Century Audiovisual Media. Indiana University Press. ISBN   978-0-86196-925-8.
  2. Milligan, Mercedes (2020-01-15). "Director Peggy Holmes Takes Over Skydance Debut Toon 'Luck'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. "Skydance Animation's First Film 'Luck' Lands New Director (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  4. "Peggy Holmes Interview for Disney". www.girl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  5. "Peggy Holmes | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  6. Donnelly, Matt (January 15, 2020). "John Lasseter's Skydance Animation Names Peggy Holmes New Director of 'Luck'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 15, 2020.