Jennifer Lee is the Academy Award®-winning writer and director of Walt Disney Animation Studio's Frozen. For her work on Frozen, Lee received numerous awards including a Golden Globe, a Critics' Choice Award, a BAFTA Award, and an Academy Award®. She wrote the book for the Broadway stage adaptation of Frozen, receiving a Tony Award® nomination for Best Book of a Musical, and wrote and directed the animated feature Frozen 2. Her Disney Animation career began as co-writer of the Oscar®-nominated Wreck-It Ralph. She went on to co-write the story for the Academy Award®-winning Zootopia, and served as Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios from 2018 to 2024, when she began working on Frozen 3 and Frozen 4. She has executive produced numerous award-winning animated films including Moana 2, Raya and the Last Dragon and the Academy® Award-winning Encanto. Her graphic novel As I Dream of You will be published in 2026.