Alison Snowden (born 4 April 1958) is an English animator, voice actress, producer, and screenwriter best known for ''

Bob and Margaret ''Bob and Margaret'' is an adult animated television series created by David Fine and Alison Snowden and produced by Nelvana. The series was based on the Academy Award-winning short film '' Bob's Birthday'', featuring the same main characters, w ...

'' alongside her Oscar-winning short ''Bob's Birthday'' which was also co-directed by her husband David Fine. ''Bob's Birthday'' serves as the pilot for the Alison Snowden and David Fine's animated TV show ''Bob and Margaret.''

Life and work

Born in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, Snowden studied at the Mansfield Art College, Lanchester Polytechnic (now

Coventry University , mottoeng = By Art and Industry , established = , type = Public , endowment = £28 million (2015) , budget = £787.5 million , chancellor = Margaret Casely-Hayford , vice_chancellor = John Latham , students = () , undergr ...

) and subsequently the National Film and Television School where she collaborated with future husband David Fine. Alison Snowden's short ''Second Class Mail'' was nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year 1 ...

at the

58th Academy Awards The 58th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 24, 1986, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. Durin ...

. At the 67th Academy Awards, Snowden and Fine's short ''Bob's Birthday'' received the Oscar. Snowden and Fine's NFB films ''

Bob's Birthday ''Bob's Birthday'' is a 1993 Canadian-British animated short by Alison Snowden and David Fine, winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 67th Academy Awards, and serves as the pilot to the animated series '' Bob & Margaret ...

'' and '' George and Rosemary'' are included in the Animation Show of Shows. Alison Snowden, along with her husband David Fine, both created and produced ''

'' and ''

''; the two have also written for the animated TV show

Peppa Pig ''Peppa Pig'' is a British preschool animated television series by Astley Baker Davies. The show follows Peppa, an anthropomorphic female piglet, and her family, as well as her peers portrayed as other animals. The show first aired on 31 Ma ...

. They also developed ''

Shaun the Sheep ''Shaun the Sheep'' is a British stop-motion television series and a spin-off of the '' Wallace and Gromit'' franchise. The title character is Shaun (previously featured as the sheep named "Shaun" in the 1995 short film '' A Close Shave'' and t ...

'', another animated series, for

Aardman Animations Aardman Animations Limited (also known as Aardman Studios, simply Aardman or Aardman Animation and stylised as AARDMAN as of 2022) is a British animation studio based in Bristol, England. It is known for films made using stop-motion and clay ani ...

, and created the character of Timmy.

Family

Alison Snowden's daughter Lily is also a former

voice actress Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...

with

Astley Baker Davies Astley Baker Davies is an English independent animation studio based in London, England, owned by founder-directors Neville Astley, Mark Baker, and Phil Davies. It is the production company behind television series ''The Big Knights'', '' Pep ...

, where she is best known for voicing

in the show of the same name, and has also appeared in '' Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar'' and the TV series ''Bob and Margaret''. She currently works as an artist and illustrator.

Filmography

Most of the following were done with David Fine.

Screenwriter

*1987: ''People and Science: A Test of Time'' *1989: '' In and Out'' *1993: ''Deadly Deposits'' *1993: ''

'' *2007: ''

'' *2007: '' Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy'' *2018: '' Animal Behaviour''

Director

*1985: ''Second Class Mail'' *1987: ''People and Science: A Test of Time'' *1987: '' George and Rosemary'' *1989: ''In and Out'' *1993: ''

'' *2018: ''Animal Behaviour''

Voice acting

*1993: ''

'' – Margaret Fish *1998: ''

'' – Margaret Fish, Additional Voices *1998: '' Captain Star'' – Jelloide (one episode) *2004: ''

'' – Auntie Pig (Series 1-2) / Polly The Parrot *2007: '' Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy'' – Additional voices *2018: ''Animal Behaviour'' - Linda

Producer

*1985: ''Second Class Mail'' *1993: ''

Accolades

*1986: Academy Award nomination for ''Second Class Mail'' *1988: Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film win for ''George and Rosemary'' *1995: Academy Award win for ''Bob's Birthday'' (with David Fine) *2019: Academy Award nomination for ''Animal Behaviour'' (with David Fine)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Snowden, Alison 1958 births Living people English animators English screenwriters English film directors English film producers British women film directors British women film producers British animated film directors British animated film producers English voice actresses People from Arnold, Nottinghamshire Directors of Best Animated Short Academy Award winners Directors of Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners for Best Animated Short British women animators Alumni of Coventry University Alumni of the National Film and Television School National Film Board of Canada people