Carole Holliday is an American animator, storyboard artist, director, and founder of Crowded Metro Films. She initially wanted to be a theatre actress, but went into animation instead to avoid compromising her Christian faith. She graduated from California Institute of the Arts with a BFA in animation. Combining her love of theatre and drawing, she found a passion in story boarding. Holliday worked as an animation assistant on several films, such as ''Oliver and Company'' (1988) and ''The

Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" (), sometimes translated in English as "The Little Sea Maid", is a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Originally published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children, the story foll ...

'' (1989), before she began a career in story boarding on ''A Goofy Movie'' (1995). She was also a story artist on the DreamWorks feature film ''The Prince of Egypt'' (1998) and Disney's feature films ''Tarzan'' (1999) and ''

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''. Additionally, she worked as a character design supervisor on the Disney short ''John Henry'' (2000). In 2004, she moved up to directing ''Donald’s Gift'' with DisneyToon Studios as part of Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas She directed her own live action short film '' Witt’s Daughter'' (2008) which won the Best Narrative Short Award at the 2009 GI film festival. She has done storyboard revisions on Disney Television Animation's ''Sofia the First'' (2015) and has been working on ''Elena of Avalor'' story books.

Education

California Institute of the Arts, BFA in Animation

Filmography

* 1985: The Pound Puppies (

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ; formerly known as H-B Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. and H-B Production Co.), simply and commonly known as Hanna-Barbera, was an American animation studio and production company, which was acti ...

- Character Design) * 1986: My Little Pony n’ Friends (

Sunbow Productions Sunbow Entertainment (formerly known as Sunbow Productions until 1995) was an American animation studio and distributor, founded on June 23, 1980, and owned until May 4, 1998, by Griffin-Bacal Advertising in New York City and in the United State ...

- Model Design) * 1987: The Ice Goose Comet (Bakshi Animation -

Mighty Mouse Mighty Mouse is an American animated character created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox. He is an anthropomorphic superhero mouse, originally called Super Mouse, and made his debut in the 1942 short ''The Mouse of Tomorrow''. Th ...

- Character Design) * 1988:

Oliver & Company ''Oliver & Company'' is a 1988 American Animated film, animated musical film, musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is inspired by the Charles Dickens novel ''Oliver Twist''. I ...

(

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- Disney Theatrical Feature - Animating Assistant) * 1989:

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" (), sometimes translated in English as "The Little Sea Maid", is a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Originally published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children, the story foll ...

(Disney - Disney Theatrical Feature - Animating Assistant) * 1991:

Rover Dangerfield ''Rover Dangerfield'' is a 1991 American animated musical comedy film starring the voice talent of comedian Rodney Dangerfield, who also wrote the screenplay and story and co-produced the film. It revolves around the eponymous character, a canine ...

(

Hyperion Pictures Hyperion Pictures (also known as Hyperion Films or Hyperion Studios or Hyperion Animation) is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Thomas L. Wilhite, who had previously been the head of motion picture and tel ...

- Feature Films:

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- Character Animation) * 1993: Wish Upon a Starfish (

Disney Television Animation Disney Television Animation (DTVA; also shortened to Disney TVA), formerly known as Walt Disney Pictures Television Animation Group and Walt Disney Television Animation, is an American animation production company that serves as the television a ...

- Character Animation) * 1995:

A Goofy Movie ''A Goofy Movie'' is a 1995 American animated musical comedy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. Directed by Kevin Lima, it is based on The Disney Afternoon television series ''Goof Troop'' (1992) created by Robert T ...

(Disney - Feature Films: Disney – Animator, Character Design, Storyboards) * 1998:

The Prince of Egypt ''The Prince of Egypt'' is a 1998 American animated musical drama film directed by Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells, and written by Philip LaZebnik, from a story by Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook. Produced by DreamWorks Pictur ...

(

DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA, also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios or simply DreamWorks) is an American animation studio, owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal as part of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios, Inc, Universal Stud ...

- Feature Films: DreamWorks - Additional Story) * 1999:

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer. Creat ...

(Disney - Disney Theatrical Feature - Story) * 2000:

John Henry John Henry most commonly refers to: *John Henry (folklore) John Henry may also refer to: People Artists and entertainers * John Henry (actor) (1738–1794), Irish and early American actor *Seán Ó hEinirí (1915–1998), known in English as John ...

(Disney - Character Design Supervisor) * 2001: ** Tarzan and the Race Against Time (Disney Television Animation - The Legend of Tarzan – Story boards) ** Tarzan and the Protégé (Disney Television Animation - Legend of Tarzan, The - Storyboards) * 2003:

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Disneytoon Studios Disneytoon Studios (DTS), originally named Disney MovieToons and also formerly Walt Disney Video Premieres, was an American animation studio which created direct-to-video and occasional theatrical animated feature films. The studio was a division ...

- Storyboards) * 2004: ** Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (Disneytoon Studios - Storyboard Artist) ** Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (DisneyToon Studios - Storyboard Artist) ** Donald's Gift (DisneyToon Studios – Story, story director, screenplay) **

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(Disney - Character Design) * 2006: Bambi II (DisneyToon Studios - Storyboard Artist) **

Brother Bear 2 ''Brother Bear 2'' is a 2006 American animated direct-to-video romantic fantasy comedy film, and the sequel to the 2003 animated feature film ''Brother Bear'', which was released on August 29, 2006. Melissa Etheridge contributed three songs to t ...

(DisneyToon Studios - Storyboard Artist) * 2009: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (DisneyToon Studios -

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- Storyboard Artist) * 2011: Tom and Jerry & the Wizard of Oz (Warner Brothers - Storyboards) * 2015: Buttercup Amber (Disney Television Animation -

Sofia the First ''Sofia the First'' is an American animated fantasy children's television series created and developed by Craig Gerber (creator), Craig Gerber for Disney Television Animation and Disney Jr. The series follows a young peasant girl named Sofia, ...

- Storyboard Revisions)

Storybooks

Elena of Avalor ''Elena of Avalor'' is an American animated television series created by Craig Gerber. It premiered on Disney Channel on July 22, 2016, before it was moved to Disney Junior on July 14, 2018. The series features Aimee Carrero as the voice of El ...

, Sofia the First,

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse'' is an American animated interactive children's television series for preschoolers. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series was created by Disney veteran Bobs Gannaway. The series originally aired 125 epi ...

, Superbooks, Alpha and Omega, 3-2-1 Penguins!''

References

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