Bonnie Arnold Biography

American film producer

Bonnie Arnold is an American film producer and executive who has worked at Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios and DreamWorks Animation. Arnold was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and rose to prominence in Hollywood during the initial wave of computer-animation.

Life and career

Arnold has a B.S. in journalism from the University of Georgia and a M.S. in journalism from Boston University. Her interest in journalism led her to her first professional *ignment as unit publicist for American Playhouse's debut production, King of America.: Arnold's first job on a Hollywood feature was as production coordinator for Neil Simon's The Slugger's Wife, a 1984 film shot in Atlanta and produced by Ray Stark, who was responsible for many of Simon and Barbra Streisand's movie hits. "I got a real sense of filmmaking the Hollywood way," Arnold recalls.:: From there, she freelanced in film production in Atlanta and met producer David Picker, who invited her to work at Columbia Pictures in Los Angeles. While working on a Tony Scott movie called Revenge at Columbia, Bonnie met Kevin Costner and ended up joining the Dances with Wolves production as *ociate producer. In 1992, Bonnie was recruited by Peter Schneider and John L*eter to work on Toy Story for Disney. When Toy Story became a box office smash, she produced Tarzan, overseeing a crew of 1,100 and a $130 million budget—four and a third times that of Toy Story. In 2001, after she finished Tarzan, Jeffrey Katzenberg invited Bonnie to produce Over the Hedge at DreamWorks Animation.

Bonnie continues to work on the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, for which she has received a Golden Globe Award and two Academy Award nominations.

After DreamWorks saw a series of financially disappointing films, DreamWorks Animation named Arnold co-president of feature animation in early 2015. Along with Mireille Soria, she is tasked with overseeing creative development and production of DWA's theatrical releases. In 2016, Soria stepped down from her role as co-president to return to producing, leaving Arnold the sole president of feature animation.

To date, Arnold's films have grossed over $2.2 billion at the box office. She serves on the Dean's advisory board of Boston University's School of Communications and on the Board of Counselors at USC's Annenberg School of Communications, as well as being a mentor for the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC. In addition, she is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Personal life

Arnold resides in Santa Monica with her husband and daughter. Her favorite hobbies include playing tennis and reading anything by Mississippi writer Eudora Welty. She credits her interest in family movies to her mother, a teacher and avid film buff who often took her and her brother to watch movies at a theater where her uncle worked as a projectionist.

Filmography

References

External links

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Bonnie Arnold at IMDb

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Ken Anderson
Xavier Atencio
Art Babbitt
Grace Bailey
Carl Barks
Mary Blair
Joyce Carlson
Marge Champion
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Burny Mattinson
Fred Moore
Floyd Norman
Bill Peet
Walter Peregoy
Joe Ranft
Retta Scott
Ben Sharpsteen
Mel Shaw
Ruthie Tompson
Roy Williams
Tyrus Wong

Short filmsTelevision seriesTelevision specials

Toy Story of Terror! (2013)
Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)

Franchises

Toy Story
Monsters, Inc.
Finding Nemo
The Incredibles
Cars
Up
Inside Out

*ociated
productions

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000; direct-to-video film)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000–01; television series)
Exploring the Reef (2003; short film)
Planes (2013)
The Dam Keeper (2014; short film)
Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
Borrowed Time (2016; short film)
Weekends (2017; short film)
Monsters at Work (2021–present; television series)
Starling (2023; short film)

Characters

Luxo Jr.
Toy Story
- Sheriff Woody
- Buzz Lightyear
- Jessie
- Bo Peep
Monsters, Inc.
- Mike Wazowski
Dory
The Incredibles
- Bob Parr
- Helen Parr
- Dash Parr
- Violet Parr
- Edna Mode
Cars
- Lightning McQueen
- Tow Mater
- Sally Carrera
- Doc Hudson
WALL·E
Merida
Joy

Do*entaries

The Pixar Story (2007)
A Spark Story (2021)

Disney attractions
and experiences

It's Tough to Be a Bug! (1998)
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin (1998)
A Bug's Land (2002)
Turtle Talk with Crush (2004)
The Seas with Nemo & Friends (2007)
Cars Quatre Roues Rallye (2007)
Crush's Coaster (2007)
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage (2007)
Toy Story Mania! (2008)
Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek (2009)
Toy Story Land (2010)
- RC Racer (2010)
- Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin (2010)
- Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop (2010)
- Alien Swirling Saucers (2018)
- Slinky Dog Dash (2018)
Cars Land (2012)
- Luigi's Flying Tires (2012)
- Radiator Springs Racers (2012)
- Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters (2016)
Remy's Ratatouille Adventure (2014)
Nemo & Friends SeaRider (2017)
Pixar Pier (2018)
- Games of Pixar Pier (2018)
- Incredicoaster (2018)
- Pixar Pal-A-Round (2018)
- Jessie's Critter Carousel (2019)
Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy (2019)

Products

Pixar Image Computer
RenderMan
Presto Animation System

People

John L*eter
Edwin Catmull
Steve Jobs
Alvy Ray Smith
Jim Morris
Pete Docter