Alison Snowden
Alison Snowden (born 4 April 1958) is a British animator, voice actress, director, producer, and screenwriter best known for Bob and Margaret 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 Bob and Margaret
Alison Snowden
- Name
- Alison Snowden
- Born
- 4 April 1958
- Birthplace
- Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England
- Occupation
- * Animator
- Spouse
- David Fine
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Fields
- animated film · dubbing
- Education
- National Film and Television School · Coventry University
- Honours
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Biography
Alison Snowden studied at National Film and Television School and Coventry University. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is animated film and dubbing. Employment is recorded with National Film Board of Canada. Distinctions recorded are Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Alison Snowden • Born — 4 April 1958 • Birthplace — Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England • Citizenship — United Kingdom • Occupation — * Animator • voice actress • producer • director • screenwriter • Spouse — David Fine • Children — 1–who is Lily Snowden-Fine
Life and work
Life and work
Born in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, Snowden studied at the Mansfield Art College, Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University) and subsequently the National Film and Television School where she met and collaborated with her future husband David Fine. Snowden's short Second Class Mail was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 58th Academy Awards. 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 and George and Rosemary are included in the Animation Show of Shows. Snowden, along with Fine, both created and produced Bob's Birthday and Bob and Margaret; Snowden has written three episodes for the animated TV show Peppa Pig, those being "Best Friend" and "Mister Skinnylegs" for Series One and "Polly's Holiday" for Series Two. Snowden and Fine also developed Shaun the Sheep, another animated series, for Aardman Animations, and created the character of Timmy.
Family
Family
Snowden's daughter Lily Snowden-Fine is also a former voice actress with Astley Baker Davies, where she is best known for voicing Peppa Pig 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
Filmography
Most of the following were done with Snowden's husband David Fine.
Director
Director
• 1985: Second Class Mail • 1987: People and Science: A Test of Time • 1987: George and Rosemary • 1989: In and Out • 1993: Bob's Birthday • 2018: Animal Behaviour
Voice acting
Voice acting
• 1993: Bob's Birthday – Margaret Fish • 1998: Bob and Margaret – Margaret Fish, Additional Voices • 1998: Captain Star – Jelloide (one episode) • 2004: Peppa Pig – Auntie Pig (Series 1-2) / Polly The Parrot • 2007: Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy – Additional voices • 2018: Animal Behaviour - Linda
Producer
Producer
• 1985: Second Class Mail • 1993: Bob's Birthday
Accolades
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)
Screenwriter
• 1987: People and Science: A Test of Time • 1989: In and Out • 1993: Deadly Deposits • 1993: Bob's Birthday • 1998-2001: Bob and Margaret • 2004-2006: Peppa Pig • 2007: Shaun the Sheep • 2007: Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy • 2018: Animal Behaviour
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- 1.Short Film Winners: 1995 Oscars.
- 2.Bob's Birthday.
- 3.Snowden, Alison. Alison. SnowdenFine.com. Snowden Fine.
- 4.The 58th Academy Awards | 1986. Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 4 October 2014.
- 5.Lenburg, Jeff. Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators. Hal Leonard Corporation. 7 April 2006. 9781557836717.
- 6.The 67th Academy Awards | 1995. Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 October 2014.
- 7.The Animation Show of Shows (Volume 16). www.animationshowofshows.com.
- 8.The Animation Show of Shows (Volume 28). www.animationshowofshows.com.
- 9.SnowdenFine.com. (n.d.). Retrieved April 01, 2018
- 10.Peppa Pig: A History.
- 11.Lily Snowden-Fine at Behind the Voice Actors.
- 12.Lily Snowden-Fine at IMDB.
- 13.Jim Henson, Kermit and Scooter: 1986 Oscars.
- 14.The 91st Academy Awards | 2019. Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 15 April 2019.
- 15."Bao" wins Best Animated Short Film.
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