Christine Lawrence Finney Explained

Christine Lawrence Finney
Birth Date:1 April 1968
Birth Place:Painesville, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Spouse:Trey Finney

Christine Lawrence Finney (April 1, 1968 – January 5, 2016) was an American animator and painter.

Life

Born in Painesville, Ohio, Finney began working at Walt Disney Pictures in the 1980s.

She worked on numerous films, specializing in character animation, during the Disney Renaissance, including The Rescuers Down Under (1990), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), Mulan (1998), Lilo & Stitch (2002), and Brother Bear (2003). Finney, with her husband, moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina, spending her time painting regionally.

Finney died on January 5, 2016, in Spartanburg, aged 47.[1] [2]

Filmography

YearTitleCreditsCharacters
1990 Roller Coaster Rabbit (Short) Inbetween Artist
The Rescuers Down Under Breakdown and Inbetween Artist
1991 Beauty and the Beast Key Assistant Belle
1992 Off His Rockers (Short) Clean-Up Artist
Aladdin Assistant Animator Jasmine
1993 Trail Mix-Up (Short) Assistant Animator
1994 The Lion King Assistant Young Simba
1995 Pocahontas Key Assistant Pocahontas
1998 Mulan Lead Key Shan-Yu, Hayabusa the Falcon and Elite Huns Soldiers
2000 John Henery (Short) Clean-Up Supervisor
2002 Lilo & Stitch Clean-Up Supervisor / Lead Key Miscellaneous Characters
2003 Brother Bear Clean-Up Supervisor
2012 Men in Suits (Video Documentary) Gorilla Thanks

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/spartanburg/obituary.aspx?pid=177202692 Christine Finney Obituary
  2. http://www.speakingdownbarriers.org/blog/our-dear-christine Our Dear Christine