Alison Snowden
Alison Snowden | |
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Born |
Arnold, Nottinghamshire | 4 April 1958
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Animator, voice actress, producer, screenwriter |
Children | Lily Snowden-Fine |
Alison Snowden (born in Arnold, Nottinghamshire on 4 April 1958) is an English animator, voice actress, producer, and screenwriter best known for Bob and Margaret.
Life and work
Snowden studied at the Mansfield Art College, Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University) and subsequently the National Film and Television School where she collaborated with future husband David Fine. Her short "Second Class Mail" was nominated for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film in 1985. In 1994 Snowden and Fine's short "Bob's Birthday" received the Oscar.[1] Snowden's daughter Lily voiced Peppa in children's television show Peppa Pig. Snowden and Fine's films: Bob's Birthday and George and Rosemary were included in the Animation Show of Shows.
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: Bob's Birthday
- 2007: Shaun the Sheep (helped develop the series)
- 2007: Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy
Director
- 1985: Second Class Mail
- 1987: People and Science: A Test of Time
- 1987: George and Rosemary - Winner at the 9th Genie Awards.
- 1989: In and Out
- 1993: Bob's Birthday
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
- 2007: Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy – Additional voices
Producer
- 1985: Second Class Mail
- 1993: Bob's Birthday