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Valerie LaPointe

  • Writer
  • Animation Department
  • Director
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Valerie LaPointe was born on 8 August 1981 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. She is a writer and director, known for Toy Story 4 (2019), Night Light (2003) and Brave (2012).
BornAugust 8, 1981
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Christina Hendricks, Keegan-Michael Key, Ally Maki, and Jordan Peele in Toy Story 4 (2019)
    Toy Story 4
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 2019
    Night Light
    7.1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2003
    Kelly Macdonald in Brave (2012)
    Brave
    7.1
    • Animation Department
    • 2012
    Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey in Soul (2020)
    Soul
    8.0
    • Producer
    • 2020

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    Writer

    • Annie Potts and Jim Hanks in Lamp Life (2020)
      Lamp Life
      6.7
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Christina Hendricks, Keegan-Michael Key, Ally Maki, and Jordan Peele in Toy Story 4 (2019)
      Toy Story 4
      7.6
      • original story by
      • 2019
    • Larry the Cable Guy and Keith Ferguson in Mater's Tall Tales (2008)
      Mater's Tall Tales
      6.8
      TV Series
      • story
      • 2008–2011
    • Presto (2008)
      Presto
      8.3
      Short
      • story
      • 2008
    • Lolly's Box
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Upside Downed
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Night Light
      7.1
      Short
      • writer
      • 2003

    Animation Department

    • Raymond Ochoa and Jack Bright in The Good Dinosaur (2015)
      The Good Dinosaur
      6.7
      • story artist
      • 2015
    • Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
      Inside Out
      8.1
      • story artist
      • 2015
    • Kelly Macdonald in Brave (2012)
      Brave
      7.1
      • additional story artist
      • 2012
    • Toy Story Toons: Small Fry (2011)
      Toy Story Toons: Small Fry
      7.0
      Short
      • additional storyboarding
      • 2011
    • Larry the Cable Guy and Keith Ferguson in Mater's Tall Tales (2008)
      Mater's Tall Tales
      6.8
      TV Series
      • story artist
      • 2008–2010
    • Your Friend the Rat (2007)
      Your Friend the Rat
      7.0
      Video
      • 2d ink and paint artist
      • 2007
    • Directions
      8.4
      Video
      • head animator (segment "Someday You Will be Loved")
      • 2006

    Director

    • Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Carlos Alazraqui, Lewis Black, Grey DeLisle, Tony Hale, Peter Jessop, Matthew Yang King, Liza Lapira, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Phyllis Smith, Paula Pell, Kensington Tallman, Kimberly Woods, Grace Lu, Quinn Minichino Eakins, Ally Maki, Richard Ayoade, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Ace Gibson, Giancarlo Sabogal, Maya Aoki Tuttle, Kunal Dudheker, Noah Kaye Bentley, Lauren Holt, and Nicolas Cantu in Dream Productions (2024)
      Dream Productions
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Annie Potts and Jim Hanks in Lamp Life (2020)
      Lamp Life
      6.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Lolly's Box
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Upside Downed
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Night Light
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 3½″ (1.61 m)
    • Born
      • August 8, 1981
      • Norfolk, Virginia, USA

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      Graduated from Tallwood High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia (1999)

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