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Melissa Goodwin Shepherd

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Melissa Goodwin Shepherd
Melissa Goodwin Shepherd was born on 30 June 1980 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She is a writer and director, known for LEGO® DreamZzz (2023), Zootopia (2016) and Robot Chicken (2005). She was previously married to Nathan Shepherd.
BornJune 30, 1980
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    Known for

    LEGO® DreamZzz (2023)
    LEGO® DreamZzz
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Kristen Bell, Bono, Chaz Bono, César Bono, James Bono, Joseph Bono, Mary Bono, Sonny Bono, Steven Scot Bono, Steve Bono, Sebastian Cavazza, Bonar Colleano, Dan Cooper, Jesse Corti, Yves De Bono, Eurilla del Bono, John DiMaggio, Terri Douglas, Idris Elba, Fuschia!, Michael Giacchino, David Goetz, Ginnifer Goodwin, Byron Howard, Don Lake, Peter Mansbridge, Jeremy Milton, Rich Moore, Pace Paulsen, Raymond S. Persi, Fabienne Rawley, Jim Reardon, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Kath Soucie, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Gita Reddy, Dídac Bono, Nathan Warner, Kellie D. Lewis, Sofia Bono Prado, Jared Bush, Mark Rhino Smith, Clark Spencer, Brad Simonsen, Alan Bono, Chianna Bono, Chesare Bono, Novo Bono Jr., Josephine Bono, Bono, John Bono, Nate Torrence, Jill Cordes, Larry Herrera, Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnston, John Lavelle, Sara de Bono, Katie Lowes, Salvatore Bono, Melissa Goodwin Shepherd, Dave Kohut, Stacie Bono, Josh Dallas, Jenny Slate, Josie Trinidad, Thomas Bono, Leah Latham, Zach King, Christy Bono, Della Saba, Alyssa Ann Bono, Steven Bono Jr., Madeleine Curry, Krystle Bono, Evelyn Wilson Bresee, Hewitt Bush, Claire K. Smith, David A. Thibodeau, John Wheeler, Hannah G. Williams, Jackson Stein, Andrés Di Bono, Fernando Gonzalez, Valeria Bono, JoAnn Bono, Chiara Bono, and Amelia Bono in Zootopia (2016)
    Zootopia
    8.0
    • Additional Voices
    • 2016
    David Lynch and Seth Green in Robot Chicken (2005)
    Robot Chicken
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Sharketta
    • Merida
    • Zuzu Bailey
    • Rose DeWitt Bukater
    • Protester
    • Guess Who Player
    • Judy Hopps
    • Bubbleisha(voice)
    Bratz (2015)
    Bratz
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Cloe(voice)

    Credits

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    Writer

    • LEGO® DreamZzz (2023)
      LEGO® DreamZzz
      6.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • co-creator
      • head writer
      • 2023–2025
    • LEGO DREAMZzz Short | Diary of a Dream Bandit (2023)
      LEGO DREAMZzz Short | Diary of a Dream Bandit
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 2023
    • Descendants 2: A Rotten Holiday (2017)
      Descendants 2: A Rotten Holiday
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Lights, Camera, Lexi! (2016)
      Lights, Camera, Lexi!
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2016

    Director

    • Pentatonix: A Very Short Animated Pentatonix Christmas Film
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Wicked Woods: A Descendants Halloween Story (2019)
      Wicked Woods: A Descendants Halloween Story
      5.4
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Melissa Goodwin Shepherd, David H. Brooks, Morgan Demeter, Christopher Mena, and Leigh Erin Kelly in Capsule Chix: Built To Be You-Nique! (2019)
      Capsule Chix: Built To Be You-Nique!
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2019
    • The 17 Samurai
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Creepy Christmas Fest
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Descendants 2 Funko Stop Motion (2017)
      Descendants 2 Funko Stop Motion
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Rhona Rees, Shannon Chan-Kent, Ingrid Nilson, Diana Kaarina, Kyle Rideout, Bethany Brown, Travis Turner, and Lili Beaudoin in Littlest Pet Shop: A Smashing Birthday Party (2017)
      Littlest Pet Shop: A Smashing Birthday Party
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2017
    • My Little Pony: Rarity, the Queen of Fashion! (2017)
      My Little Pony: Rarity, the Queen of Fashion!
      2.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Lights, Camera, Lexi! (2016)
      Lights, Camera, Lexi!
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Super Genius Evil Dinosaur (2014)
      Super Genius Evil Dinosaur
      TV Short
      • Director
      • 2014

    Actress

    • Jason Bateman, Bonnie Hunt, Danny Trejo, Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin, Don Lake, Raymond S. Persi, Ke Huy Quan, Shakira, Patrick Warburton, Nate Torrence, Andy Samberg, Josh Dallas, Fortune Feimster, and Quinta Brunson in Zootopia 2 (2025)
      Zootopia 2
      7.7
      • Knife Mouse (voice)
      • 2025
    • David Lynch and Seth Green in Robot Chicken (2005)
      Robot Chicken
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Sharketta
      • Merida
      • Zuzu Bailey (voice) ...
      • 2018–2020
    • Wicked Woods: A Descendants Halloween Story (2019)
      Wicked Woods: A Descendants Halloween Story
      5.4
      TV Special
      • Wind (voice)
      • 2019
    • Descendants 2 Funko Stop Motion (2017)
      Descendants 2 Funko Stop Motion
      TV Series
      • Mal
      • Evie (voice)
      • 2017
    • My Little Pony: Rarity, the Queen of Fashion! (2017)
      My Little Pony: Rarity, the Queen of Fashion!
      2.8
      TV Movie
      • Rarity (voice)
      • 2017
    • Lights, Camera, Lexi! (2016)
      Lights, Camera, Lexi!
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Cowgirl (voice)
      • 2016
    • Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Kristen Bell, Bono, Chaz Bono, César Bono, James Bono, Joseph Bono, Mary Bono, Sonny Bono, Steven Scot Bono, Steve Bono, Sebastian Cavazza, Bonar Colleano, Dan Cooper, Jesse Corti, Yves De Bono, Eurilla del Bono, John DiMaggio, Terri Douglas, Idris Elba, Fuschia!, Michael Giacchino, David Goetz, Ginnifer Goodwin, Byron Howard, Don Lake, Peter Mansbridge, Jeremy Milton, Rich Moore, Pace Paulsen, Raymond S. Persi, Fabienne Rawley, Jim Reardon, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Kath Soucie, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Gita Reddy, Dídac Bono, Nathan Warner, Kellie D. Lewis, Sofia Bono Prado, Jared Bush, Mark Rhino Smith, Clark Spencer, Brad Simonsen, Alan Bono, Chianna Bono, Chesare Bono, Novo Bono Jr., Josephine Bono, Bono, John Bono, Nate Torrence, Jill Cordes, Larry Herrera, Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnston, John Lavelle, Sara de Bono, Katie Lowes, Salvatore Bono, Melissa Goodwin Shepherd, Dave Kohut, Stacie Bono, Josh Dallas, Jenny Slate, Josie Trinidad, Thomas Bono, Leah Latham, Zach King, Christy Bono, Della Saba, Alyssa Ann Bono, Steven Bono Jr., Madeleine Curry, Krystle Bono, Evelyn Wilson Bresee, Hewitt Bush, Claire K. Smith, David A. Thibodeau, John Wheeler, Hannah G. Williams, Jackson Stein, Andrés Di Bono, Fernando Gonzalez, Valeria Bono, JoAnn Bono, Chiara Bono, and Amelia Bono in Zootopia (2016)
      Zootopia
      8.0
      • Additional Voices
      • 2016
    • Bratz (2015)
      Bratz
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Cloe (voice)
      • 2015
    • Ginnifer Goodwin and Mae Whitman in Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2014)
      Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
      7.1
      Video
      • Garden Fairy #1 (voice)
      • 2014
    • Super Genius Evil Dinosaur (2014)
      Super Genius Evil Dinosaur
      TV Short
      • Linda (voice)
      • 2014
    • Rob Lowe and Will Rothhaar in Killing Kennedy (2013)
      Killing Kennedy
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Nurse (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Krasinski, and Colin Egglesfield in Something Borrowed (2011)
      Something Borrowed
      5.8
      • Bar Patron (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Colin Firth and Julianne Moore in A Single Man (2009)
      A Single Man
      7.5
      • Student (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Ben Affleck, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson, and Justin Long in He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
      He's Just Not That Into You
      6.4
      • Party Goer (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin in Big Love (2006)
      Big Love
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Juniper Creek Wife (uncredited)
      • 2007

    Puppetry

    • Descendants 2 Funko Stop Motion (2017)
      Descendants 2 Funko Stop Motion
      TV Series
      • puppet fabricator
      • 2017
    • Lights, Camera, Lexi! (2016)
      Lights, Camera, Lexi!
      8.9
      TV Series
      • puppet fabricator
      • 2016
    • David Lynch and Seth Green in Robot Chicken (2005)
      Robot Chicken
      7.7
      TV Series
      • puppet coordinator (as Melissa Goodwin)
      • 2005–2008
    • Robot Chicken (2005)
      Sweet J Presents
      6.9
      • puppet coordinator (as Melissa Goodwin)
      • 2001

    Property Department

    • Lights, Camera, Lexi! (2016)
      Lights, Camera, Lexi!
      8.9
      TV Series
      • props
      • 2016
    • Super Genius Evil Dinosaur (2014)
      Super Genius Evil Dinosaur
      TV Short
      • props
      • 2014

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Melissa Goodwin
    • Born
      • June 30, 1980
      • Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    • Spouse
      • Nathan ShepherdSeptember 25, 2010 - October 23, 2022 (his death, 2 children)
    • Children
        graham shepherd
    • Relatives
      • Ginnifer Goodwin(Sibling)
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Articles
      • 2 Pictorials

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female
    • Pronouns
      • she/her

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Younger sister of Ginnifer Goodwin.
    • Nickname
      • Minty

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