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Mark Alan Henn is one of the most famous American Disney animators for title characters and leading characters.

First hired by Disney in 1980, he is one of the longest continuously employed artists at the studio.[1] He is well known for drawing female characters, such as Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Giselle, and Tiana.

In more recent years, Henn has helped to instruct younger animators how to utilize the principles of traditional animation in CG animation, doing hand-drawn overlays on character poses to better help bring life to the character animation.

On December 14, 2023, Henn announced his retirement from Disney after 43 years.

Animation Credits[]

Year Film Position
1981 The Fox and the Hound Animator: Vixey and The Bear
1983 Mickey's Christmas Carol Animator: Mickey Mouse
1985 The Black Cauldron Character Animator: Eilonwy, Gurgi, and Fflewddur Fflam
1986 The Great Mouse Detective Supervising Animator: Basil, Dr. Dawson, and Olivia
1988 Oliver & Company Supervising Animator: Oliver and Dodger
1989 The Little Mermaid Directing Animator and Supervising Animator: Ariel and Florida
1990 The Prince and the Pauper Character Animator
1990 The Rescuers Down Under Supervising Animator: Bernard and Miss Bianca
1991 Beauty and the Beast Supervising Animator: Belle and Florida
1992 Aladdin Supervising Animator: Jasmine
1994 The Lion King Supervising Animator: Young Simba
1995 Pocahontas Animator: Pocahontas
1998 Mulan Supervising Animator: Mulan and Fa Zhou
2000 John Henry Director
2000 The Emperor's New Groove Additional Animator
2002 Lilo & Stitch Lead Animator: Hula Dancers
2004 Home on the Range Supervising Animator: Grace, Wesley, Rusty, and Pearl
2006 Bambi II Supervising Animator: Ronno
2007 Meet the Robinsons Animator
2007 How to Hook Up Your Home Theater Animator
2007 Enchanted Animator: Giselle
2009 The Princess and the Frog Supervising Animator: Tiana
2011 Winnie the Pooh Supervising Animator: Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin
2012 Wreck-It Ralph Additional Visual Development
2013 Get a Horse! Animator: Pete
2013 Frozen Animator: Anna and Olaf
Saving Mr. Banks Animator: Tinker Bell
2014 Big Hero 6 Lead 2D Animator
2016 Zootopia Animator: Judy Hopps and Bellwether (uncredited)
Moana Animator
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Animator: Mickey Mouse and Humphrey the Bear
2021 How to Stay at Home Supervising Animator: Binge Watching
2022 Zootopia+ Animator: Title sequence
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse Animator: "Mickey in a Minute" short
Strange World Additional 2D Animator
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Animator
2023 Once Upon a Studio 2D Animator

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Henn based the character of Princess Jasmine on his younger sister, Beth Henn-Allen.
  • Henn appeared in an episode of the Disney+ series Disney Sketchbook, where he taught viewers how to draw Young Simba.

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Disney's Nine Old Men: Milt KahlFrank ThomasOllie JohnstonLes ClarkJohn LounsberyMarc DavisWard KimballEric LarsonWolfgang Reitherman

Animators: Bill TytlaArt BabbittLee BlairPreston BlairFred MooreShamus CulhaneCy YoungDon LuskNorman FergusonHal KingJack HannahDick KinneyHal AmbroKen O'BrienJudge WhitakerBill JusticeDon BluthGary GoldmanCharles A. NicholsBlaine GibsonJohn EwingWalt StanchfieldRolly CrumpFred HellmichAmby PaliwodaWilfred JacksonXavier AtencioBen SharpsteenEarl HurdDale OliverEric CleworthDavid HandFred SpencerJulius SvendsenJack BradburyKenneth MuseRudolf IsingHugh HarmanFriz FrelengWalt KellyLeo SalkinJohn DehnerRetta ScottDavid SwiftMel ShawJack CuttingGrant SimmonsArt StevensFrank TashlinWathel RogersTyrus WongJohnny Cannon
Visual Development, Layout, Background Artists and Character Designers: Gustaf TenggrenMary BlairMarjorie RalstonLillian BoundsJoe GrantMel ShawClaude CoatsDon DaGradiJohn HenchEyvind EarleKen O'ConnorThor PutnamAlbert HurterJohn HubleyHerbert RymanDon GriffithBasil DavidovichJack BoydPeter EllenshawRuthie TompsonEarl DuvallRetta DavidsonUb IwerksVance GerryHazel SewellJames BodreroLance NolleyGrace BaileyMaurice NobleDale BarnhartAndy EngmanEustace LycettJohn EmersonJoe Hale
Storyboard Artists and Writers: Bill PeetRalph WrightDick HuemerFloyd NormanYale GraceyTed SearsErdman PennerJoe RinaldiWinston HiblerOtto EnglanderWilliam CottrellBill BergAl BertinoT. HeeHomer BrightmanTed OsbourneLarry ClemmonsHarry ReevesJesse MarshChuck CouchWebb SmithDick Sebast
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Producers: Walt DisneyRon MillerKen AndersonDon DuckwallPerce PearceMargaret J. Winkler

1980s—present
Renaissance Directors: Rob MinkoffRoger AllersGary TrousdaleKirk WiseChris SandersMark DindalJohn Musker

Story Trust Directors: Ron ClementsChris BuckByron HowardDon HallChris WilliamsRich MooreStephen J. AndersonNathan GrenoFawn Veerasunthorn
Producers: Peter Del VechoClark SpencerRoy ConliDorothy McKimDon HahnShane Morris
Chief Creative Officer: Jennifer Lee
Associated Figures: Bob IgerRoy Edward DisneyMichael EisnerJohn LasseterEd CatmullJeffrey KatzenbergBob Chapek
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Signature Musicians: Robert B. Sherman Richard M. Sherman Alan Menken Kristen Anderson-Lopez Robert LopezLin-Manuel MirandaHoward AshmanTim RicePhil CollinsStephen SchwartzMarc ShaimanDanny Troob
Supervising Animators: Glen KeaneAndreas DejaEric GoldbergMark HennJohn PomeroyRandy HaycockDale BaerTony BancroftTom BancroftTony FucileAnthony DeRosaRuss EdmondsRandy HaycockBruce W. SmithDuncan MarjoribanksRuben AquinoNik RanieriRon HusbandRick FarmiloeTom SitoTony AnselmoWill FinnKathy Zielinski
Visual Development & Storyboard Artists: Dean DeBloisClaire KeaneBrittney LeeJin KimShiyoon KimRyan Green

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