Joan C. Gratz
Directing · Animation · Producer · Director
Born Apr 6, 1941 · Los Angeles, CA
Active 1979–present · Awards: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
Joan Carol Gratz is an American artist, animator, and filmmaker who specializes in clay painting. Gratz is best known for her 1992 Oscar-winning animated short film Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase.
Filmography
Night Weaver - DirectorKahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014) - DirectorThe Adventures of Mark Twain (1985) - Set DesignerMona Lisa Descending a Staircase (1992) - DirectorThe Creation (1981) - AnimationThe Little Prince (1979) - Background DesignerNo Leaders, Please (2021) - Director · AnimationThe Festival of Claymation (1987) - AnimationCandyjam (1988) - Director · Editor · AnimationThe Dowager's Feast (1996) - Animation · DirectorPro and Con (1993) - Animation · DirectorThe Dowager's Idyll (2001) - Producer · Animation · DirectorLost and Found (2014) - DirectorRetention Department of Permanent Exhaustion (2022) - DirectorThe One-Minute Memoir (2020) - Director · ProducerLeonardo’s Last Luncheon - DirectorThe Battle for Swan Lake (2024) - Director