Biography
Victoria "Vicky" Jenson (born March 6, 1960) is a film director of both live-action and animated films, and has been said to be "one of Hollywood's most inspiring female Directors". She has directed projects for DreamWorks Animation, including Shrek, the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, giving rise to one of Hollywood's largest film franchises.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Spellbound
2024
as Old Blue-Haired Woman (voice)
When a powerful spell turns her parents into giant monsters, a teenage princess must journey into the wild to reverse the curse before it's too late.
Spellbound
2024
Story, Director
When a powerful spell turns her parents into giant monsters, a teenage princess must journey into the wild to reverse the curse before it's too late.
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
2022
as Self
This feature-length documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, H...
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
2016
as Self
Explores the hot-button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood. Both women and men in the entertainment industry share first-person insigh...
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011
as Self
A making-of for the Shrek series.
Breaking the Mold: The Re-Making of Mighty Mouse
2010
as Self
Documentary about Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures.
Post Grad
2009
Director
Ryden Malby has a master plan. Graduate college, get a great job, hang out with her best friend and find the perfect guy. But her plan spins hilarious...
Lo
2009
Producer
Love presents many challenges to couples...but none so daunting as the one Justin faces with his girlfriend April...
Club Oscar
2005
Director
Picking up where Shark Tale ends, all the characters of the film dance at the whale wash in a spoof of Saturday Night Fever.
Shark Tale
2004
Director
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea c...
Family Tree
2003
Executive Producer, Director
Dysfunctional in-laws on Thanksgiving are one thing, but a long-lost brother-in-law who sprouts leaves when he gets wet is a whole other can of cranbe...
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
2001
Director
Shrek and his friends enjoy themselves with some Karaoke partying.
Shrek
2001
Director
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the cl...
Chicken Run
2000
Storyboard
The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly!...
George and Junior - Look Out Below
1995
Background Designer
Classic duo George and Junior attempt to fix a lightbulb an angry pigeon keeps breaking.
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
Art Direction
When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destr...
Playroom
1990
Production Design
An archaeologist is haunted by a nightmare in which his family is murdered.
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987
Storyboard Artist
Pinocchio and his friends, a glow worm and a marionette, search for a magic music box, putting them in danger from the evil Scalawag and the Emperor o...