Allison Abbate

Allison Therese Abbate (born July 23, 1965) is an American film producer and animator, primarily of animated films.

Biography

Abbate gained experience in animation while working on The Little Mermaid for The Walt Disney Company, before working on The Rescuers Down Under and The Nightmare Before Christmas where she first met Tim Burton.

Abbate shifted to the United Kingdom in 2004 to set up an animation production facility for 3 Mills Studios. In 2004, Abbate moved to the United Kingdom to set up an animation production facility at 3 Mills Studios. While in the United Kingdom, she produced Corpse Bride, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Frankenweenie at 3 Mills Studios in London. In 2009, she worked on Fantastic Mr. Fox. She was also the voice of Rabbit's ex-girlfriend in the film. Abbate later worked on Burton's Frankenweenie, making it her third major project with Burton (alongside Corpse Bride and The Nightmare Before Christmas).

Abbate has been married to Tony Cervone, an animation director, writer and producer, since 2012. She returned to the United States in 2012 to serve as an executive producer on Warner Animation Group's first feature, The Lego Movie, released in 2014.

Filmography

Out of This World (1988) (production associate) The Rescuers Down Under (1990) (assistant production manager: layout/retakes) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (artistic coordinator) Runaway Brain (1995) (associate producer) Space Jam (1996) (animation co-producer) The Iron Giant (1999) (producer) Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) (animation producer) Corpse Bride (2005) (producer) Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) (producer) Frankenweenie (2012) (producer) The Lego Movie (2014) (executive producer) Smallfoot (2018) (executive producer) Scoob! (2020) (producer) Tom & Jerry (2021) (executive producer) Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) (executive producer) DC League of Super-Pets (2022) (executive producer) Coyote vs. Acme (2026) (executive producer)