Christine Lawrence Finney

Christine Lawrence Finney (April 1, 1968 – January 5, 2016) was an American animator and painter.

Life Born in Painesville, Ohio, Finney began working at Walt Disney Pictures in the 1980s.

She worked on numerous films, specializing in character animation, during the Disney Renaissance, including The Rescuers Down Under (1990), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), Mulan (1998), Lilo & Stitch (2002), and Brother Bear (2003). Finney, with her husband, moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina, spending her time painting regionally.

Finney died on January 5, 2016, in Spartanburg, aged 47.

Filmography Year Title Credits Characters 1990 Roller Coaster Rabbit (Short) Inbetween Artist The Rescuers Down Under Breakdown and Inbetween Artist 1991 Beauty and the Beast Key Assistant Belle 1992 Off His Rockers (Short) Clean-Up Artist Aladdin Assistant Animator Jasmine 1993 Trail Mix-Up (Short) Assistant Animator 1994 The Lion King Assistant Young Simba 1995 Pocahontas Key Assistant Pocahontas 1998 Mulan Lead Key Shan-Yu, Hayabusa the Falcon and Elite Huns Soldiers 2000 John Henery (Short) Clean-Up Supervisor 2002 Lilo & Stitch Clean-Up Supervisor / Lead Key Miscellaneous Characters 2003 Brother Bear Clean-Up Supervisor 2012 Men in Suits (Video Documentary) Gorilla Thanks