Sue Nichols

Susan Carol Maciorowski (née Nichols; June 10, 1965 – September 1, 2020) was an American artist best known for her work with Walt Disney Animation Studios predominantly during the Disney Renaissance and Post-Renaissance.

Early life and education Susan Carol Nichols was born to parents Brian and Julie. She graduated from East Longmeadow High School in 1983 before going on to study visual animation at the California Institute of the Arts where she later lectured, graduating in 1987.

Personal life She married Chester "JR" Maciorowski and had two children, Stephanie and Jonathan.

Death In 2015, she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. She received treatment at D'Amour Center for Cancer Care in Springfield, Massachusetts. She died on September 1, 2020, and was buried in Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam, Massachusetts. On the first anniversary of her death, her husband published one final entry on her personal website on a page she used to document her life living with cancer, detailing what happened between her last post on the page on January 16, 2020, and her death.

Filmography Film Year Title Credits Notes 1991 Beauty and the Beast Visual development artist 1992 Aladdin Story 1994 The Lion King Character designer, visual development artist 1994 The Pagemaster Storyboard artist 1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Story, character designer, visual development 1997 Hercules Production stylist 1998 Mulan Character designer, visual development 1999 Fantasia 2000 Storyboard artist 2000 The Emperor's New Groove Additional visual development artist 2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire 2002 Lilo & Stitch Visual development supervisor 2003 Piglet's Big Movie Storyboard artist 2004 Mulan II Additional storyboard artist Direct-to-video 2006 Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest Direct-to-video 2007 Enchanted Visual development 2009 The Princess and the Frog Visual development artist, color and design artist 2016 Moana Character design 2019 UglyDolls Storyboard artist

Television Year Title Credits Notes 1986-1989 Muppet Babies Model designer 58 episodes 1986 My Little Pony 'n Friends Designer Special 1989 McGee and Me! Character modeler 5 episodes 1989 Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout Modeler Television film

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 1993 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation Aladdin 2020 Winsor McCay Award