Christine Lawrence Finney

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

Christine Lawrence Finney
Born	(1968-04-01)April 1, 1968 Painesville, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 5, 2016(2016-01-05) (aged 47) Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Spouse	Trey Finney

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.^{[citation needed]}

Finney died on January 5, 2016, in Spartanburg, aged 47.^[1][2]

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