Brenda Chapman's life By natandra 1962 Was born 1982 Married Kevin Lima Period: 1988 to 1994 Work at Walt Disney Animation Studios Period: 1994 to 2013 Work at DreamWorks Animation 1998 Became the first woman to direct an animated feature from a major studio ("The Prince of Egypt") 1999 Her daughter, Emma Rose Lima, was born, who was the inspiration for Mérida, "Brave"'s young princess Period: 2003 to 2012 Work at Pixar Animation Studios 2012 Directed the Disney Pixar film "Brave" 2013 Won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature 2016 Began developing projects for Chapman Lima Productions 2020 Directed "Come away"