{{short description|British animator, voice actress, producer and screenwriter}} {{Use British English|date=March 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Alison Snowden | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|4|4|df=y}} | birth_place = Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England | death_date = | death_place = | citizenship = United Kingdom | occupation = {{hlist|Animator|voice actress|producer|director|screenwriter}} | known_for = | spouse = David Fine | children = 1 }} '''Alison Snowden''' (born 4 April 1958) is a British animator, voice actress, director, producer, and screenwriter best known for ''Bob and Margaret'' alongside her Oscar-winning short ''Bob's Birthday'' which was also co-directed by her husband David Fine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKOENTyQcb0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/BKOENTyQcb0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Short Film Winners: 1995 Oscars|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''Bob's Birthday'' serves as the pilot for Bob and Margaret <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.snowdenfine.com/bob%27sbirthday.html |title=Bob's Birthday |access-date=13 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309101953/http://www.snowdenfine.com/bob%27sbirthday.html |archive-date=9 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Life and work== Born in Arnold, Nottinghamshire,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Snowden|first1=Alison|last2=Fine|first2=David|authorlink2=David Fine (filmmaker)|title=Alison|url=http://www.snowdenfine.com/alison.html|website=SnowdenFine.com|publisher=Snowden Fine|accessdate=4 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091609/http://www.snowdenfine.com/alison.html|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Snowden studied at the Mansfield Art College, Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University) and subsequently the National Film and Television School where she met and collaborated with her future husband David Fine. Snowden's short ''Second Class Mail'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 58th Academy Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1986|title=The 58th Academy Awards | 1986|website=Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=4 October 2014 }}</ref>
At the 67th Academy Awards, Snowden and Fine's short ''Bob's Birthday'' received the Oscar.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVShFCjVzvIC&dq=%22Alison+Snowden%22+biography&pg=PA83|title=Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators|first=Jeff|last=Lenburg|date=7 April 2006|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9781557836717|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995|title=The 67th Academy Awards | 1995|website=Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=5 October 2014 }}</ref>
Snowden and Fine's NFB films ''Bob's Birthday'' and ''George and Rosemary'' are included in the Animation Show of Shows.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationshowofshows.com/products/the-animation-show-of-shows-volume-16|title=The Animation Show of Shows (Volume 16)|website=www.animationshowofshows.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationshowofshows.com/products/the-animation-show-of-shows-volume-28|title=The Animation Show of Shows (Volume 28)|website=www.animationshowofshows.com}}</ref>
Snowden, along with Fine, both created and produced ''Bob's Birthday'' and ''Bob and Margaret''; Snowden has written three episodes for the animated TV show Peppa Pig those being "Best Friend" and "Mister Skinnylegs" for Series One and "Polly's Holiday" for Series Two. Snowden and Fine also developed ''Shaun the Sheep'', another animated series, for Aardman Animations, and created the character of Timmy.<ref>[http://www.snowdenfine.com/ SnowdenFine.com. (n.d.). Retrieved April 01, 2018]</ref>
===Family=== Snowden's daughter Lily Snowden-Fine is also a former voice actress with Astley Baker Davies,<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8412610/Peppa-Pig-a-history.html Peppa Pig: A History].</ref> where she is best known for voicing Peppa Pig in the show of the same name, and has also appeared in ''Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar'' and the TV series ''Bob and Margaret''.<ref>[http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Lily-Snowden-Fine/ Lily Snowden-Fine] at Behind the Voice Actors.</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1754353/ Lily Snowden-Fine at IMDB].</ref> She currently works as an artist and illustrator.
==Filmography== Most of the following were done with Snowden's husband David Fine.
===Screenwriter=== *1987: ''People and Science: A Test of Time'' *1989: ''In and Out'' *1993: ''Deadly Deposits'' *1993: ''Bob's Birthday'' *1998-2001: ''Bob and Margaret'' *2004-2006: ''Peppa Pig'' *2007: ''Shaun the Sheep'' *2007: ''Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy'' *2018: ''Animal Behaviour''
===Director=== *1985: ''Second Class Mail'' *1987: ''People and Science: A Test of Time'' *1987: ''George and Rosemary'' *1989: ''In and Out'' *1993: ''Bob's Birthday'' *2018: ''Animal Behaviour''
===Voice acting=== *1993: ''Bob's Birthday'' – Margaret Fish *1998: ''Bob and Margaret'' – Margaret Fish, Additional Voices *1998: ''Captain Star'' – Jelloide (one episode) *2004: ''Peppa Pig'' – Auntie Pig (Series 1-2) / Polly The Parrot *2007: ''Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy'' – Additional voices *2018: ''Animal Behaviour'' - Linda
===Producer=== *1985: ''Second Class Mail'' *1993: ''Bob's Birthday''
==Accolades== *1986: Academy Award nomination for ''Second Class Mail''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWYh4_h8ud4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/YWYh4_h8ud4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Jim Henson, Kermit and Scooter: 1986 Oscars|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *1988: Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film win for ''George and Rosemary'' *1995: Academy Award win for ''Bob's Birthday'' (with David Fine) *2019: Academy Award nomination for ''Animal Behaviour'' (with David Fine)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2019|title=The 91st Academy Awards | 2019|website=Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=15 April 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnNDI9aZUDQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/rnNDI9aZUDQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title="Bao" wins Best Animated Short Film|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.snowdenfine.com/}} *{{IMDb name|0811345}}
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