Kristen Anderson-Lopez facts for kids
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Kristen Anderson-Lopez
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Anderson-Lopez in 2018
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Kristen Anderson
March 21, 1972 New York City, U.S.
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| Alma mater | Williams College (BA) |
| Occupation | Songwriter |
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| Children | 2 |
| Awards | 2014: Academy Award for Best Original Song 2015: Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media 2015: Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media 2018: Academy Award for Best Original Song 2021: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics |
Kristen Anderson-Lopez (born March 21, 1972) is a famous American songwriter. She is best known for writing songs for Disney's Frozen and its sequel Frozen II. She worked on these movies with her husband, Robert Lopez.
Together, they won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Let It Go" from Frozen. They also won for "Remember Me" from the movie Coco. Kristen has also won two Grammy Awards. She works with Disney Music Publishing.
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Kristen's Early Life and Family
Kristen Anderson-Lopez was born on March 21, 1972. She grew up in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, and later in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her parents, Erin and John, still live in North Carolina.
Kristen loved theater from a young age. When she was four, her father took her to a musical show. This made her fall in love with the stage. She went to Charlotte Country Day School and then to Williams College. There, she studied drama and psychology.
After college, Kristen moved to New York City. She wanted to become a performer on Broadway. In 1999, she joined a workshop for musical theater writers. There, she discovered she loved writing lyrics. She also met her future husband, Robert Lopez.
In October 2003, Kristen married Robert Lopez. Robert is also a very successful songwriter. They have two daughters, Katie and Annie. Both of their daughters even had small voice parts in the movie Frozen. Kristen's sister, Kate Anderson, also writes songs. She helped write songs for Olaf's Frozen Adventure.
Musicals and Stage Shows
Kristen Anderson-Lopez has written songs for many stage productions. In 2006, she and her husband wrote songs for Finding Nemo – The Musical at Walt Disney World.
She also helped create a musical called In Transit. This show was first performed Off-Broadway. It later moved to Broadway in 2016.
Kristen also worked on a romantic musical called Up Here. She created this show with her husband and Alex Timbers. She has also written many short musicals for young audiences. These include Diary of a Worm and Fancy Nancy.
Kristen and her husband also worked on the Broadway musical version of Frozen.
Movies and TV Shows
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and her husband first wrote songs for children's TV shows. These included Wonder Pets and Bear in the Big Blue House.
They also wrote music for the 2011 Disney movie Winnie the Pooh. Kristen even provided the voice for Kanga in the film.
Their most famous work is for the 2013 Disney movie Frozen. They wrote all the songs, including "Let It Go". This song won Kristen an Academy Award for Best Original Song. She also won two Grammy Awards for her work on Frozen. They later wrote all the songs for the sequel, Frozen II.
In 2017, Kristen and Robert wrote songs for the Pixar movie Coco. She won another Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "Remember Me".
Kristen also sings. She sang Elsa's part in "I Seek the Truth," a song that was cut from the Frozen II soundtrack.
More recently, Kristen and her husband wrote music for the 2021 TV series WandaVision. This show is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They wrote many theme songs for the show, including the popular song "Agatha All Along". They also wrote music for the spin-off show Agatha All Along.
Awards and Achievements
Kristen Anderson-Lopez has won many important awards for her songwriting.
Academy Awards
She has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Song:
- "Let It Go" from Frozen (2013)
- "Remember Me" from Coco (2017)
She was also nominated for "Into the Unknown" from Frozen II (2019).
Annie Awards
She has won two Annie Awards for Music in an Animated Feature Production:
She was also nominated for Winnie the Pooh (2011) and Frozen II (2019).
Children's and Family Emmy Awards
She won an Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Program for We the People (2022).
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
She won two Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Original Song:
- "Let It Go" from Frozen (2013)
- "Remember Me" from Coco (2017)
She was also nominated for "Into the Unknown" from Frozen II (2019).
Golden Globe Awards
She has been nominated three times for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song:
- "Let It Go" from Frozen (2013)
- "Remember Me" from Coco (2017)
- "Into the Unknown" from Frozen II (2019)
Grammy Awards
She has won two Grammy Awards:
- Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for Frozen (2015)
- Best Song Written for Visual Media for "Let It Go" from Frozen (2015)
She was also nominated for "Remember Me" (2019), "Into the Unknown" (2021), and "Agatha All Along" (2022).
Primetime Emmy Awards
She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for "Agatha All Along" from WandaVision (2021). She was also nominated for other songs and for the main title theme music of WandaVision.
Tony Awards
She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Original Score for the musical Frozen (2018).
See also
In Spanish: Kristen Anderson-Lopez para niños
