Irene Mecchi

Irene Mecchi is an American writer for television, movies, newspapers, and Broadway. Originally from San Francisco, she started her work with Disney in March 1992, when she wrote Recycle Rex, an animated short film which won the 1994 Environmental Media Award. Irene has worked on Herb Caen's books and is the co-screenwriter of Disney animated movies such as The Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Hercules. With co-author Roger Allers, she received a 1998 Tony nomination for writing the book for The Lion King. Besides working at Disney, she co-wrote the screenplay for Paint World and Magina for Universal Feature Animation. Irene wrote the teleplay for Annie, which aired on ABC in 1999.

Filmography

 * Strange Magic (2015) (co-writer)
 * Peter Pan Live (2014) (teleplay)
 * Brave (2012) (co-writer)
 * The Legend of Korra (2012) (producer)
 * The Princess and the Pied Piper (2006) (special thanks)
 * Me & Mobo (2006) (special thanks)
 * Postcards From Buster (2004-2008) (TV) (executive producer)
 * The Lion King 1½ (2004) (V) (additional screenplay material)
 * Magina (2003)
 * Paint World (1999)
 * Hercules (1997)
 * The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
 * Annie (1999) (writer)
 * Arthur (1996–2011) (TV)
 * The Lion King (1994) (written by)