Valerie LaPointe

dob- 1981-08-08

placeofbirth- Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Valerie LaPointe, born on August 8, 1981, in Norfolk, Virginia, is an American director, storyboard artist, and animator currently working at Pixar Animation Studios in the Bay Area of California. LaPointe's passion for animation began at a young age, inspired by The Little Mermaid. She pursued this interest academically, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Arts & Design with a focus on animation and video from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2003. She then attended the University of Southern California, obtaining a Master of Fine Arts in Animation in 2007.