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Margaret M. Dean

Margaret M. Dean

Producer, also writer

Primetime Emmy winner

Marge Dean is an Emmy®-winning producer and executive in the animation industry. As the Head of Animation Studio at Skybound Entertainment, she oversees the development and production of original animated content, including the acclaimed series Invincible for Amazon Prime . Known for her expertise in building studios and animation pipelines, Dean has played a pivotal role in designing or redesigning several studios, including Columbia-TriStar TV, Warner Brothers Animation, Mattel’s Playground Productions, Omation (Steve Oedekerk), Technicolor Animation, and Wildbrain Entertainment . Prior to her tenure at Skybound, Dean served as the Head of Crunchyroll Studios, the largest anime streaming platform globally, where she supervised the production and development of Crunchyroll Original series premiering in 2020 . In 2014, Dean, along with a group of women, revitalized the non-profit advocacy group Women in Animation (WIA), increasing its membership from 120 to over 4,500 in five years. Under her leadership, WIA has grown into a world-class organization impacting the lives of creative women, transgender, and non-binary individuals in the animation industry .

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer, also writer
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 49% in 30 days

What are Margaret M. Dean's films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Self
23%
Society
14%
Morality
10%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Survival
1%
Friendship23 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 28 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 9

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 18 · Charged 11 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 26 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 28 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
30
Thrilling
22
Hopeful
13
Warm
10
Tense
7
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good32 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy32
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Margaret M. Dean's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Margaret M. Dean's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

49 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1995 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Barbie in Rock 'N Royals (2015)

$2.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Ever After High: Way Too Wonderland (2015)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Back at the Barnyard (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 29: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing29 of 29: 28 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 3 major nominations, 2010–2019.

WinNomination
  1. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
  2. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
  3. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Margaret M. Dean's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · producer

Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! (2004)

84th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Invincible (2021)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Margaret M. Dean's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles17–61 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles14–81 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles20–54 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Margaret M. Dean work with?

People who share at least 2 of Margaret M. Dean's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Voss shares the most, 17.

Directors

  • Dan Fraga8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Dan Fraga
  • William Lau5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with William Lau
  • Audu Paden13 titles · 4 as director    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Audu Paden
  • Michael Goguen4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Michael Goguen

Writers

Actors

  • Kate Higgins11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Kate Higgins
  • Debi Derryberry10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Debi Derryberry
  • Erin Fitzgerald10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Erin Fitzgerald
  • Salli Saffioti9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Salli Saffioti

Composers

Producers

  • David Voss17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with David Voss
  • Sander Schwartz11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Sander Schwartz
  • Kathy Page7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Kathy Page
  • Kyrsti Schwarz6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Kyrsti Schwarz