
Victoria "Vicky" Jenson (born March 6, 1960) is a film director of both live-action and animated films, and has been said to be "one of Hollywood's most inspiring female Directors". She has directed projects for DreamWorks Animation, including Shrek, the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, giving rise to one of Hollywood's largest film franchises.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 4, 1960 (66)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Director and writer
- 10 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Known for
What are Vicky Jenson's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
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 Vicky Jenson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Vicky Jenson'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
15 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Spellbound(2024)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Post Grad(2009)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Lo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Club Oscar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Shark Tale(2004)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Family Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Shrek(2001)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Chicken Run(2000)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
George and Junior - Look Out Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

The Baby Huey Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Ren & Stimpy Show(1991)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Playroom(1990)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 1987 to 2024.
Film career
- 2024Screen debut· Spellbound
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 BAFTA Award from 3 major nominations, 2001.
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Feature Film
+1 other major body · 2 nominations
- Cannes award, nominated ×2
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 Vicky Jenson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Vicky Jenson's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Vicky Jenson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Vicky Jenson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Lithgow shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Andrew AdamsonShared titles: Shrek (2001), Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Adamson

Writers
- Joe StillmanShared titles: Shrek (2001), Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Stillman

- Roger S.H. SchulmanShared titles: Shrek (2001), Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Roger S.H. Schulman

- Ted ElliottShared titles: Shrek (2001), Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Ted Elliott

- Terry RossioShared titles: Shrek (2001), Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Terry Rossio

Actors
- John LithgowShared titles: Spellbound (2024), Shrek (2001), Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)See all 3 shared titles with John Lithgow

- Cameron DiazShared titles: Shrek (2001), Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Cameron Diaz

- Cody CameronShared titles: Shrek (2001), Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Cody Cameron

- Mike MyersShared titles: Shrek (2001), Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Myers

Composers
- Harry Gregson-WilliamsShared titles: Shrek (2001), Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Gregson-Williams

- John PowellShared titles: Shrek (2001), Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)See all 2 shared titles with John Powell

Producers
- Jeffrey KatzenbergShared titles: Shark Tale (2004), Shrek (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Jeffrey Katzenberg

Mixed roles
- Conrad VernonShared titles: Shrek (2001), Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Conrad Vernon
