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Dorothy McKim

Dorothy McKim

Producer

2 Primetime Emmys · Oscar nominee

Dorothy McKim is a two-time Emmy® Award-winning, Oscar nominated producer who began her association with Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1984. During her tenure in animation, she worked in a variety of production capacities before being promoted to producer on the trio of award-winning "Prep & Landing" films ("Prep & Landing," "Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa," and "Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice"), and such recent animated shorts as "Tick Tock Tale" (2010), and "The Ballad of Nessie" (2011). She also served as producer on Disney's 2007 computer-animated feature, "Meet the Robinsons." McKim's most recent producing credit was on the innovative 2013 Mickey Mouse animated short, "Get A Horse!" which played in theaters with "Frozen," and went on to win an Annie Award, and receive an Oscar® nomination in the "Best Animated Short Film" category. McKim launched her career with The Walt Disney Studios in 1980 in the staffing department before moving into Editorial/Cutting for live-action programs on the Disney Channel. This was followed by a short stint in Publications. Moving on to Walt Disney Animation Studios, her first assignment was on the feature, "Oliver & Company" (1988). She subsequently worked as production manager, director of production, and co-producer on some of the Studio's landmark animated hits including "The Little Mermaid" (1989), "Beauty and the Beast" (1991), "The Lion King" (1994), and "Tarzan" (1999). From 2007 to 2010, McKim served as development producer for Walt Disney Animation Studios. In that role, she worked with all of the Studio's directors in developing their films. This also included overseeing the development of all animated short films for the division. McKim has won Primetime Emmy® Awards in the "Outstanding Animated Programs" categories for her work on "Prep & Landing" and "Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa." She has also been nominated for four VES Awards, and received one (for "Outstanding Visual Effects") for the 2009 animated television special, "Prep & Landing." The latter also earned her an Annie Award (for "Best Animated Television Production"). McKim grew up in Chatsworth, California, and attended Pierce College and West Valley College. She holds a business degree from the latter. She and her husband, Brian, live in Santa Clarita, California, and have a son, Tyler, and a daughter, Natalie. In her spare time, Dorothy works as an ice skating coach and loves to choreograph programs for the students she coaches.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Dorothy McKim's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Society
19%
Self
18%
Morality
14%
Survival
9%
Ideas
9%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · 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 8 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Warm
3
Absurd
2
Thrilling
2
Manic
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Dorothy McKim's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Disney+ (8).

Subscription and free streaming for Dorothy McKim'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

9 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

Across their 9 MovieCove titles from 2007 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Meet the Robinsons (2007)

$169M worldwide

Highest rated

Get a Horse! (2013)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Meet the Robinsons (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing9 of 9: 9 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 Primetime Emmys from 3 major nominations, 2010–2014.

WinNomination
  1. 2014
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Short Film, Animated
  2. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
  3. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, won · 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 Dorothy McKim's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed1

Most loved · producer

Get a Horse! (2013)

Midcredits 92nd · 79% liked

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.

Who does Dorothy McKim work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dorothy McKim's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Lasseter shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles