Irene Mecchi
Writer, Producer, Actor
21 September 1949 (76 years)
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, Hercules, and Fantasia 2000. With co-author Roger Allers, she received a 1998 Tony nomination for writing the book for The Lion King. Irene wrote the teleplay for Annie, which aired on ABC in 1999.
Known For
Filmography
| 2015 | Strange Magic · as Screenplay |
| 2012 | Brave · as Screenplay |
| 1999 | |
| 1997 | Hercules · as Screenplay |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as Screenplay |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as Original Film Writer |
| 1994 | The Lion King · as Screenplay |
| 1987 | |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 |
| 2015 |
| 1988 | Baby Boom · as Cast |
| 2019 | The Lion King · as Characters |
| 2014 | Peter Pan Live! · as Adaptation |
| 2014 | Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet · as Additional Dialogue |
| 2004 | The Lion King 1½ · as Additional Screenplay Material |
| 1999 | Annie · as Teleplay |
| 1999 | Hercules: Zero to Hero · as Characters |
| 1998 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride · as Characters |
| 1998 | Hercules · as Characters |
| 1995 | Timon & Pumbaa · as Characters |
| 1991 | Hi Honey, I'm Home! · as Written By |
| 1986 | My Sister Sam · as Written By |
| 1986 | The Hogan Family · as Written By |