Peabody, Humanitas, Annie Award, five-time NAACP award, and three-time Emmy Award-winner Chris Nee was the Creator and Executive Producer of the acclaimed series, Doc McStuffins for Disney Junior, where she also developed for television and executive produced the hit animated series Vampirina.
In 2018, Chris began her own company, Laughing Wild, and signed a multiyear overall deal at Netflix, where she created, developed, and executive produced, Ridley Jones, Ada Twist, Scientist, and We the People working with H.E.R, Janelle Monae, Lin Manuel-Miranda, Brandi Carlile and Bebe Rexa amongst others. Ada Twist and We the People were co-productions of Chris' Laughing Wild Productions and Higher Ground Productions, with President and Mrs. Obama serving as executive producers alongside Chris. Both shows won Emmys for best series in their respective categories on the same night. Spirit Rangers was created and executive produced by Native American Karissa Valencia, and is staffed with an entirely Native writing team. Chris observed as the Executive Producer, and the show was a collaboration between Netflix and Laughing Wild. Spirit Rangers accounts for seven of the eleven Emmy nominations for Laughing Wild shows in 2023.
An accomplished children’s television writer, Chris has also managed to juggle a successful career as a documentary and reality TV producer. While on location in Alaska for Discovery Channel’s cult hit documentary series Deadliest Catch, Chris was simultaneously writing the first Wonder Pets Christmas Special for Nickelodeon. Chris received Emmy Award nominations for her work on both series. She is currently writing a musical that will premiere at the Kennedy Center in the 24/25 season.
Chris has received twenty Emmy Award nominations. Doc McStuffins won the Peabody Award in 2014. Ada Twist won the Annie Award in 2022. Her series have attracted top voice talent with series regulars Lauren Graham, Loretta Devine, Wanda Sykes, Blythe Danner, Patti LuPone, and James Van Der Beek. Her series have also highlighted the voice talents of Michelle Obama, Ludacris, Carol Kane, Geena Davis, Portia de Rossi, Curtis Stone, Andrew Rannells, and Audra McDonald amongst many others.
Chris began her career as an associate producer at Sesame Street International and spent time in Mexico, Finland, Israel, and Jordan working on the local productions of the award-winning show, before transitioning over to writing for Sesame Workshop.
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