Kristen Anderson-Lopez (born March 21, 1972) is an American

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and

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known for co-writing the songs for the 2013 computer-animated musical film ''

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'' and its 2019 sequel ''

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'' with her husband Robert Lopez. The couple won the

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for " Let It Go" from ''Frozen'' and "

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" from '' Coco'' (2017) at the 86th and 90th awards respectively. She also won two

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at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

Personal life

Anderson-Lopez was raised in

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(a suburb of

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), until 1986; the Myers Park neighborhood of

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, from 1986 to 1990; and Waxhaw, North Carolina (a suburb of Charlotte), from 1990 onward (which was her home during her college years). Her parents, Erin and John, still live in Waxhaw. According to her father, Anderson-Lopez first fell in love with the theater at the age of four, when he took her to see a U.S. Bicentennial musical tribute staged in their then-hometown of Croton-on-Hudson. After her family moved to North Carolina, she attended and graduated from

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. She went on to

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in western Massachusetts, where she double-majored in drama and psychology and graduated in 1994. After a theater internship in Florida, Anderson-Lopez spent several years working temporary jobs while pursuing her dream of becoming a

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performer in New York City. In 1999, she entered the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop and found her true calling as a

, and also met her future husband Robert Lopez. In October 2003, Anderson married Lopez, who would go on to become an EGOT-winning songwriter, composer and lyricist, including three

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s for ''

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'' and ''

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''. They have two daughters; Katie and Annie, who both had voice parts in ''Frozen''. Anderson-Lopez's sister, Kate Anderson, co-wrote the songs for ''

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''.

Stage productions

In 2006, Anderson-Lopez and her husband wrote the songs for the

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production of '' Finding Nemo – The Musical''. Anderson-Lopez is the co-creator of the musical '' In Transit'', developed at the O'Neill Musical Theatre Conference. The musical ran

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at the 59E59 Theatre, from September 21, 2010, to October 30, 2010. The production received the 2011

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for Outstanding Ensemble, as well as a nomination for the 2011 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Musical (among others) and the 2011

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for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical. It opened on Broadway at the

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in November 2016, directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall. She co-created the romantic stage musical ''Up Here'', which debuted in 2015, with her husband and Alex Timbers. Her work for young audiences includes numerous short and full-length musical adaptations for Theatreworks USA (''Diary of a Worm'', '' Fancy Nancy'', ''Condensed Classics''). Anderson-Lopez worked with her husband on the Disney Theatrical Productions stage musical adaptation of ''

'', with Jennifer Lee writing the

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Film and television productions

Anderson-Lopez's first collaborations with her husband involved writing several songs together for children's televisions shows, such as ''

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'' on

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and ''

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'' on the Disney Channel. Anderson-Lopez, along with her husband Robert Lopez and Henry Jackman, wrote and produced music for the 2011

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film '' Winnie the Pooh'', for which they were nominated for an

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for Best Music in a Feature Production. She also provided the voice of Kanga in the film. Her work with her husband writing songs for the 2013 Disney film ''

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Retrieved December 1, 2013 including " Let It Go", won her an

at the 86th Academy Awards and two

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s at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. Anderson-Lopez and her husband also wrote the music for the sequel, ''

''. Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez again collaborated in writing songs and lyrics for the 2017

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film ''Coco'', for which she won for an Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production. She also won an

for the song "

" at the

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. Kristen Anderson-Lopez sings Elsa’s part in “I Seek the Truth”, an outtake song of the ''

'' soundtrack, along with Patti Murin singing Anna’s part. Murin had originated the role of Anna in the Broadway production of ''Frozen''. Anderson-Lopez and her husband wrote and produced music for the 2021 series ''

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'', set in the

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. The series features multiple title theme songs based on various classic American sitcoms, as well as the song "

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Awards and nominations

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Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...
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